A 480 squat, a 37-inch vertical, and a 3.8 GPA: 2028 RB/LB Tony Reid is the profile Georgia coaches build boards around
Some sophomore profiles are projections. Tony Reid's is a test sheet that already reads like a college freshman's.
The 2028 running back and linebacker out of Calhoun High School (Calhoun, GA) — a North Georgia program with a state-title pedigree — tests explosive in every column a strength coach reads: a 480-pound squat, a 290-pound power clean, a 285-pound bench, a 37.2-inch vertical, and a 10-foot broad jump, at 5'9" and 190 pounds.
The speed
A 4.57 forty and a 4.4 shuttle at 190 pounds is the combination that matters for a back — straight-line speed that also changes direction. The shuttle number in particular is what lets a running back make the first defender miss at the line of scrimmage, and it's the trait that travels to the second level as a linebacker.
The two-way workload
Reid plays both ways, and coaches read that as conditioning and toughness before they read it as versatility. The linebacker snaps are also a hedge: a 190-pound back with a 290 clean and a 37-inch vertical is a college linebacker's athletic profile if the frame keeps growing.
The transcript
A 3.8 GPA as a sophomore is the multiplier. It puts Ivy, Patriot League, and academic-first programs on the list next to the SEC-adjacent schools that will find him on film — and it removes the one question that costs recruits offers in May.
What's next
Reid has two full seasons to build the film that matches the numbers. The numbers are already there.
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