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2022 Football Roster

Otis Reese
Ole Miss Football vs LSU on October 22nd, 2022 in Baton Rouge, LA.Photos by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter @OleMissPix
Otis Reese
Otis Reese
Otis Reese
Otis Reese
Otis Reese
Ole Miss Football vs LSU on October 22nd, 2022 in Baton Rouge, LA.Photos by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter @OleMissPix
Otis Reese
Jersey Number 3

Otis Reese

  • Position:
    S
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    225
  • Hometown:
    Leesburg, Ga.
  • High School:
    Lee County
  • Prev. College:
    Georgia
  • Major:
    Multi-Disciplinary Studies
 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
 ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
 • Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2020)

2022 (SENIOR): Started 11 games for the Rebels ... Finished second on the team with 84 total tackles, with 8 coming for a loss ... Added 3 sacks ... Came up with 1 fumble recovery and hauled in 1 interception on the season ... vs. Troy (9/3/22): Brought in six total tackles as the Rebels’ starting safety in the season-opener, including four solo tackles and one TFL ... vs. Central Arkansas (9/10/22): Tied for a team-high five tackles as starting strong safety ... at Georgia Tech (9/17/22): Ended his day with five total tackles, one TFL, one sack and a pass breakup in the team’s dominant victory over the Yellow Jackets ... vs. Tulsa (9/24/22): Finished with four tackles, 0.5 TFLS, one breakup and one hurry after getting the start at safety ... vs. Kentucky (10/1/22): Came off the bench to make four tackles, 0.5 TFLs and one pass breakup in the Rebel secondary ... at Vanderbilt (10/8/22): Made a total of three tackles in the team’s 52-28 win over the Commodores ... vs. Auburn (10/15/22): Finished the day as the team’s leading tackler with 10 on the day, including two TFLs and one sacks as the starting Rebel strong safety ... at LSU (10/22/22): Finished with nine total tackles, including five solo tackles ... at Texas A&M (10/29/22): Got the start at safety for the Rebels, where he made a total of seven tackles including tying his career-best total in solo tackles with six ... vs. Alabama (11/12/22): Led the Rebels with 10 total tackles against the Crimson Tide, notching 1.5 TFLs, a sack and a fumble recovery ... at Arkansas (11/19/22): Ended his night tallying seven total tackles including half of a TFL against the Razorbacks ... vs. Mississippi State (11/24/22): Matched his career-high of 11 total tackles in the team’s Thanksgiving matchup with the Bulldogs, while also notching his first interception of the season. ... vs. Texas Tech (12/28/22): Logged 3 tackles against the Red Raiders, including 1 TFL.

2021 (SENIOR*): Started all 13 games in the secondary for the Rebels ... Helped the Ole Miss defense hold eight opponents to 21 points or less ... Ranked fourth on the team with 90 tackles, including two for a loss ... Also added 1.5 sacks ... Broke up two passes in coverage and forced a fumble ... vs. Louisville (9/6/21): Tied for the team lead with eight total tackles ... vs. Austin Peay (9/11/21): Broke up one pass and totaled three tackles in the victory ... vs. Tulane (9/18/21): Finished with five tackles, tied for third on the team ... at #1 Alabama (10/2/21): Led the team with a career-high 11 tackles at the free safety position ... vs. #13 Arkansas (10/9/21): Tallied a career-high 11 tackles for the second consecutive week, leading the team ... Also forced a fumble at the safety position ... at Tennessee (10/16/21): Tied for fourth on the team with seven tackles ... vs. LSU (10/23/21): Finished with nine tackles, including a shared tackle for loss in the win ... at #18 Auburn (10/30/21): Recorded eight tackles, playing all 80 defensive snaps ... vs. Liberty (11/6/21): Totaled six tackles, including his first career sack in the victory ... Helped the Ole Miss defense tally nine sacks, the third-most team sacks in a single game in program history ... vs. #11 Texas A&M (11/13/21): Played all 72 defensive snaps, breaking up one pass and finishing third on the team with seven tackles ... vs. Vanderbilt (11/20/21): Combined on a sack and totaled five tackles ... at Mississippi State (11/25/21): Made six total tackles in the Egg Bowl victory ... vs. #7 Baylor (1/1/22): Started at safety for the Rebels in the Sugar Bowl, tallying five tackles, the second most on the team.

2020 (JUNIOR): Was ineligible to play due to transfer rules until final three games of the season ... Started at the star position in all three games he was eligible ... Finished season with 24 tackles and one interception ... vs. Mississippi State (11/28/20) Made his Rebel debut, starting at defensive back ... Ranked second on the team with eight total tackles and also recorded a pass breakup ... at LSU (12/19/20): Played all 96 defensive snaps and tallied six total tackles ... vs. #7 Indiana (1/2/21): Recorded his first-career interception and ranked second on the team with 10 total tackles in the Outback Bowl victory ... Member of the 2020 signing class ... Enrolled early and participated in spring workouts.

GEORGIA: Saw action in 25 career games at Georgia, including one start during the 2018 and 2019 seasons ... Appeared in all 14 games in 2019 as a sophomore ... Finished with three total tackles ... Was part of the 2018 recruiting class  ... Played in 11 games as a true freshman ... Tallied 13 total stops, four of which came vs. Middle Tennessee (9/15/18) ... Registered first collegiate start vs. Auburn (11/10/18) ... Recorded three stops vs. UMass (11/17/18).

HIGH SCHOOL: Consensus a 4-star prospect coming out of Lee County HS ... Ranked as the No. 5 OLB nationally, No. 87 overall prospect nationally and the No. 12 prospect in Georgia by 247Sports ... Tabbed a PrepStar Magazine 4-star prospect, No. 180 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team ... Rivals.com 4-star prospect, ranked No. 56 nationally, No. 4 OLB and No. 8 in the state ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, No. 230 nationally, No. 12 OLB and No. 26 in Georgia ... Helped lead Lee County to a 14-1 season and the GHSA Class 6A Title as a senior in 2017 ... Named to the USA Today 2017 All-USA Georgia first team defense ... Honored as the 2017 Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year by both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Sports Writers Association., in addition to being named a member of the 2017 All-State Class 6A first team defense by both the AJC and GSWA ... AJC 2017 Preseason Super 11 ... Played a wide range of defensive positions ... Named to the Albany Herald’s 2017 Preseason Dynamite Dozen ... Named an all-state first team DB by both the AP and AJC in 2016 ... Recorded 65 tackles, 10 for loss, as well as five sacks and three INTs as a junior ... Coached by Dean Fabrizio.

PERSONAL: Son of Otis Reese and Tonya Jamison ... Full name is Otis Sylvester Reese ... Born July 2, 1998 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2020 ... Multi-disciplinary studies major.