Austin Reed (American football)
Austin Reed (born February 22, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers – No. 16 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate student |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 22, 2000 St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | St. Augustine (FL) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
Austin Reed grew up in St. Augustine Beach, Florida, and attended St. Augustine High School.
College career
Southern Illinois
Reed began his college football career at Southern Illinois.
West Florida
Reed transferred to West Florida in the Summer of 2019. He led the 2019 West Florida Argonauts football team to the NCAA Division II national championship. During the national championship season he totaled 4,084 passing yards with 40 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.[1]
In July 2021, Reed signed the first Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) sponsorship in West Florida history, striking a deal with the Running Wild chain of running stores.[2]
Western Kentucky
After the 2021 season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal and committed in March 2022 to Western Kentucky.[3] He was selected as the team's starting quarterback during summer camp in August 2022.[4]
In his first game at Western Kentucky, he threw four touchdown passes in a 38–28 victory over Austin Peay.[5] Through games played on November 19, he ranked second in the nation with 3,837 passing yards.[6]
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Southern Illinois Salukis | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| West Florida Argonauts | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 15 | 13–2 | 279 | 491 | 56.8 | 4,089 | 8.3 | 40 | 11 | 149.2 | 72 | 149 | 2.1 | 6 | |
| 2020 | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 11 | 9–2 | 205 | 378 | 54.2 | 3,375 | 8.9 | 38 | 9 | 157.6 | 28 | 172 | 6.1 | 3 | |
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 14 | 9–5 | 389 | 602 | 64.6 | 4,744 | 7.9 | 40 | 11 | 149.1 | 91 | 224 | 2.5 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 4–4 | 204 | 338 | 60.4 | 2,280 | 6.7 | 20 | 5 | 133.6 | 29 | 91 | 3.1 | 3 | |
| Career | 48 | 35−13 | 1,077 | 1,211 | 59.3 | 14,488 | 8.0 | 138 | 36 | 147.62 | 220 | 636 | 2.9 | 20 | |
References
- "What will Argos look like in 2020?". Pensacola News-Journal. December 27, 2019. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UWF QB's NIL deal marks start of a new college football era". Pensacola News Journal. July 11, 2021. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hilltoppers get commitment from DII transfer QB Reed". Bowling Green Daily News. March 14, 2022.
- "Reed named WKU starting QB". Bowling Green Daily News. August 18, 2022.
- "Reed throws four TD passes, Western Kentucky rolls in opener". My San Antonio. August 27, 2022.
- "Football Player Passing Stats 2022". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
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