Markeis Reed

Houston

Sep 12 (Fri)

5:30 PM

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-4
Weight:
245
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
San Francisco, Calif.
High School:
Vintage

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS) - He enters the fall listed second at the right defensive end position, but with the rotation of players in games, figures to see his significant first action. He had four solo tackles in the main spring scrimmages. He has added 15 pounds of muscle to his frame since the end of his true freshman year.

2013 (Fr.) - Redshirted; he practiced the entire fall along the defensive line after moving to end from outside linebacker during August camp. He was a December High School graduate and thus was able to enrolled for the spring semester and participate in spring drills. He had three solo tackles in the four main spring scrimmages.

HIGH SCHOOL - He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at defensive end as a senior, when he was first-team All-Napa Valley and first-team All-Monticello Empire League (second-team All-MEL at running back) while being a finalist for the area’s defensive player of the year. As a junior, he was first-team All-Napa Valley and second-team All-MEL. He played three positions in high school, shifting between outside linebacker and defensive end and running back. On defense, as a senior he recorded 69 tackles (42 solo), with six quarterback sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a pass broken up, while as a junior, he had 43 tackles (27 unassisted), with six tackles for loss including three sacks, a forced fumble and a recovery. He played offense (running back) as a senior, averaging 5.8 yards per carry as he ran for 730 yards and nine touchdowns on 125 tries with a long gain of 60. His top games as a senior included three 100-yard rushing games: in a 14-12 win over Woodland, he had 24 rushes for 156 yards and both VHS touchdowns, with eight tackles and two sacks on defense; in a 17-13 win over Vallejo, he carried 21 times for 128 yards, also scoring both TDs while recording nine tackles; and in a 21-0 win over Rodriguez, he had 14 tries for 100 yards, with eight tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery. Top games as a junior, when he played solely on defense: in a 23-6 loss to Clayton Valley, he had nine tackles, three for losses; and in a 38-33 win over Wood, he had seven tackles which included three quarterback sacks. Under Coach Dave Shipp, Vintage was 4-6 his senior year and 3-7 his junior season.

ACADEMICS - He is majoring in Journalism (Broadcast News) at Colorado.

PERSONAL - He was born April 9, 1995 in Seattle, Wash. He has lived in six different cities in three states, including Boulder. He was the first commitment in the 2013 class after Mike MacIntyre and his staff were hired (he committed on January 7, 2013). (First name is pronounced mark-keese.)