Colby Reeder

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-4
Weight:
242
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Hockessin, Del.
High School:
Salesianum
Prev School:
Deleware

Awards & Honors
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 - Linebacker/Defensive Newcomer of the Year - Coaches (2022)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S22, F22)

2022
Made eight starts, missing four games due to injury ... seventh on team with 38 tackles, including 4.5 for a loss ... had 1.5 sacks and five quarterback hurries ... had three takeaways, leading the team with two interceptions and also recovering a fumble ... also had two pass breakups ... started his Cyclone career with five tackles, two pass breakups and three quarterback hurries against Southeast Missouri ... had four tackles, including one for a loss, and an interception against Iowa ... had an interception and returned it 53 yards against Ohio ... tallied a season-high six tackles and teamed up for a sack against Baylor ... recorded first solo sack as a Cyclone against K-State ... finished with five tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, against Oklahoma State.

At Delaware
Four-year contributor at Delaware, competing in 35 games … All-CAA Third Team in 2021 and was the CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2017 … named all-conference in 2021 despite missing three games … finished the season with 55 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks and one interception … had a season-high 12 tackles vs. Stony Brook … played in just five games in 2020 due to an injury, recording 17 tackles, 3.0 TFL and a pair of sacks … missed the entire 2019 season as a medical redshirt … had 51 tackles, 4.0 TFL and an interception in 2018 … named conference defensive newcomer of the year in 2017 with 49 tackles, 8.0 TFL, two sacks and two interceptions.

High School
Originally chose Delaware over Syracuse and Toledo … three-star recruit by 247Sports … named Gatorade Player of the Year, Maxwell Club Player of the Year and DIFCA Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … also won the DeLucia Award for the top player in the Delaware Catholic League … first-team all-state in last two seasons and was a three-time All-Catholic League selection … ran for 2,010 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior … also posted 70 tackles and forced four fumbles in final prep season … recorded 128 tackles and seven forced fumbles to go along with 925 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior … led team to three state playoff appearances, including a state championship as a sophomore and a runner-up finish as a senior … MVP of the Blue-Gold All-Star Game … also played lacrosse … coached by Bill DiNardo.

Personal
Born Feb. 3, 1997 … son of Dan and Cheryl Reeder … entrepreneurship and innovation major at Iowa State … earned MBA degree at Delaware … father, Dan, was a team captain for Delaware in 1984 and played two seasons in the NFL (1986-87) for the Pittsburgh Steelers … mother, Cheryl, played basketball at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College … brother, Troy, played football at Penn State and Delaware where he was a three-time all-conference selection … Troy is currently a linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams.