ARLINGTON, Texas – The Houston Texans selected Justin Reid with the 68th overall pick of the NFL Draft. Reid was selected in the third round.
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Reid, a defensive back from Prairieville, Louisiana, earned All-America second team nods from the FWAA and AP while being a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist as a junior at Stanford. Reid also was an All-Pac-12 first team performer and member of the Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
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Welcome to Houston, Justin Reid!#TexansDraft pic.twitter.com/u5jGfezZiA
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) April 28, 2018
Reid registered 99 tackles (52 solo), 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack with six pass breakups in 2017. He was first among Pac-12 players and 11th nationally with five interceptions, second among Pac-12 players with 0.4 interceptions/game and 14th among Pac-12 players with 7.1 tackles/game.
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With the 68th pick in the 2018 #NFLDraft, the Houston #Texans select, Justin Reid, DB, Stanford.#TexansDraft
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) April 28, 2018
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The management science and engineering major played in 39 career games through three seasons, accounting for 179 tackles (10.50 tackles for loss), 20 passes defended and six interceptions.
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Reid's brother, Eric, became an NFL All-Pro defender for the San Francisco 49ers after his All-America career at LSU.