2023 Football Roster
Roster
Reed, Nikko

Jersey Number 25
Nikko Reed
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oakland, Calif.
- High School:
- Moreau Catholic
- Prev School:
- Colorado
Bio
As A Senior (2024)
» All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches and Media)
Appeared in all 14 games for Oregon, making 13 starts … Finished with 39 total tackles (33 solo), including 2.0 tackles for loss, three pass breakups and two interceptions … Made at least one tackle in 11 of 13 games played, including nine games with at least three tackles … Played 602 total defensive snaps, with 516 at wide corner … Earned an 80.5 defensive grade from Pro Football Focus with a 89.9 run defense grade … vs. Idaho (Oct. 31): Hauled in an interception in the season opener … at. UCLA (Sept. 28): Recorded a season-high six tackles, all solo … vs. No. 3 Penn State (Dec. 7): Finished with three solo tackles, an interception and two pass breakups in the Big Ten Championship Game … Interception came with less than two minutes remaining to help seal the conference title for the Ducks … vs. No. 8 Ohio State (Jan. 1): Posted five solo tackles at the Rose Bowl.
As A Junior (2023)
Played in all 14 games in first season at Oregon, making a pair of starts … Finished with 25 total tackles (18 solo), including 2.0 tackles for loss, a sack and seven pass breakups … Made at least one tackle in 10 of 14 games played, including four games with at least four tackles … Played 404 total defensive snaps … Earned a 74.3 overall grade from Pro Football Focus with an 80.8 pass-rush grade and a 72.8 coverage grade … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Broke up a pair of passes in Oregon debut … vs. No. 19 Colorado (Sept. 23): Made four total tackles vs. former team … vs. Washington State (Oct. 21): Recorded four tackles and a pass breakup … vs. No. 3 Washington (Dec. 1): Impressed in the Pac-12 Championship Game with four solo tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Closed the season with a season-high five tackles (all solo) and a pass breakup in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.
As A Sophomore At Colorado (2022)
Appeared in all 12 games as a sophomore, playing 739 total snaps … Finished with 42 total tackles (30 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions, nine passes defended and one fumble recovery … Two interceptions led the team … vs. California (Oct. 15): Made a season-high seven tackles while adding a nine-yard sack … Second straight game with a TFL … First career sack … at No. 12 USC (Nov. 11): Picked off Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams for first interception of the season … vs. No. 10 Utah (Nov. 26): Hauled in second interception of the season and assisted on a tackle for loss in the season finale.
As A Freshman At Colorado (2021)
Played in nine games as a true freshman … Finished with nine total tackles, including six solo, with 1.5 tackles for loss, an interception and a pass breakup … Pulled in first career interception and added two tackles at Washington (Nov. 20) … Ran lone kickoff return back 100 yards for a touchdown on the road against Utah (Nov. 26) while making first career start on defense.
High School
A three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN… ESPN’s No. 145 player in California and the No. 139 Athlete … The No. 156 in the state and No. 146 athlete in the nation by 247 Composite … Played wide receiver and cornerback on varsity as a sophomore and junior for Moreau Catholic … Throughout high school career, tallied 2,199 all-purpose yards while rushing 43 times for 809 yards and 11 touchdowns … Added 606 yards and six touchdowns on kickoff returns, and 476 yards and a touchdown on punt returns … Hauled in 13 career interceptions, racking up 282 return yards and four touchdowns … Also ran track and field at Moreau Catholic.
» All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches and Media)
Appeared in all 14 games for Oregon, making 13 starts … Finished with 39 total tackles (33 solo), including 2.0 tackles for loss, three pass breakups and two interceptions … Made at least one tackle in 11 of 13 games played, including nine games with at least three tackles … Played 602 total defensive snaps, with 516 at wide corner … Earned an 80.5 defensive grade from Pro Football Focus with a 89.9 run defense grade … vs. Idaho (Oct. 31): Hauled in an interception in the season opener … at. UCLA (Sept. 28): Recorded a season-high six tackles, all solo … vs. No. 3 Penn State (Dec. 7): Finished with three solo tackles, an interception and two pass breakups in the Big Ten Championship Game … Interception came with less than two minutes remaining to help seal the conference title for the Ducks … vs. No. 8 Ohio State (Jan. 1): Posted five solo tackles at the Rose Bowl.
As A Junior (2023)
Played in all 14 games in first season at Oregon, making a pair of starts … Finished with 25 total tackles (18 solo), including 2.0 tackles for loss, a sack and seven pass breakups … Made at least one tackle in 10 of 14 games played, including four games with at least four tackles … Played 404 total defensive snaps … Earned a 74.3 overall grade from Pro Football Focus with an 80.8 pass-rush grade and a 72.8 coverage grade … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Broke up a pair of passes in Oregon debut … vs. No. 19 Colorado (Sept. 23): Made four total tackles vs. former team … vs. Washington State (Oct. 21): Recorded four tackles and a pass breakup … vs. No. 3 Washington (Dec. 1): Impressed in the Pac-12 Championship Game with four solo tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Closed the season with a season-high five tackles (all solo) and a pass breakup in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.
As A Sophomore At Colorado (2022)
Appeared in all 12 games as a sophomore, playing 739 total snaps … Finished with 42 total tackles (30 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions, nine passes defended and one fumble recovery … Two interceptions led the team … vs. California (Oct. 15): Made a season-high seven tackles while adding a nine-yard sack … Second straight game with a TFL … First career sack … at No. 12 USC (Nov. 11): Picked off Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams for first interception of the season … vs. No. 10 Utah (Nov. 26): Hauled in second interception of the season and assisted on a tackle for loss in the season finale.
As A Freshman At Colorado (2021)
Played in nine games as a true freshman … Finished with nine total tackles, including six solo, with 1.5 tackles for loss, an interception and a pass breakup … Pulled in first career interception and added two tackles at Washington (Nov. 20) … Ran lone kickoff return back 100 yards for a touchdown on the road against Utah (Nov. 26) while making first career start on defense.
High School
A three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN… ESPN’s No. 145 player in California and the No. 139 Athlete … The No. 156 in the state and No. 146 athlete in the nation by 247 Composite … Played wide receiver and cornerback on varsity as a sophomore and junior for Moreau Catholic … Throughout high school career, tallied 2,199 all-purpose yards while rushing 43 times for 809 yards and 11 touchdowns … Added 606 yards and six touchdowns on kickoff returns, and 476 yards and a touchdown on punt returns … Hauled in 13 career interceptions, racking up 282 return yards and four touchdowns … Also ran track and field at Moreau Catholic.
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