35 Facts About Justin Reid

Justin Quintin Reid was born on February 15,1997 and is an American professional football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.

Justin Reid was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft.

Justin Reid committed to Stanford University to play college football.

On January 9,2018, Reid announced his decision on Twitter to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL draft.

Justin Reid attended the NFL Scouting Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills.

Justin Reid was a top performer at his position in the majority of drills and finished second among safeties in the 40-yard dash, third in the short shuttle and three-cone drill, fifth in the broad jump, eighth in the vertical jump, and 11th in the bench press.

On March 22,2018, Justin Reid participated at Stanford's pro day, but chose to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills.

Justin Reid attended pre-draft visits and private workouts with multiple teams, including the Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles.

Justin Reid was ranked as the top free safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.

Justin Reid unexpectedly fell from the first or second round and was ranked among the top steals of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Justin Reid finished his rookie season in 2018 with a total of 88 combined tackles, ten pass deflections, three interceptions, and one touchdown in 16 games and 12 starts.

Justin Reid was sidelined for the Texans' Week 11 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

Justin Reid finished his sophomore season with a total of 77 combined tackles, five pass deflections, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery in 15 games and 15 starts.

On January 22,2020, it was revealed that Justin Reid was diagnosed with a torn labrum in his shoulder, confessing that he was plagued with the injury since the season began.

Justin Reid returned as the starting free safety in 2020 and was paired with strong safety Eric Murray.

On December 16,2020, the Houston Texans placed Justin Reid on injured reserve after suffering a hand injury in Week 14 and subsequently missed the last three games of the season.

Justin Reid finished the 2020 NFL season with a total of 83 combined tackles, four pass deflections, and two sacks in 13 games and 13 starts.

Justin Reid finished with an overall grade of 60.7 from Pro Football Focus in 2020.

Justin Reid entered training camp and was expected to remain as the starting free safety under new defensive coordinator Lovie Smith.

Justin Reid was inactive for a Week 3 loss to the Carolina Panthers after injuring his knee.

Justin Reid suffered a concussion and was sidelined for a Week 15 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Justin Reid finished with 66 combined tackles, four pass deflections, and two interceptions in 13 games and 13 starts.

Justin Reid finished the 2021 NFL season with an overall grade of 50.8 from Pro Football Focus.

The Chiefs signed Justin Reid following the departures of Tyrann Mathieu and Daniel Sorensen.

Justin Reid was projected to earn the role as the starting free safety, replacing Tyrann Mathieu.

Head coach Andy Justin Reid selected Justin Reid and Juan Thornhill as the starting safeties to begin the season.

On September 11,2022, Justin Reid started in the Kansas City Chiefs' season-opener at the Arizona Cardinals and had four combined tackles while filling in as the kicker following an injury to kicker Harrison Butker.

Justin Reid earned his first Super Bowl ring as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2022.

Justin Reid returned as the starting free safety under defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo in 2023, but was paired with strong safety Bryan Cook following the departure of Juan Thornhill.

Justin Reid finished the season with a total of 95 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, three sacks, and one interception in 16 games and 16 starts.

Justin Reid received an overall grade of 57.7 from Pro Football Focus in 2023.

Justin Reid recorded nine tackles and 0.5 sacks in the Super Bowl.

Justin Reid returned as the starting strong safety under defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and started alongside free safety Bryan Cook.

Justin Reid started in 16 games which he appeared in and recorded 87 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, and two interceptions.

Justin Reid received an overall grade of 78.2 from Pro Football Focus in 2024, which ranked 10th among all qualifying safeties.