BIOGRAPHY
Malik Reed was born on August 5th, 1996, in Dothan, Alabama. He is a linebacker in the National Football League.
During high school, Reed was named Super 12 All-Region and team Defensive MVP as a senior after recording 92 tackles, eight sacks, 12 TFLs, and 12 quarterback hurries at Dothan. He lettered for three years.
In 2015 during his freshman season, Reed saw action in all 13 games. He posted 18 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and one pass breakup. He posted two tackles and his first career sack against rivals. In 2016 as a sophomore, Reed earned the second team All-Mountain West honors for the first time in his career and was named second-team All-MW by Phil Steele. He set a career high with nine tackles against Fresno State (10/8) with three tackles for loss, also a career high/ Malik recorded a career-high two sacks against Wyoming (10/22). He finished the year with 59 tackles, 44 of those being solo. Reed was named the team’s outstanding defensive player and earned the Pack’s defensive full-speed effort award.
During his junior season in 2017, Reed started all 12 games for Nevada. He produced 49 tackles on the year, 10.0 of which went for a loss totaling 67 yards and recorded 8.0 sacks on the year, which ranked third in the Mountain West and was in the top 25 nationally. Reed registered an 11-tackle performance against Air Force (10/20) that included a sack and a forced fumble. He entered his senior season ranked 11th in career sacks (14.0).
During his senior season in 2018, Reed finished the season with 22 career sacks, which ranked fifth all-time at Nevada. Following the 2018 season, he ranked first in the FBS in career forced fumbles (11), ninth in total sacks (22), and sixth in solo sacks (21). Malik scored his first career touchdown on a 48-yard fumble recovery in a win against Oregon State. He made five solo tackles in the 2018 Arizona Bowl victory. He was ranked as the 53rd-best outside linebacker in the nation by Phil Steele.
In 2019, Malik Reed signed a three-year contract with the Denver Broncos. In 2023, Reed signed with the Miami Dolphins.
