Izell Reese
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| Position: | Northview (AL) | ||||||
| College: | UAB | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1998 / Round: 6 / Pick: 188 | ||||||
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Izell Reese (born May 7, 1974) is a former professional
Early years
Reese attended
Although he came to the
As a junior, he recorded 69 tackles (second on the team), 5 tackles for loss and 3 sacks. In his last year, he collected 83 tackles (4 for loss) and closed out his eligibility with a school-record 85-yard interception return for a touchdown against Arkansas State University.
During his time in college, the University of Alabama at Birmingham went from NCAA Division II to I-AA and on to Division I-A. He finished second in career tackles (276), first in solo tackles (188), fourth in career interceptions (8), first in career interception return yardage (135 yards) and first with 44 games (38 starts out of 44).
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
193 lb (88 kg) |
32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.54 s | 1.60 s | 2.66 s | 4.06 s | 7.09 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) |
11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) |
13 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[1] | ||||||||||||
Dallas Cowboys (first stint)
Reese was selected by the
The coaches were intrigued by his size/speed ratio but decided to keep him at
Despite missing the final 8 games of the
After overcoming a career-threatening neck injury in the
In
Denver Broncos
On March 15,
Buffalo Bills
On March 21,
In
Dallas Cowboys (second stint)
On June 3,
NFL statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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| G | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | ||
| 1998 | DAL | 16 | 00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | DAL | 08 | 04 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | DAL | 16 | 07 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 30 | 46 | 0 | 6 |
| 2001 | DAL | 16 | 04 | 29 | 27 | 02 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | DEN | 15 | 15 | 54 | 42 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | BUF | 13 | 09 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | BUF | 09 | 09 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 93 | 48 | 226 | 164 | 62 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 169 | 21.125 | 46 | 0 | 19 | |
Personal life
Reese retired in 2005 and is now the EVP of Next College Student Athlete and GM of the Rivals Combine Series, camps and combines for high school football players.
He is the co-founder of Rising Seniors, a program that gives top athletes in the Junior year of high school the opportunity to have a "rookie camp" experience and coaching on making the most of college opportunities and the recruiting process. The annual program ends with a "Junior Bowl" that gives college recruiters a glimpse of new talent.
References
- ^ "Izell Reese, Combine Results, SS - Alabama-Birmingham". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ "Growing Pains". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Reese bolts Dallas for Denver". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. 22 March 2003. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. 18 December 2003. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. 25 August 2005. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Izell Reese Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved July 15, 2019.