#25 Kyler Reed
Sr • TE • 6-3 • 230 lbs
| Hometown: | SHAWNEE, KS |
| Previous School: | ST. THOMAS AQUINAS |
| Recruited By: | Ted Gilmore, Ron Brown |
| Recruiting Class: | 2008 |
Huskers Pick Up Tight End Recruit
Nebraska picked up the seventh verbal committment of their 2013 recruiting class on Wednesday, when Dayton Ohio tight end prospect Greg Hart pledged to the Huskers. Hart will help NU fill a position of need in this class. It also serves as further evidence that the Husker coaching staff is …
Can a Team be Great Without (Much) NFL Talent?
<font size="2">The Omaha World-Herald's Sam McKewon recently shared some predictions for Husker players in the 2013 NFL draft. <font size="2">It doesn't make 2013 look like a banner draft year for Nebraska. It raises the question, if NU is lacking high draft picks, what might that suggest about the prospects for …
Handicapping the Spring Game
<font size="2">The Nebraska Athletic Department has released the rosters for the Spring game. <font size="2">Based on what we see, which team has the edge?</font></font>
Time for a Reed Revival?
<font size="2">In the offseason, it's easy for fans to look over the roster, envision the best case scenario for a player and get really excited about what that player might produce on the field. Such was the buzz around Kyler Reed a year ago. It made sense given that Reed …
Spring Breakdown: Receivers and Tight Ends
Nebraska fans have earned the right to be skeptical when they hear that the Huskers have a “great receiving corps” returning. In NU’s run-heavy history, special pass catchers have been few and far between. You can name them on one hand. And the dropped balls from the 2011 season are …
Line Play Biggest Question Mark Offensively
<font size="2">Nebraska returns a lot at of experience at the skill positions offensively. There are returning starters in the offensive backfield with Taylor Martinez and Rex Burkhead. The top two receiving options at tight end are back in Kyler Reed and Ben Cotton. Young but veteran receivers return in Kenny …
Reading into the Roster
The latest additions to the 2012 Husker Recruiting class have their official bio's and are listed on the Huskers.com football roster. Signing day makes it official, but seeing the names of those players listed and ready contribute makes it real. Along with these additions, the graduated players have been removed …
The Recruiting Home Stretch
Recruiting is the life blood of most every college football program. For those who are in the running for conference titles and mythical national titles, talent is table stakes. It doesn't guarantee wins, but you can't compete without it. For months, sometimes even years, coaches cultivate relationships with prospective players. …
Turning the page to 2012
In case you missed it yesterday the Capital One Bowl went something like this: "Damn." Nebraska, probably the fourth best team in the Big Ten, didn't get pounded by (probably) the fourth best team in the SEC. That was the good news. The bad news was that the Huskers decided …
Departure of Kerr Opens Up Scholarship
<font size="2">It's been reported that sophomore tight end J.T. Kerr is no longer on the roster for Nebraska. While that reduces NU's depth at the position, it also opens up an additional scholarship in time for signing day. With Sam Cotton already in the upcoming recruiting class, you might expect …
Nebraska Grinds Iowa 20-7
http://bigrednetwork.com/assets/stories/rex-burkhead(1).jpg It wasn't a pretty game, but in many ways had the look of old school Big Ten football in November. It took over 29 minutes for either team to put the ball in the end zone. Thankfully, that team was wearing red.
What To Watch For Saturday Against Washington
Nebraska and Washington will face off for the third time in 12 months when they take the field at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Saturday afternoon. Here are a few items and match ups to watch during this battle of 2-0 teams.
Position Battle Buzz - Offense
With Bo Pelini's disdain for preseason depth charts, we won't likely know for sure who's playing where until Sept. 3. That said, through five days of camp we are starting to get a few clues as to how things are playing out so let's play the guessing game, starting with …
Many Huskers Worth Watching
Preseason watch lists are curious things. In one sense, they offer little value because the game outcomes and player production for a season mean much more than any preseason hype. But, college football is an odd sport in that preseason perception does play a part in the eventual outcome. Like it or …
An Offense That Is Just Good Enough
To see the high expectations of the Husker Defense in 2011, one need not look further than a stack of college football preview magazines. They are astronomical. Pre-season national and conference watch lists have Seniors like Jared Crick, Alfonzo Dennard, and Lavonte David leading the way, along with a bevy …
Five Great Players for 2011
Former Husker linebacker and Wisconsin head coach Barry Alvarez once shared his theory that to win a national championship you don't need 22 great players. You just need five and the rest just need to be really good. We've made it something of a tradition to look at Nebraska's roster …
Rex In Effect
Once you get past the impressive debuts by Brion Carnes and Jamal Turner, Saturday's spring game star had to be Rex Burkhead. The junior running back finished with 91 yards on 11 carries, and looked every bit the quick, reliable and surprisingly powerful back that Husker fans have come to expect. But, the spring …
Spring Is In The Air
Last April, the Red White game at Memorial Stadium was expected to be a showcase of quarterback backups and what the defense would do without Suh on the field. Instead, fans at the game caught a glimpse of speed that an option spread attack could provide. Led by Taylor Martinez …
Ron Brown Will Build Up Backs
When reviewing the illustrious coaching career of Ron Brown, one thing jumps off the page. This will be his first year coaching running backs (or as the roster lists the top guys, I-Backs). Brown may not have extensive firsthand experience with directing backs, but coaching and the mentality behind motivating …
A Walk-on and Walk-off
<font size="2">While it's the scholarship players that garner the most attention, key walk-ons have been a part of Nebraska football since before even I.M Hipp became a household name. When a quality walk-on comes to Nebraska, that can be a real plus and when one departs, that can hurt a …
The Names You'll Hear in the New Year
<font size="2">The long offseason begins and while there will be plenty of buzz about the stable of studs on defense, those fans who want to experience some measure of hope for the offense will likely focus on a few names. In fact, fans may spend as much time talking up …
Darien Bryant Commits to Nebraska
Forget the stars next to his name. The thing to note about Bryant is who else wanted him. Namely, Nebraska's new division opponents in Michigan and Michigan State. But the Ohio tight end chose the Huskers.
Nebraska Pounds Colorado to Win Big 12 North Division
<font size="2">Going into a game that Nebraska desperately needed, the question was how would the Huskers generate offense. If you asked most NU fans, the name Rex Burkhead would have been a common answer. Burkhead started strong to stake the Big Red to a 17-3 halftime lead, rushing for one …
Nebraska Beats Missouri 31-17 Behind Roy Helu's Record Day
This was going to be a great win, no matter how it came. But Roy Helu made the game and himself an unforgettable part of Husker History. By toting the ball for over 300 yards (on fewer than 30 carries), he nearly single-handedly delivered victory. Though that would deny credit …
Defense Struggles in Husker Win
<font size="3">You'd take any win in a road game against an undefeated team, be it 10-9 or 71-70. But that painful familiar feeling returned for Husker fans that they hadn't had since 2008 or 2007. That is, the helpless feeling of watching your opponent drive the length of the field, …
Comedy of Errors Dooms Nebraska Against Texas
<font size="2">You never have to recover from a good start, the old adage goes. The converse of that, of course is that it can be difficult to recover from a bad start. And the Huskers came out very badly against Texas. The officials had an off second-half themselves.</font> …
Huskers Trounce Cats in Series Finale
<font size="3">The jersey said number three, but you'd swear it was a seven as Taylor Martinez did his best Eric Crouch impression in the last meeting with Kansas State for the Huskers. Or maybe it was Scott Frost? Nebraska rolled up 450 rushing yards and 136 passing yards on their …
Huskers Sluggish in 17-3 Win over South Dakota State
Nebraska won on the scoreboard Saturday night against South Dakota State, but never has a won felt so much like a loss. Beating a FCS subdivision team 17-3 – even a salty one like the Jackrabbits – is not in the realm of acceptable for a top-10 rated squad. …
Kavario Middleton Plans to Transfer to Nebraska
Husker fans got an unexpected piece of positive news Monday night when former University of Washington tight end Kavario Middleton announced that he intended to transfer to Nebraska. In Middleton, NU will be getting an experienced player and a significant talent. There are certain question marks about his character, however. He …
Underclassmen Make Strides to Impact Team
So it's apparently never too early for 2011 draft talk, as SI's Andrew Perloff and ESPN's Todd McShay have decided. With McShay believing that Jared Crick will be leaving early as a Junior next year. Looking at Nebraska's roster, there are 25 seniors and 24 juniors on the roster this year, …
Players You Won't See Saturday
A team usually likes to make it through spring practice without having to worry about injury, but that's usually just a pipe dream. The roster for this weekend will probably be published today or tomorrow with a full list of who's wearing red and who's wearing white, but it probably won't …
The Weekly Buzz
During spring practice, when competition is rife and coaches won't dare release a depth chart, we can gauge where players are at only based on the buzz surrounding their position battles. There is a lot being said about running backs behind Roy Helu, Jr, a few things about the Tight Ends …
Are the Stars Aligning for Reed?
Last spring, Nebraska fans caught their first glimpse of tight end Kyler Reed. Reed took a LaTravis Washington dumpoff pass 71 yards for a touchdown in the Red-White game. But by the fall he was stuck behind the logjam of tight ends that included Mike McNeill, Dreu Young, Ben Cotton, and …
McNeill Moves to Wide Receiver
About a week ago, we reviewed the updated Husker roster, looking for additions, departures and changes that could make a difference for NU in 2010. In terms of position changes, the search came up pretty hollow, coming up with only a move at backup center. Well, clearly we looked too soon. …
Baylor Post-Mortem
When Nebraska fans showed concern for Baylor because of the offensive production worries over the past few weeks, I started to worry. Everyone can say that there are no easy wins in the Big 12, but I disagree. Iowa State and Baylor should be easy wins, and were respectively not a …
Will Recent Recruits Silence the Naysayers?
In recent weeks and months there's been a lot of chatter that Nebraska was "behind" in recruiting due to the relatively small number of commitments to NU and the many commitments to programs like Texas. The clamor rose to almost outright panic by some factions of Husker fans with the decommitments …
What Could Be Done with Five Tight Ends
If there’s a consensus as to which position on the team is the deepest, it’s probably tight end. Give credit to Ron Brown, arguably the most proven coach on the NU staff. Mike McNeil returns and is getting some buzz as a possible all-conference prospect. He’s sure to be a major …
Quarterbacks Produce in Spring Game
Saturday’s scrimmage had the potential to be an ugly game. You had a quarterback with no starting experience and two more without even Spring game experience. Add to that two partial offense lines and some missing offensive talent (Niles Paul, Roy Helu, Kody Spano, Jaivorio Burkes) and things could have been …
Position Breakdowns: Linebackers
Outlook: The Huskers were positively gutted by graduation at linebacker. Given the way the defense performed in 2007, they may not be all bad. Nebraska must find starters and capable backups at every spot. Still, a transfer by Kyle Moore (brother of former standout Husker defensive end Jay Moore) suggests that …
The Class of 2008 Comes Together
The Huskers recruiting class of 2008 might be remembered as much for whom it didn't include as for who it did. Among the decommits were five-star quarterback Blaine Gabbert, four-star running back Jonas Gray, four-star offensive linemen Trevor Robinson, Bryce Givens, and Dan Hoch, four-star linebacker Shaun Mohler, and five-star defensive …
More Recruits to Visit
The Huskers appear set to host a dozen or more recruits in the next few days. Scout.com reports that Nebraska will host 12 recruits this weekend. This includes committed players five-star Lincoln offensive lineman Baker Steinkuhler, three-star linebacker Kyler Reed of Kansas, and Ricky Henry who will likely attend Nebraska if …
Alonzo Whaley Commits
The Huskers landed another verbal commitment this weekend, this time from linebacker prospect Alonzo Whaley. Considering NU's great need at the position, it's a welcome commitment even if he's not a Parade All-American.
Recruiting Update
Now that the Huskers have a head coach, it will become easier to understand which recruits still want to come to Lincoln and which will look elsewhere. Sure, there's a ton of re-recruiting to be done of the kids who had committed to Bill Callahan, but with a lot less uncertainty …
Kyler Reed Not Splashy, Just Solid
High school standout Kyler Reed committed to the Huskers this week. The Huskers might use him as an H-back/tight end, linebacker or perhaps even receiver (all positions of need for the future). His three-star rating will keep him off the short list of recruits that generate big excitement from Husker fans …
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- School Record Holder, Season Touchdown Catches by a Tight End (8 in 2010)
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2008)
- Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2010)
- Preseason First Team All-Big Ten (Lindy's, Athlon, Sporting News, Phil Steele, 2011)