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Jersey Number 8
David Reese
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Pierce, Fla.
- High School:
- Vero Beach / Fort Pierce
- Prev School:
- California / Florida
Career Overview: Eighth-year player who has played in 56 collegiate games - 36 of which coming over the past-two seasons at Cal, and 2025 at Syracuse ... Battled injuries in five seasons at Florida, providing him additional eligibility later in his career ... Has played in 56 collegiate games with 94 tackles, 19.0 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and eight pass breakups across his time at Florida, Cal and ‘Cuse.
Redshirt Senior Season (2025): Started every game ... Made 27 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries amd three pass breakups ... Had a career-high seven tackles in his Syracuse debut vs. Tennessee (8/30), adding a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery ... Made four tackles, broke up a pass, and had three quarterback hurries against UConn (9/12) ... Had three solo tackles and three quarterback hurries in the win at Clemson (9/20) ... Made two tackles and a half sack against Duke (9/27) ... Notched two tackles at SMU (10/4) ... Had four tackles and a sack against Pitt (10/18) ... Recovered a fumble at Georgia Tech (10/25) ... Made two tackles vs. North Carolina (10/31) ... Had a tackle at Miami (11/8) ... Recorded a sack at Notre Dame (11/22) ... Had a pass breakup and a tackle in the season finale against Boston College (11/29).
Redshirt Junior Season (2024 at Cal): Appeared in 11 games, recording 22 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups ... Started the season opener against UC Davis (8/31) ... Made a pair of tackles and had a quarterback hurry against Florida State (9/21) ... Tallied a pair of tackles against Miami (10/5) ... Had a sack and forced a fumble against Pitt (10/12) ... Made one tackle against NC State (10/19) ... Tallied a pair of sacks, two pass breakups and three solo tackles against Wake Forest (11/8) ... Made one tackle against Syracuse (11/16) ... Notched a season-high six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble against Stanford (11/23) ... Tallied four tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss against SMU (11/30) ... Notched two solo tackles against UNLV in the LA Bowl (12/18).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023 at Cal): Fourth Team All-Pac-12 selection by Phil Steele and honorable mention honoree by the league's coaches ... Appeared in all-13 games with six starts, making 35 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, three pass breakups and four quarterback hurries ... Led Cal in tackles for loss, sacks and forced fumbles ... Had one tackle and a quarterback hurry in his Cal debut vs. North Texas (9/2) ... Made three tackles and a sack against Auburn (9/9) ... Tallied four tackles against Idaho (9/16) ... Made one solo tackle against Washington (9/23) ... Had three tackles against Arizona State (9/30) ... Made four tackles against Oregon (11/4) ... Had two sacks, a career-high two forced fumbles, a pass breakup and six tackles against Washington State (11/11) ... Made three tackles, 0.5 sacks and a pass breakup against Stanford (11/18) ... Notched a career-high three sacks, forced a fumble and had four tackles against UCLA (11/25) ... Made five tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss, while also breaking up a pass against Texas Tech (12/16) in the LA Bowl.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022 at Florida): Appeared in every game, making two tackles ... Had one tackle in the season opener vs. Utah (9/3) ... Made a solo tackle at Tennessee (9/24).
2021 (at Florida): Did not appear in any games, missing the season due to injury ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (at Florida): Saw action in five games, but did not record any statistics ... Missed the final seven games due to injury ... Earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (at Florida): Missed the entire season due to injury ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Redshirt Year (2018 at Florida): Appeared in two games, totaling four tackles ... Made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Charleston Southern (9/1) and made two tackles ... Notched two tackles against Idaho (11/17).
High School: Played four-years of varsity football, three at Fort Pierce Central before transferring to Vero Beach for his senior season… Helped Vero Beach to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the State Playoffs… During his senior season he recorded 47 total tackles with 16.5 tackles-for-loss, 10.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, four pass deflections and a blocked punt... Had two offensive scores as he tallied two carries for 50 yards and two receptions for 13 yards… Played for coach Brad Paulson at Fort Pierce Central and for Lenny Jankowski at Vero Beach… Played three years of varsity basketball playing both power forward and small forward… Averaged 9.5 points per game. 5.0 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks.
Redshirt Senior Season (2025): Started every game ... Made 27 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries amd three pass breakups ... Had a career-high seven tackles in his Syracuse debut vs. Tennessee (8/30), adding a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery ... Made four tackles, broke up a pass, and had three quarterback hurries against UConn (9/12) ... Had three solo tackles and three quarterback hurries in the win at Clemson (9/20) ... Made two tackles and a half sack against Duke (9/27) ... Notched two tackles at SMU (10/4) ... Had four tackles and a sack against Pitt (10/18) ... Recovered a fumble at Georgia Tech (10/25) ... Made two tackles vs. North Carolina (10/31) ... Had a tackle at Miami (11/8) ... Recorded a sack at Notre Dame (11/22) ... Had a pass breakup and a tackle in the season finale against Boston College (11/29).
Redshirt Junior Season (2024 at Cal): Appeared in 11 games, recording 22 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups ... Started the season opener against UC Davis (8/31) ... Made a pair of tackles and had a quarterback hurry against Florida State (9/21) ... Tallied a pair of tackles against Miami (10/5) ... Had a sack and forced a fumble against Pitt (10/12) ... Made one tackle against NC State (10/19) ... Tallied a pair of sacks, two pass breakups and three solo tackles against Wake Forest (11/8) ... Made one tackle against Syracuse (11/16) ... Notched a season-high six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble against Stanford (11/23) ... Tallied four tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss against SMU (11/30) ... Notched two solo tackles against UNLV in the LA Bowl (12/18).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023 at Cal): Fourth Team All-Pac-12 selection by Phil Steele and honorable mention honoree by the league's coaches ... Appeared in all-13 games with six starts, making 35 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, three pass breakups and four quarterback hurries ... Led Cal in tackles for loss, sacks and forced fumbles ... Had one tackle and a quarterback hurry in his Cal debut vs. North Texas (9/2) ... Made three tackles and a sack against Auburn (9/9) ... Tallied four tackles against Idaho (9/16) ... Made one solo tackle against Washington (9/23) ... Had three tackles against Arizona State (9/30) ... Made four tackles against Oregon (11/4) ... Had two sacks, a career-high two forced fumbles, a pass breakup and six tackles against Washington State (11/11) ... Made three tackles, 0.5 sacks and a pass breakup against Stanford (11/18) ... Notched a career-high three sacks, forced a fumble and had four tackles against UCLA (11/25) ... Made five tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss, while also breaking up a pass against Texas Tech (12/16) in the LA Bowl.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022 at Florida): Appeared in every game, making two tackles ... Had one tackle in the season opener vs. Utah (9/3) ... Made a solo tackle at Tennessee (9/24).
2021 (at Florida): Did not appear in any games, missing the season due to injury ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (at Florida): Saw action in five games, but did not record any statistics ... Missed the final seven games due to injury ... Earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (at Florida): Missed the entire season due to injury ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Redshirt Year (2018 at Florida): Appeared in two games, totaling four tackles ... Made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Charleston Southern (9/1) and made two tackles ... Notched two tackles against Idaho (11/17).
High School: Played four-years of varsity football, three at Fort Pierce Central before transferring to Vero Beach for his senior season… Helped Vero Beach to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the State Playoffs… During his senior season he recorded 47 total tackles with 16.5 tackles-for-loss, 10.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, four pass deflections and a blocked punt... Had two offensive scores as he tallied two carries for 50 yards and two receptions for 13 yards… Played for coach Brad Paulson at Fort Pierce Central and for Lenny Jankowski at Vero Beach… Played three years of varsity basketball playing both power forward and small forward… Averaged 9.5 points per game. 5.0 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks.
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