Career
Reed prepped at McClymonds High School in Oakland, California. He was one of the nation’s top-ranked dual-purpose quarterbacks in 2004. A Super Preparatory All-American, he was ranked the #10-ranked signal caller by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.com, and the #5-ranked quarterback by Rivals.com and Sporting News.
Reed, the 2004 Contra Costa Times Cream of the Crop selection passed for 1,500 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior, 1,100 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior and 1,400 yards and 10 scores as a sophomore.
California
= 2005 Reed signed with the California Golden Bears after his senior year. Reed redshirted his freshman season.
= 2006 Reed competed with quarterbacks Kevin Riley, and Nate Longshore, but did not get the starting or backup job. As a result, he did not see any game action.
He decided to transfer to San Jose State following the 2007 preseason camp.
San Jose State
= 2007 Reed redshirted the 2007 season as a transfer student-athlete. = 2008 At the start of Spring camp for the 2008 season, he competed with Myles Eden. He was setback with an injury and was eventually named the third-string quarterback.
However, in the first game against University of California Davis Aggies, the Spartans were down 10–6 in the first 3 quarters, so Reed was brought in to replace Eden, and in the last 15 seconds of the 4th quarter scored on a 37-yard touchdown to Kevin Jurovich, leading the Spartans to a 13–10 victory.
Reed was then named the starter of the 2008 season. In the next game against Nebraska, the Spartans lost 35–12, making the season –-1.
He was then named the Women's Army Corps Offensive Player of the Week for his performance. = 2009 Reed started in the season opener against University of Southern California, but was replaced in the second quarter by Jordan Louisiana Secla.
Reed graduated from SJSU in 2010.
