James Reed (American football)

James Reed (born February 3, 1977) is a former American football defensive tackle that played in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL draft. He played college football at Iowa State.

James Reed

No. 93, 92
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1977-02-03) February 3, 1977 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	286 lb (130 kg)
Career information
High school:	Saginaw
College:	Iowa State
NFL draft:	2001 / round: 7 / pick: 206
Career history
New York Jets (2001–2005) Kansas City Chiefs (2006–2007) New Orleans Saints (2008)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 230 Sacks: 7.0 Fumble recoveries: 4 Pass deflections: 4 Defensive touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Reed has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints.

Early life

James Reed went to Saginaw High School in Saginaw, Michigan. He played offensive tackle his junior year, and started at middle linebacker his senior year. Reed played on some outstanding high school football teams at Saginaw High School. His junior year was the first winning record for the Trojans in five years. He also helped the Trojans win the school's first Saginaw Valley League title in 1996, since 1951. Reed, a 6-foot, 240-pound linebacker for the Trojans, received All-Area and All-State honors his senior year in 1996 after recording 117 tackles, 10 sacks and two interceptions.

Reed was inducted into the Saginaw County Sports Hall Of Fame in 2014.

College career

Reed attended Iowa State University, and was a three-year starter and a three-time All-Big 12 conference selection. He helped get the Cyclones their first bowl win ever.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

On April 17, 2007, Reed was re-signed to the Chiefs with a three-year contract. He only played out one year of the contract after the Chiefs released him on February 27, 2008.

New Orleans Saints

On August 4, 2008, Reed was signed by the New Orleans Saints. Reed was placed on the injured reserve after he tore his Achilles tendon in training camp.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2001	NYJ	16	2	45	32	13	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2002	NYJ	16	0	24	17	7	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2003	NYJ	16	0	37	23	14	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	0
2004	NYJ	16	0	19	13	6	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	NYJ	16	15	65	44	21	2.0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	33	1
2006	KAN	15	15	37	30	7	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
2007	KAN	4	0	3	3	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		99	32	230	162	68	7.0	19	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	49	1

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2001	NYJ	1	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	NYJ	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	NYJ	2	0	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	KAN	1	1	6	5	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		6	1	8	6	2	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

External links

• New Orleans Saints bio Archived September 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
• New York Jets bio
• James Reed Saginaw County Hall of Fame link