Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 41-31vs SMU | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 15 yds |
#85
Justyn Reid
Senior tight end for Louisville. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 260 lb · Newnan, GA · Newnan
CFB Index 39 · #113 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Tulane → Louisville for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
15
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 15 yds, vs SMU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for Louisville. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Southern Miss in 2023.
- Transferred from Tulane to Louisville in 2026.
Justyn Reid
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Across four seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, Jon Sumrall and Jeff Brohm. The receipt: 15 rec yds, 1 receptions against SMU — Week 3, 2026.
15 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
2023
- Signed with Southern Miss3-star out of Newnan
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Louisville
Played his entire career under Jeff Brohm.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Louisville
2025Tulane
2026Louisville
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Tulane | 17 | 200 | 11.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 373 | 14.3 | 3 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 41–31
vs SMU
1 rec · 15 yds
Edged out SMU at home in a shootout.
With L. Kienholz — 177 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.8 · 42 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · N. Hayes — 37.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Southern Miss3-9HC: Will Hall · Run-leaning
2024Southern Miss1-11HC: Reed Stringer · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
2026Louisville2-1HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Elite: yards / catch (85th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 15.0 YDS/g, 15.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
42.0%
79 pass / 109 run
Plays / game
62.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
90 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,878 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the ACC as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Matthew Hibner’s 2024 season.
70%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Matthew on
TD rate
Weight
Reception volume
Differs from Matthew on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Total EPA (college ability) (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Michael Masunas's junior season at Michigan State (2025).
76%match
Matches Michael on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Recruiting rating
Differs from Michael on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)
Background
2025 (Tulane): Played in all 14 games as Tulane went 11-3 and reached the College Football Playoff … Caught 17 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns … Pulled in three passes for 47 yards and a score in the season opener against Northwestern … Had at least one catch in nine consecutive games,...
The tight end room · Louisville
- #80Brody Foley521 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Jaleel Skinner204 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Justyn Reid200 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Travis Eganno box-score line yet
- #87Dylan Mesmanno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Louisville team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology