Brooks Reed

Brooks Reed

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Reed with the Atlanta Falcons in 2015
No. 50 Atlanta Falcons
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1987-02-28) February 28, 1987
Place of birth: Tucson, Arizona
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school: Tucson (AZ) Sabino
College: Arizona
NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2016
Total tackles: 192
Sacks: 14.5
Forced fumbles: 2
Fumble recoveries: 2
Interceptions: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Brooks Reed (born February 28, 1987) is an American football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Arizona and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Early years

Reed was born in Tucson, Arizona.[1] He attended Sabino High School in Tucson, where he was a running back and defensive lineman for the Sabino Sabercats high school football team.[1] He rushed for 350 yards with seven touchdowns as a junior, earning first-team All-league and honorable mention All-state. As a senior in 2006, he was recognized as a first-team All-state selection and a SuperPrep high school All-American at running back, and received first-team All-state honors as a defensive lineman from the Tucson Citizen after compiling 38 tackles and three sacks.[1] He also starred in track & field, posting bests of 11.75 seconds in the 100 meters and 24.08 seconds in the 200 meters. After his senior year of high school at Sabino, Brooks was ranked the 9th best Fullback in the country by Yahoo/Rivals Sports.[2]

College career

During his college career at the University of Arizona, Reed was credited with 87 tackles and 15 sacks.[3] In 2010, Reed was named to the Pac-10 All-Conference squad as a member of the first team, and was elected Team Captain by his teammates.[4][5]

In 2011, Brooks was awarded the "Tom Hansen" medal, given to the best athlete and student in the, then, Pac 10. [6]

Professional career

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans selected Reed in the second round (42nd overall pick) in the 2011 NFL Draft.[7] The Texans named him to the starting line-up in the sixth week of his first season, following an injury to starting linebacker Mario Williams.[8] In his first start, Reed recorded six tackles.[9] In his second game as a starter, Brooks recorded his first NFL quarterback sack against the Tennessee Titans on October 23, 2011.[9]

Atlanta Falcons

Reed signed with the Atlanta Falcons on March 10, 2015.[10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 ArizonaWildcats.com, 2010 Arizona Football Roster, Brooks Reed Archived December 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ https://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-1147
  3. ↑ Associated Press, "Former Sabino and Arizona standout Brooks Reed drafted by Texans Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.," KVOA News 4 (April 29, 2011). Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Juron Criner and Brooks Reed are first team all-conference selections Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.," KVOA News 4 (December 7, 2010). Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  5. ↑ http://uanews.org/story/wildcats-hit-road-kick-2010-football-season
  6. ↑ http://pac-12.com/content/tom-hansen-medal-winners
  7. ↑ Chris Duncan, "Texans take Arizona LB Reed in second round," The Seattle Times (April 29, 2011). Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  8. ↑ Jeffrey Martin, "Reed knows he has his work cut out filling Mario's spot in Texans' lineup," Houston Chronicle (October 11, 2011). Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  9. 1 2 National Football League, Players, Brooks Reed. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  10. ↑ Ledbetter, D. Orlando. "Report: Falcons expected to sign linebackers Brooks Reed, Justin Durant". AtlantaFalcons.blog.ajc.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Adams, Jay (March 10, 2015). "Falcons Agree to Terms with Four Players". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.

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