Joseph Reed
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| No. 96 – London Royals | |||||
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| Position: | Defensive Tackle | ||||
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| Born: | January 8, 2023 (aged 40) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||
| Username: | Reedy0Rnot | ||||
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| High school: | Gahanna Lincoln | ||||
| College: | University of Michigan | ||||
| DSFL Draft: | 2050 / Round: 5 / Pick: 34 | ||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Joseph Reed (born January 8, 2023) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently preparing to enter the professional ranks. He played college football for University of Michigan (UM) and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.
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Early years
Joseph Reed was born in Columbus, Ohio to parents Frank and Stacey. At a young age, Joe faced a significant amount of adversity. Underprivileged from a young age, he lacked the support he needed to cultivate his physical gifts into true football talent. In his younger years, simply being bigger than his competition was enough to make him stand out. Joe was diagnosed with Dyslexia in elementary school which caused him significant problems throughout life and often kept him off of the football field due to academic ineligibility. Although his massive size was often seen as intimidating, those who knew him best knew him as relaxed, funny, and kind. To his football detriment, it sometimes took him a few series to shake off his gentle demeanor and allow his aggressive side to take over in games. Joseph was a varsity starter at defensive tackle for Gahanna Lincoln for his entire high school career.
College career
Despite Joe Reed's massive size, he failed to receive a single D1 offer due to his academic struggles throughout high school. He decided to walk on to Tiffin University, a small DII school, to build up his grades and continue to play football. After two standout years with the Dragons, Reed was able to earn a scholarship to the University of Michigan. After only having limited playing time his Junior year, as a Senior he was selected as team captain and became the starting Nose Tackle for the team. Due to his dominant size and power, Joseph was a finalist in the voting for the Chuck Bednarik award for the top defensive player in college football in his Senior season. Reed continued to struggle with memorizing the playbook at the college level, leading to questions to whether or not he could succeed at the next level. Because of this, he was not invited to the NFL combine and currently has garnered little interest from NFL scouts.
College career statistics
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| Career statistics | Defense | ||||||||||
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| Season | Team | Games | Tck | TFL | FF/FR | Sck | Sfty | TD | Blk P/XP/FG | ||
| 2044 | Tiffin University | 10 | 51 | 19 | 2/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0/0/2 | ||
| 2045 | Tiffin University | 10 | 64 | 22 | 3/1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/1/0 | ||
| 2046 | University of Michigan | 12 | 24 | 6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 | ||
| 2047 | University of Michigan | 12 | 69 | 24 | 4/2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 | ||
Professional career
DSFL
2049
Joseph Reed was claimed off of waivers by the London Royals in week 13 of DSFL season 34. At the end of the season, Joseph Reed was released to become eligible on the S35 DSFL draft. Though he was not touted as an early round talent, Reed got right to work to become a draft steal.
2050
Two weeks in the London locker room was enough for the team to fall in love with him as Joseph Reed was able to return to The Big Smoke after being selected 34th overall by the London Royals. Reed was able to plug in to the defensive line as an instant starter for the Royals as a defensive tackle. Joe Reed had a relatively down season for what he is used to after dominating in college. In his first full season as a starter, he averaged only 2 tackles per game and only had 1 sack on the season. Though the blame for the Royals defensive struggles fall on more than just Reed, as their defensive unit came in last place for TFLs, FF/FR, and sacks. This can be further evidenced as the London Royals narrowly missed the playoffs after a 7-7 season.
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad |
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| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
325 lb (147 kg) |
Professional career statistics
| Career statistics | Defense | ||||||||||
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| Season | Team | Games | Tck | TFL | FF/FR | Sck | Sfty | TD | Blk P/XP/FG | ||
| 2049 (S34) | Royals | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 | ||
| 2050 (S35) | Royals | 14 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 | ||
Achievements and records
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