Troy Reeder

BIOGRAPHY

Troy Daniel Reeder was born on September 13th, 1994, in Hockessin, Delaware. He plays linebacker in the NFL. 

In his early years, Reeder attended Salesianum High School where he was a captain for the Salesianum team that captured the 2013 DIAA Division I state championship and was 2012 state runner-up. He was a two-time All-State selection at middle linebacker and he earned first-team All-State honors at running back as a senior. He was  2013 DIFCA Defensive Player of the Year. Reeder compiled 76 tackles, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries during his final season and rushed for 1,154 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior, winning the DeLucia Sportsmanship Award. He recorded more than 2,000 yards rushing and a combined 54 touchdowns in his career and recorded more than 2,000 yards rushing and a combined 54 touchdowns. He was rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN and a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com, and 247Sports.com and was ranked among the top 35 linebackers in the nation.

After he finished high school, Reeder began his college career at Penn State, redshirting his freshman year. He became the starting middle linebacker for the Nittany Lions the following season after Nyeem Wartman-White suffered a season-ending injury in the season opener against Temple. He finished the season with 67 tackles which were the fourth-most on the team, including 5.5 for loss, and an interception in 12 games played and was named to the Big TenConference All-Freshman team. Shortly after the end of the season, Reeder announced he would be transferring to the University of Delaware. Reeder immediately entered the Blue Hens starting lineup at outside linebacker and was named second-team All-Colonial Association after recording 63 tackles, one sack, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery along with two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown in his Delaware debut against Delaware State, and a blocked kick. He was named first-team All-CAA as a redshirt junior after leading the team with 89, an interception, three pass breakups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a blocked kick. In his final collegiate season, Reeder led the CAA with 131 tackles and 13.5 tackles for loss and was again named first-team all-conference.

After he graduated from college, Reeder entered the 2019 NFL Draft where he was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 27th, 2019, and made the team out of training camp. He made his NFL debut in the Rams season opener against the Carolina Panthers on September 8, 2019, making a tackle on special teams. Reeder helped the Rams reach Super Bowl LVI in the 2021 NFL season. Reeder recorded 2 tackles in the Super Bowl victory against the Cincinnati Bengals.