Karene Reid
| Utah Utes – No. 21 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Psychology and Intermediate Business |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Timpview High School |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Karene Reid is an American football linebacker for the Utah Utes.
Early life
[edit]Reid attended Timpview High School in American Fork, Utah, where he racked up 185 tackles with 26 being for a loss, 5.5 sacks, one pass deflection, two interceptions, and a forced fumble on the football team.[1] He initially committed to play college football at the Utah State, but later decided to walk on at the University of Utah.[2]
College career
[edit]In his first career game in 2021, Reid tallied 15 tackles, a sack, and an interception in a win over Washington State, earning Pac-12 Conference freshman of the week honors.[3] He finished the season with 45 tackles with two of them going for a loss, a sack, two pass deflections, and an interception.[4] In week 3 of the 2022 season, Reid intercepted a pass and had half a sack in a 35–7 win over San Diego State.[5] In week 12, he recovered a fumble and returned it 11 yards for a touchdown in a 20–17 loss to Oregon.[6] Reid finished his 2022 season with 72 tackles with 9.5 being for a loss, five sacks, three pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, and a touchdown,[7] and was named second-team all-Pac-12.[8]
Ahead of the 2023 season, Reid was named named to the Butkus Award watchlist, which is awarded to the nation's best linebacker,[9] as well as a preseason first-team all-Pac-12 selection.[10] In 2023, he appeared in 11 games, posting 67 tackles with two tackles for loss, four pass deflections, and one interception,[11] earning second-team all-Pac-12 honors.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Karene Reid Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023. [better source needed]
- ^ Bagley, Cole. "Karene Reid: The Freshman Walk-On You Need to Know About". UteZone.com. 247Sports. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Utah's Karene Reid named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after spectacular 15-tackle performance". Yahoo. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Karene Reid 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Coles, Joe. "3 takeaways from No. 14 Utah's win over San Diego State". Desert News. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Metzker, Graham. "Oregon Gets Revenge, Holds on to Beat Utah in 20-17 Thriller". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Karene Reid 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Spencer, Adam. "Pac-12 announces 2022 awards and all-conference teams". Saturday Out West. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Bodkin, Michelle. "Karene Reid Gets Butkus Award Watch List Nod". KSL Sports. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Judd, Brandon. "Utes land impressive Pac-12 preseason haul, with 1 notable omission". Desert News. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Bartle, Steve. "Utah Football LB Karene Reid Likely Out Vs. Utah State". KSL Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ Fowler, Ryan. "Karene Reid NFL Draft Scouting Report". The Draft Network. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
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