| Florida State Seminoles — No. 5 | |
| Cornerback, Punt returner | Sophomore |
| Major: Undecided | |
| Date of birth: September 8, 1990 | |
| Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Weight: 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
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| High school: Lowndes High School | |
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| Stats at ESPN.com | |
Greg Reid (born September 8, 1990) is a collegiate football cornerback and punt returner for the Florida State Seminoles. He led college football in yards per punt return in 2009,[1] and was named defensive MVP in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl.[2]
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After a senior season in which he rushed for over 1200 yards, scored 18 touchdowns and had nine interceptions, Reid was named the fourth best cornerback in the nation, and the top overall prospect in Georgia.[3] He also earned All-American honors from Parade and SuperPrep, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution named him "Georgia Player of the Year", and he was named the class five-A "Georgia Player of the Decade".[4]
Reid was heavily recruited out of high school, earning five star ratings from both Rivals and Scouts, and received scholarship offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida (he initially chose Florida over FSU during the recruiting process) and Georgia, among others.[3]
Due to a lack of depth at the cornerback position, Reid played all thirteen games of the 2009 season, intercepting two passes, and leading the NCAA in punt return average.[5] He was also named a freshman All-American.[6]
In the second game of the 2010 season, Reid had one of the worst games of his career, calling it a "lesson learned".[7]
Greg Reid's father served a six-year sentence for drug trafficking, according to the St. Petersburg Times and Orlando Sentinel. Reid's father received consideration for a release to see his son play against Brigham Young on September 17, 2010 for the first time. "It's going to mean the world to me," Reid said.[8] Reid's father was released in December 2010,[9] just prior to the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl in which he was named defensive MVP.[2]
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