Izaiah Reed: DL · New Mexico State · #98.
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Izaiah Reed
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Arrived at New Mexico State from Murray State. The first one came in 2023: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 23 | 8 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 20 | 12 | 5.0 | 3.5 |
| Career | 43 | 20 | 9.0 | 7.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 30-41vs Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 58-21vs Western Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-33@ Liberty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-17@ New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-20@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-17vs Florida International | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-13vs Sam Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-7@ UTEP | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 13-7vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-29@ Western Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-10@ Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-17vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 35-49@ No. 20 Liberty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-37vs Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%4 TFLSack rate
17%4 sacksHurry rate
22%5 hurries23 tackles · 4 for loss · 4 sacks.
2 seasons under Jerry Kill, all run-leaning, slow tempo offenses — 17-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road8g | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Kill
Pass share
43.3%
393 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
60.5
15 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at New Mexico State, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2023)
