University of California Athletics

Accolades

• Fourth-team All-Pac-12 selection (Phil Steele) (2023)
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2023)

Senior (2024)

• Played in 11 games. Recorded 22 tackles, 7.5 TFL. 4.5 sacks, two passes defended and forced fumbles.
• Started in Cal's home opener against UC Davis.
• Registered a pair of solo tackles and one QB hurry at Florida State .
• Had two tackles against Miami.
• Credited with one sack (-4 yds) at Pitt.
• Registered two sacks (-16 yds) at Wake Forest and a pair of pass breakups.
• Logged 2.5 TFL (-8 yds), including 1.5 sack (-6 yds) and forced a fumble against Stanford.
• Credited with four tackles, including 2.0 TFL (-6 yds), at SMU.

Junior (2023)
– Fourth-team All-Pac-12 selection of Phil Steele, while he was an honorable mention choice of the league's coaches
– Played in a career-high-tying all 13 games and made his first six career starts including in each of the final four contests
– Contributed career highs of 36 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss (-61 yards), 6.5 sacks (-58 yards), three forced fumbles, three pass breakups and four quarterback hurries, with his tackles for loss, tackle for loss yards, sacks, sack yards and forced fumbles all team highs, and all of his stats other than tackles and participation the first of his career
– Among Pac-12 and NCAA leaders in forced fumbles per game (0.25, No. 4T Pac-12, No. 18T NCAA), sack yards (No. 5 Pac-12, No. 33T NCAA), sacks (No. 8T Pac-12, No. 63T NCAA), sacks per game (0.50, No. 8T Pac-12, No. 71T NCAA) and tackle for loss yards (No. 8 Pac-12)
– Selected to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society
– at North Texas (W, 58-21) – 1 tackle, 1 quarterback hurry ... Cal debut
– Auburn (L, 10-14) – 3 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-7 yards), 1.0 sack (-7 yards) ... first career tackle for loss and sack
– Idaho (W, 31-17) – 4 tackles, 1 quarterback hurry
– at Washington (L, 32-59) – 1 tackle
– Arizona State (W, 24-21) – 3 tackles
– Oregon State (L, 40-52) – 2 quarterback hurries ... career-high quarterback hurries
– at Utah (L, 14-34) – 2 tackles
– USC (L, 49-50) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
– at Oregon (L, 19-63) – 4 tackles
– Washington State (W, 42-39) – 6 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-26 yards), 2.0 sacks (-26 yards), 2 forced fumbles, 1 pass breakup ... career-high tackle for loss yards, sack yards and forced fumbles ... career-high-tying pass breakups
– at Stanford (W, 27-15) – 3 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-2 yards), 0.5 sacks (-2 yards), 1 pass breakup ... career-high-tying pass breakups 
– at UCLA (W, 33-7) – 4 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss (-23 yards), 3.0 sacks (-23 yards), 1 forced fumble ... career-high tackles for loss and sacks that were also the most by a Cal player in 2023 ... earned Bednarik Player of the Week and Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week honors, while he was also named to Pro Football Focus' College Football Team of the Week on Defense, both for the first time in his career
– vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (L, 14-34) – 5 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss (-3 yards), 1 pass breakup ... career-high-tying pass breakups
– Wore No. 7

Florida (2018-22)
– Saw action in 20 games all off the bench during his five campaigns and contributed nine tackles, including four in two contests as a true freshman in 2018, three in five games in 2020 and two in 2022 when he played in a career-high-tying all 13 contests
– Redshirted in 2018 and received a COVID waiver for the 2020 campaign
– Did not appear in any games in 2019 due to injury or in 2021
– A four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019-22)
– Wore No. 4
 
Florida Bio And Stats
floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/david-reese/15231
*Some Statistics May Be Unavailable, Not Listed Or Not Included
 
Vero Beach HS (Class Of 2018)/Fort Central HS (2014-16 Football Seasons; 2014-17 Overall)
– Had a big season as a 2017 senior in his lone campaign at Vero Beach HS, posting 55 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks (-85 yards), 22 quarterback hurries, four pass defenses, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one blocked punt on defense, while adding 63 yards and two touchdowns on offense, including two rushes for 50 yards and one touchdown, as well as two receptions for 13 yards and one score for a team that finished 11-1 overall, won the 8A District 8 Football title with a 3-0 mark and reached the second round/regional semifinals of Florida’s Class 8A state playoffs
– Attended Fort Pierce Central HS for three academic years (2014-17), where he was a member of both the football and basketball programs
– Averaged 9.5 points per game over 35 contests spanning his 2015-16 sophomore and 2016-17 junior campaigns on the hardwood
– Wore No. 2 in football and No. 0 in basketball
 
Vero Beach HS Bio And Stats
maxpreps.com/fl/vero-beach/vero-beach-indians/athletes/david-reese/football/stats/?careerid=neapfmlusm2p9
*Some Statistics May Be Unavailable, Not Listed Or Not Included
 
Fort Pierce Central HS Bio And Stats
maxpreps.com/fl/fort-pierce/central-cobras/athletes/david-reese/?careerid=r0j1v1ihlkco8
*Some Statistics May Be Unavailable, Not Listed Or Not Included
 
2018 Recruiting Class Notes And Ratings (As Of January 14, 2023)
Stars: 247Sports Composite (4), On3 Consensus (4), Rivals (4), 247Sports (3), ESPN (3)
National Overall Player Rankings: Rivals (126), 247Sports Composite (297), On3 Consensus (331)
National Linebacker Rankings: On3 Consensus (43)
National Outside Linebacker Rankings: Rivals (4), 247Sports (20), ESPN (28), 247Sports (43)
Regional Overall Player Rankings: ESPN (255)
Florida Overall Player Rankings: Rivals (27), 247Sports Composite (53), On3 Consensus (58), 247Sports (87), ESPN (96)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.9003), On3 Consensus (89.74), 247Sports (87), ESPN (79), Rivals (5.9)
 
Other
– Brother, Stewart, was an offensive lineman at Mississippi State from 2016-19
– Earned his bachelor’s degree in education sciences at Florida in the spring of 2022