Greg Reid Scouting Report Cornerback Florida State University

This is our Greg Reid scouting report. Reid is an undersized playmaker for the Florida State Seminoles who might wait until next year to declare for the draft.

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Measurables

5’8 186 pounds

4.46 40 (projection)

(combine numbers to be posted when they become available)

Stats

2011:

2010:

Pros:

Good recovery speed..Great hands…pretty good build for his size…Top level kick and punt returner…dynamic with the balls in his hands (great field vision and speed)…a  willing run supporter…pretty good awareness in zone coverage…

Cons:

Size and strength are his is biggest weakness (and everything that comes with that, not going to win a million jump ball scenarios, can get bested in press coverage routinely at the N.F.L. level, could take a beating in run support)…limited upside (as a very good nickel cornerback and return man)…Sometimes is too aggressive and gives up a big play…character concerns? Was arrested in September

Player comparison: Javier Arenas with better ball skills at cornerback

Thoughts:

Greg Reid is absolutely dynamic with the ball in his hands. he has great hands and makes a lot of plays on the ball, but really lacks the size to play outisde in most systems in the N.F.L. Reid is, perhaps the best return man in all of college football which is going to help him stick for a long time in the N.F.L. Reid should return for his senior season. What you also like about Reid is that he hit the weight room hard over the summer to get stronger.

Bio:

2011 OUTLOOK
Instinctive player who excels not only on the defensive side of the ball but as a returner on special teams. Has great vision and awareness on the field which makes him a natural playmaker with good feel for the game. Part of one of the top cornerback tandems in the country with Xavier Rhodes. Has garnered preseason All-ACC honors as a cornerback and return man by several publications. One of four Seminoles to make the Bednarik Award list of 65 preseason candidates for the trophy presented to the nation’s most outstanding defensive player by the Maxwell Football Club. Also a candidate for the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation’s top defensive back and the Paul Hornung Award presented to the most versatile player in major college football.

2010
A 14-game starter at the boundary cornerback position after making the transition as primary nickelback in 2009…capped off the season by earning Chick-fil-A Bowl Defensive MVP after racking up five tackles, two forced fumbles and four pass breakups in the win over SEC East Champion South Carolina…led the team and ranked fifth in the ACC in kickoff returns (23.9 avg), amassing an FSU single-season record 724 yards on 30 returns with a long of 55…set a single-game school record with 193 kickoff return yards against North Carolina, breaking a mark that stood for 36 years…also led the ‘Noles in punt returns with 314 yards on 31 attempts (10.1 avg), including a 74-yarder for a touchdown in the opener against Samford, which was the second of his career…ranks 24th in ACC history for career punt return yards (701)…ranked fourth on the team with 65 tackles, including 54 solo stops, which tied for second-most among ‘Noles…had a career-high 10 tackles against Oklahoma…led the Seminoles with 14 pass breakups and 17 passes defended…recorded second-most interceptions (3), including a career-best two in FSU’s road win at Virginia…also notched a drive-stopping fourth quarter interception in the win over Maryland…honorable mention All-ACC defensive back…his 742 kickoff return yards were the most in a single-season by a Seminole surpassing Michael Ray Garvin’s (697) mark in 2007…given the Mr. Versatile Award at the annual football team banquet.

Video

vs Oklahoma 2010 (JOShMTD on youtube)

Highlights