Justin Reed
Justin Reed
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Justin Reed has been at Navy through two head coaches in four seasons. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-AAC. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Army, Week 16, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Navy, 11 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ken Niumatalolo → Brian Newberry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-AAC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 49–21
vs Bucknell
2 QB HUR · 1 TFL · 1 SACKS
Dominant 28-point win at home against Bucknell.
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Dayon Hayes’s 2024 season.
Matches Dayon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to A.J. Campbell's senior season at Kent State (2025).
Matches A.J. on