James Reed III
James Reed III
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Arkansas State. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against South Alabama, Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Butch Jones.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 21 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arkansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Arkansas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (24 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #85
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Ken Willis’s 2023 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Thomeson's sophomore season at Ohio (2024).
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