James Reed (defensive tackle)

James Reed

No. 93, 92
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1977-02-03) February 3, 1977 (age 48) 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: 7th round, 206th pick
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 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. [1] He played college football at Iowa State. 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 as a junior and started at middle linebacker as a senior. Reed played for some outstanding high school football teams at Saginaw High School. His junior year marked 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-State 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. [2] He only played out one year of the contract after the Chiefs released him on February 27, 2008. [3] 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 References "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Pasquarelli, Len. Reed returns to Chiefs' defense ESPN.com, 17 April 2007. "Report: CB Law among four Chiefs to be released". ESPN.com. February 27, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2025. 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 This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.