Justin Reid

Justin Reid

27-Year-Old SafetyS
Kansas City Chiefs
2023 Fantasy Outlook
After spending his first four years as a pro with the Texans, Reid joined the Chiefs on a three-year, $31.5 million deal prior to the 2022 season. Reid lived up to the contract in his first year with the team, nearing his career high for tackles (88, set in his 2018 rookie season) by notching 83 stops, while adding a sack. The 26-year-old should operate in a similar role in 2023, though he'll need to familiarize himself with a new fellow starting safety in the wake of Juan Thornhill's departure in free agency. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a three-year, $31.5 million contract with the Chiefs in March of 2022.
Career-best stats in 2023
SKansas City Chiefs
January 17, 2024
Reid racked up a career-best 95 tackles (74 solo), 3.0 sacks and one interception over 16 games during the 2023 regular season.
ANALYSIS
Reid thrived in his second season on the back end of Kansas City's defense, posting career-best numbers for tackles and sacks despite sitting out the regular-season finale. That said, Reid graded out as the No. 122 safety on PFF. In particular, he struggled in coverage (No. 141 overall). Even so, Reid has a solid history at the safety spot and statistical numbers that likely support keeping him for the final year of his contract in 2024.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
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113086%
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Measurables Review
How do Justin Reid's measurables compare to other safeties?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 1"
 
Weight
207 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.40 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.15 sec
 
Cone Drill
6.65 sec
 
Vertical Jump
36.5 in
 
Broad Jump
128 in
 
Bench Press
16 reps
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After spending his first four NFL seasons with the Texans, Reid inked a three-year, $31.5 million contract to join the Chiefs' secondary in 2022. Reid has proven to be a willing tackler, racking up 83 or more tackles in each of his first three NFL campaigns. He's no slouch at getting his hands on the ball either, notching seven total interceptions in his first four NFL campaigns. He will take over Tyrann Mathieu's spot in the secondary and should start opposite Juan Thornhill.
As more of a center-fielding free safety than an in-the-box strong safety, Reid's talents probably don't go fully recognized by IDP scoring. He discourages targets more than he invites them, especially on a Houston defense with much easier targets elsewhere, and his tackle production was limited otherwise by the number of corner snaps he played last year. Reid is a very good athlete by cornerback standards and an elite one at safety, so he's often the most qualified candidate to take on a given coverage task, which doesn't necessarily lend itself to tackle opportunities. With all that said, his numbers from last year might mark something of a worst-case scenario, and Reid otherwise has more interception upside than most safeties. At 6-1, 207 with a 4.40 40, 36.5-inch vertical, 128-inch broad jump and 10.8 agility score, very few safeties cover ground like Reid, whose 1,838 defensive snaps to this point contain per-snap tackle and interception production that projects to roughly 90 tackles and three picks per 1,000 snaps.
The brother of Carolina's Eric, Justin is a hyper-athletic CB/S tweener with classic free safety traits rather than the big, strong look his brother provides. The younger Reid fell to the third round last year and already looks like a steal, as he emerged as a starter in October last season after outplaying Houston's incumbents in September. He's likely to see about 1,000 snaps and therefore improve on last year's tackle numbers, while his 10 passes defended hint at even more interception upside than his three from last year.
Reid was selected in the third round of the 2018 draft out of Stanford and will be part of the safety rotation behind Tyrann Mathieu and Kareem Jackson.
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Two sacks in win
SKansas City Chiefs
January 1, 2024
Reid had eight tackles (seven solo), including two sacks, in Sunday's 25-17 win over the Bengals.
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Solid outing in win
SKansas City Chiefs
December 19, 2023
Reid registered seven tackles (six solo) in the Chiefs' 27-17 win against the Patriots on Sunday.
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Tackle leader in loss
SKansas City Chiefs
December 5, 2023
Reid made 10 total tackles (nine solo) in Sunday's 27-19 defeat to the Packers.
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Tallies nine stops in win
SKansas City Chiefs
November 28, 2023
Reid recorded nine total tackles (six solo) in Sunday's 31-17 win over the Raiders.
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Leaves imprint on Broncos in Week 6
SKansas City Chiefs
October 14, 2023
Reid recorded five tackles (four solo), a sack and an interception Thursday in a 19-8 win against Denver.
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