Desmond Reid
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Running back, Pittsburgh (from Western Carolina), 2022–⁠25

Desmond Reid

Lettered 2024–⁠25 (school media guide)

Number
No. 0
Height
5′8″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Miami Gardens, FL

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Desmond Reid played running back at Western Carolina (2022–⁠23) and Pittsburgh (2024–⁠25).

At a glance

Best season
966
Rushing yards, 2024 (Pittsburgh, 7–⁠6)
Best game
155 yards
At Florida State, week 7, 2025: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

211rushing yards, career highat Chattanooga, 20235rushing touchdowns, career highat The Citadel, 202311catches, career highat North Carolina, 2024155receiving yards, career hightwice; last at Florida State, 20252receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Florida State, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Western Carolina1178247.0458
2023Western Carolina1268887.01370
2024Pittsburgh1849665.3572
2025Pittsburgh602784.6253
Career4872,9566.12472

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Western Carolina2121210.1143
2023Western Carolina1819010.6039
2024Pittsburgh5257911.1472
2025Pittsburgh2331713.8250
Career1141,29811.4772

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2024Pittsburgh131591
2025Pittsburgh51051
Career182642

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Western Carolina0RBFr.
2023Western Carolina0RBSo.
2024Pittsburgh0RBJr.
2025Pittsburgh0RBSr.5′8″175

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Western Carolina (FCS)1170.2784th (n=470)0.1431.720%–
2023Western Carolina (FCS)1450.4998th (n=450)0.1770.828%–
2024Pittsburgh2330.2984th (n=434)0.1666.830%0.17
2025Pittsburgh860.2487th (n=576)0.1020.918%0.07

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Pittsburgh35%2.500.801.2026%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Pittsburgh 7 games, 278 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.DuquesneW 61–⁠98661120
Sep 6vs.Central MichiganW 45–⁠17104605690
Sep 13atWest VirginiaL 24–⁠316300–––
Oct 11atFlorida StateW 34–⁠311245081552
Oct 18atSyracuseW 30–⁠136380–––
Oct 25vs.NC StateW 53–⁠34134113280
Nov 15vs.Notre DameL 15–⁠3751206630
2024 Pittsburgh 11 games, 966 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Kent StateW 55–⁠241414513110
Sep 7atCincinnatiW 28–⁠2719148061061
Sep 14vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠34112604502
Oct 5atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠2418550111551
Oct 12vs.CaliforniaW 17–⁠151612021190
Oct 24vs.SyracuseW 41–⁠1311470–––
Nov 2atSMUL 25–⁠48134916440
Nov 9vs.VirginiaL 19–⁠24168002430
Nov 16vs.ClemsonL 20–⁠2414680101080
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 9–⁠37195904280
Dec 26 ✦vs.ToledoL 46–⁠483316915150
2023 Western Carolina 8 games, 888 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.ArkansasL 13–⁠56111113350
Sep 9vs.SamfordW 30–⁠72717012130
Sep 16atEastern KentuckyW 27–⁠242516913280
Sep 23vs.Charleston SouthernW 77–⁠21131112140
Sep 30atThe CitadelW 49–⁠141816753280
Oct 7atChattanoogaW 52–⁠50152112–––
Oct 21vs.FurmanL 17–⁠2921001390
Nov 18atVMIL 24–⁠27153915430
2022 Western Carolina 10 games, 824 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atCharleston SouthernW 52–⁠389691180
Sep 10atGeorgia TechL 17–⁠35104704650
Sep 17vs.PresbyterianW 77–⁠21121752240
Sep 24atSamfordL 12–⁠3515580280
Oct 1vs.VMIW 38–⁠1715960110
Oct 8atMercerL 6–⁠49280–––
Oct 22vs.The CitadelL 21–⁠34131290160
Nov 5vs.WoffordW 36–⁠292011203450
Nov 12atEast Tennessee StateW 20–⁠17147203620
Nov 19vs.ChattanoogaW 32–⁠2975814131

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height5′6¼″
Weight174 lb
Arm length28⅛″
Hand size8¼″
Wingspan69¾″
40-yard dash4.58 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′0″W
3-cone drill7.20 sW
20-yard shuttle4.27 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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