Cale Reeder

Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Position:
Safety
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Yorkville, Ill.
High School:
Yorkville H.S.
Major:
Human Biology/Pre-Physical Therapy

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022, 2023)
Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2021, 2022, 2023)
MVFC Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021, 2022, 2023)

2023: Earned starting nod in final 14 games of the season ... ranked fifth on the team with 58 tackles ... registered at least one tackle in 14 contests ... tallied eight tackles and intercepted a pass in home win over Montana State to share team's Defensive Player of the Week award ... marked return to home state with eight tackles at Illinois State ... again shared Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting a career-high 10 tackles, including a half-tackle for loss, and forcing a fumble at Southern Illinois ... recorded four tackles in each of the Jackrabbits' final four regular season games ... totaled 11 stops in postseason play, highlighted by a four-tackle performance against Montana in the Football Championship Subdivision national title game

2022: Started nine of the 12 games in which he played ... ranked second on the team with three interceptions and ranked ninth with 36 tackles ... recorded four solo tackles in season opener at Iowa ... came up with first interception of the season and added two tackles in Beef Bowl win over Butler ... shared team's Defensive Player of the Week award after registering momentum-changing interception and also contributing season-high seven tackles, including a sack, in home victory against South Dakota ... intercepted a pass and notched three tackles in league-clinching victory at Northern Iowa ... totaled 10 tackles in postseason play, including a tackle for loss in FCS quarterfinal win over Holy Cross ... credited with three stops in both the semifinal victory against Montana State and national championship game versus North Dakota State

2021: Moved into the starting lineup at safety midway through the season ... made eight starts while playing in all 15 games ... recorded at least one tackle in all 15 games and ranked fourth on squad with 65 tackles ... shared team lead with six pass breakups ... opened season with two tackles and a pass breakup in win at Colorado State ... recorded five tackles and a pass breakup in back-to-back games against Southern Illinois and Western Illinois ... shared team's Defensive Player of the Week award in game at Western Illinois, which also marked his first career start ... tallied seven tackles while also being honored as squad's Special Teams Player of the Week in home win over North Dakota State ... registered season-high eight tackles (seven solo) and added a pass breakup in Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener ... continued strong postseason run with six tackles in win at Sacramento State, followed by seven-tackle performance that included two tackles for loss in quarterfinal win at Villanova ... closed season with four tackles and a pass breakup in semifinal game at Montana State

2020-21: Played in all 10 games as a true freshman, playing both on special teams and as a reserve safety ... tallied first career tackle in home opener against Western Illinois to start a string of four consecutive games with a tackle ... registered two solo stops in Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal game against Southern Illinois ... also recorded a tackle in semifinal victory over Delaware

BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-state honors after tallying 80 tackles, 6 interceptions and 2 forced fumbles during his senior season at Yorkville High School ... honored on all-conference and all-area teams three times, he also scored 12 touchdowns during the 2019 campaign