University of Massachusets Athletics
2026 Football Roster

Isaiah Reed
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Seffner Christian Academy
- Prev School:
- UCF / Brown
Before Massachusetts
- Spent the previous season at UCF after playing four seasons at Brown.
- Saw action in four games for the Knights.
- Had one solo tackle on the year vs. Houston.
- As a senior at Brown, only appeared in four games due to injury.
- Registered 16 tackles, including 13 solo, with five pass breakups and an interception in the shortened season.
- Was a team captain.
- Named to the 2024 Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch List.
- Earned a spot on the 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List
- One of 63 FCS players named to the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, highlighting the top 1000 NFL prospects.
- Garnered Stats Perform FCS Second Team Preseason All-American and FCS Football Central Second Team Preseason All-American honors.
- Named to Phil Steele's Preseason First Team All-American, Preseason Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and Preseason First Team All-Ivy.
- As a junior, competed in 10 games, finishing tied for second in all of FCS Football with 0.5 interceptions per game.
- Led the Ivy League in interceptions (five) and passes defended per game (1.3).
- The 1.3 passes defended per game tied for eighth in the nation.
- Recorded 32 solo and 18 assisted tackles for a total of 50 on the campaign with eight pass breakups.
- Named to the 2023 New England Football Writers All-New England Team.
- 2023 First Team All-Ivy selection and First Team Phil Steele All-Ivy selection.
- Made 10 appearances as a sophomore.
- Led the team with 53 total tackles, including 40 solo tackles.
- Ranked seventh in the Ivy League for passes defended with nine.
- Logged eight pass breakups and 3.0 tackles for loss.
- Tabbed Honorable Mention in All-Ivy in 2022.
- Was a 2022 Fourth Team Phil Steele All-Ivy honoree.
- As a freshman, played in all 10 games, tallying 29 tackles.
- Had 24 solo tackles and four tackles for loss.
- Led the team in pass breakups with six.
- Before Brown, attended Seffner Christian Academy.
- Won Most Outstanding Player Award in 2021
- Also played basketball and was a member of the National Honor Society.
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