Boise State Athletics

2024 Football Roster

Markel Reed headshot
Jersey Number 8

Markel Reed

  • Position:
    Cornerback
  • Hometown:
    Temple, Texas
  • Height:
    6-1
  • High School:
    Temple HS
  • Weight:
    184
  • Class:
    Sixth Year
  • NIL Exchange:
    Markel Reed
  • Major:
    Undeclared
CAREER HONORS
  • Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2019)
 
SIXTH YEAR (2024)
Top Highlights:
Appeared in nine games, primarily on special teams…made a tackle on kickoff coverage at Georgia Southern (Aug. 31)...posted a solo tackle against Portland State (Sept. 21)...registered two solo stops at San Jose State (Nov. 16)...tallied a solo tackle in the MW Championship win over No. 20 UNLV (Dec. 6).

RS SENIOR (2023)
Top Highlights: Played in 11 games, starting five…made a season-high four tackles against UCF (Sept. 9)…recorded a half tackle-for-loss against Memphis (Sept. 30)…tallied a pair of pass breakups against San Jose State (Oct. 7).
 
SENIOR (2022)
Top Highlights: Started season opener at Oregon State, Sept. 3 and suffered season-ending injury during the game.
 
JUNIOR (2021)
Top Highlights: Appeared in five games, making four starts…notched 21 tackles (16 solo), including 1.5 for-loss, and a pass breakup…registered 0.5 tackles-for-loss among his season-high eight tackles against Oklahoma State (Sept. 18).
 
SOPHOMORE (2020)
Top Highlights: Saw action in seven games, including one start...made six tackles (five solo) at Air Force (Oct. 31)...had a tackle-for-loss among his four tackles at Hawai'i (Nov. 21).
 
FRESHMAN (2019)
Honors: Academic All-Mountain West.
Top Highlights: Appeared in 11 games...made 13 tackles (10 solo), including one for loss, and forced a fumble...made two solo tackles against Portland State (Sept. 14)...forced a fumble and made a pair of solo tackles at UNLV (Oct. 5)...made a tackle-for-loss among his three tackles (two solo) at Utah State (Nov. 23).

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit according to ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals…team captain as both a junior and senior…named to All-District 18-5A Second Team as a junior…picked off three passes and broke up 13 more, coupled with 27 tackles, as a junior in 2017…as a senior, named first-team All-District 12-6A…also part of the track and field team, competing in long jump and triple jump.
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