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WILLIE REID
2007 (5-0/0-0):
Appeared as a reserve
WR and as a KR in five games…was inactive for the AFC Wild Card Game…set career
highs with four receptions for 54 yards (13.5 avg.)…had a career-high two
receptions for 23 yards (11.5 avg.) in the win over Seattle in Week 5…returned
six kicks for 127 yards (21.2 avg.) in the season finale at Baltimore...9/9 at Cleveland: Was inactive…9/16 vs. Buffalo: Was inactive...9/23 vs. San Francisco: Was
inactive...9/30 at Arizona: Saw his
first action of the season, due to an injury to Hines Ward…had two catches for
23 yards (11.5 avg.) with a long of 13 yards, which were all career-highs...10/7 vs. Seattle: Played in his second
consecutive game of the season, due to injuries to Hines Ward and Santonio
Holmes…had one catch for 25 yards...10/21 at Denver: Was inactive...10/28 at Cincinnati: Was inactive...11/5 vs. Baltimore: Was inactive...11/11 vs. Cleveland: Was inactive...11/18 at N.Y. Jets: Was inactive...11/26 vs. Miami: Saw action at WR for
the third time this season…finished with one catch for six yards...12/2 vs. Cincinnati: Played in his
second consecutive game at WR, but did not register a catch...12/9 at New England: Was inactive...12/16 vs. Jacksonville: Was
inactive...12/20 at St. Louis: Saw
action on special teams but did not register a tackle...12/30 at Baltimore: Saw action in his
second consecutive game and finished with six kickoff returns for 127 yards
(21.2 avg.), including a long of 30 yards...AFC WILD CARD 1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville:
Was inactive.
2006
(1-0): Played in
just one game before suffering a season-ending foot injury in Week 5 at San
Diego…had one punt return for 11 yards and one kickoff return for 19 yards…9/7 vs. Miami: Was inactive…9/18 at Jacksonville: Was inactive…9/24 vs. Cincinnati: Was inactive…10/8 at San
Diego:
Played his first
NFL game and saw action on special teams…returned one punt for 11 yards and one
kickoff for 19 yards…left the game with a mid-foot sprain…10/15 vs. Kansas City: Was inactive
with a foot injury…10/22 at
Atlanta: Was inactive with a foot injury…10/29 at Oakland: Was inactive with a
foot injury…11/5 vs. Denver: Was
inactive with a foot injury…11/12 vs.
New Orleans: Was inactive with a foot injury…11/19 at Cleveland: Was inactive with a
foot injury…11/26 at Baltimore: Was
inactive with a foot injury…12/3 vs.
Tampa Bay: Was inactive with a foot injury. Placed on Reserve/Injured List
on Dec. 4.
COLLEGE:
One of only a handful of Seminoles to score touchdowns running, catching and
returning the ball…gained 1,063 yards on 69 punt returns, joining Deion Sanders
(1,429 yards, 1985-88) as the only players in school history to gain over 1,000
yards in a career…his 1,063 yards rank fourth in Atlantic Coast Conference
annals…his punt return average of 15.4 yards broke the old school career record
of 14.0 yards and placed him third in ACC annals…his three punt returns for
touchdowns in 2005 tied the school season-record first set by Joe Wessel in 1984
and equals the FSU career-record held by Wessel, Deion Sanders and Terrell
Buckley (1989-91)…broke the school season record with 522 yards on punt returns
in 2004, topping the old mark of 503 yards by Sanders in 1988 and then broke his
own season record by totaling 541 yards in 2005…his 541 yards rank second in ACC
history behind Steve Suter of Maryland (771 in 2002)…is the only player in ACC
annals that gained over 500 yards in punt returns twice in a career…his 180
yards on punt returns vs. Penn State in the 2006 Orange Bowl topped the previous
ACC game-record of 167 yards by Don Kelley of Clemson vs. Maryland in 1970 and
the old school mark of 159 yards by Leon Washington vs. Wake Forest in 2003.
2005: Member of The NFL
Draft Report's All-American Dream Team as a multi-purpose back…started 11 games
at split end…finished second on the team with 50 receptions for 634 yards (12.7
avg.) and a touchdown…ranked second in the ACC with an average of 5.0 catches
per game and sixth with an average of 63.4 yards per game receiving…gained five
yards on a reverse and 145 yards on eight kickoff returns (18.1 avg.)…led the
conference and ranked fourth in the nation with 31 punt returns for a school
season-record 541 yards and a school record-tying three touchdowns…ranked second
in the ACC with an average of 120.5 all-purpose yards per game…gained 100 yards
receiving for the first time in his career vs. Virginia. 2004: Played in 11 games as a reserve
receiver…gained 790 all-purpose yards as he ranked sixth on the team with 15
catches for 186 yards (12.4 avg.), including a touchdown…added 15 yards on a
rushing attempt and 67 yards on four kickoff returns (16.8 avg.)…ranked 19th in
the nation with a 13.7-yard average on 38 punt returns for a school
season-record 522 yards, topping the previous mark of 503 yards by Deion Sanders
in 1988. 2003: Played in
every game, earning a start at tailback vs. Virginia…began the year at receiver,
but moved to tailback after Leon Washington and Lorenzo Booker were injured
early in the season...also saw time as a kickoff returner...carried 34 times for
159 yards (4.7 avg.) and a pair of touchdowns…ranked fourth on the team with 20
receptions for 189 yards (9.4 avg.) and a score…returned three kickoffs for 80
yards (26.7 avg.) and totaled 428 all-purpose yards on 57 touches (32.9 ypg.).
2002: Named the team's
Most Improved Player by the coaching staff…spent the season as a running back
and was the Seminoles' sixth leading rusher with 130 yards on 27 carries (4.8
avg.) with a touchdown while appearing in 10 games…also caught six passes for 37
yards and returned one kickoff for 12 yards...suffered a shoulder injury vs.
Georgia Tech that sidelined him for three games. 2001: Redshirted…arrived in Tallahassee
as a tailback but was moved to receiver before breaking his leg and missing the
entire season…was a social science major.
PERSONAL:
Attended
Warner Robins (Ga.) High School…voted the Offensive Player of the Year in the
state of Georgia as a senior…named to the All-Southern team by the Orlando Sentinel and earned a
BorderWars.com top 100 selection…ran for 5,346 yards and scored 65 touchdowns
during his outstanding prep career…gained 1,864 yards on the ground as a senior
and rushed for over 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns his junior season…was also a
standout punt returner…resides in Kathleen, Ga.…Full name: Willie Louis
Reid.