# Marcel Reed
**Marcel Reed** (born 2004) is an [American football](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-football) quarterback for the [Texas A&M Aggies](https://www.edgepedia.org/texas-a-and-m-aggies), a [Nashville, Tennessee](https://www.edgepedia.org/nashville-tennessee) native who won the starting job during the 2024 season, led the Aggies to an 11-0 start and the program's first College Football Playoff berth in 2025, and enters the 2026 season as a team captain.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) • [2](https://apnews.com/article/154c1a3f46cee3eee660ceec8e1e5be4)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Position, size | Quarterback, No. 10; 6 feet 1 inch, 185 pounds; senior from Nashville, Tennessee[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) |
| Career totals (through 2025) | 27 games (21 starts), 402-of-653 passing (.616) for 5,407 yards, 41 touchdowns, 19 interceptions; 233 rushes for 1,085 yards and 14 touchdowns[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) |
| 2025 season | 3,169 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 62.1 percent completions; 493 rushing yards and 6 rushing touchdowns[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) • [3](https://scoutszn.com/player/5248?tab=grade) |
| 2025 team result | 11-0 start, first College Football Playoff berth in program history; season ended with a 27-17 rivalry loss at Texas[3](https://scoutszn.com/player/5248?tab=grade) • [2](https://apnews.com/article/154c1a3f46cee3eee660ceec8e1e5be4) |
| Recruiting | Consensus four-star prospect (Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN) at Montgomery Bell Academy; 2023 Tennessee Mr. Football[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) |
| 2026 status | Team captain; named to the Manning Award, Maxwell, Walter Camp, Davey O'Brien, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm, and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch lists[4](https://12thman.com/news/2026/08/24/reed-named-to-2026-manning-award-preseason-watch-list) |
| Draft outlook | Bleacher Report graded him 6.80 (fourth-round, part-time contributor), ranking him the No. 10 quarterback and No. 117 prospect overall in the 2026 class[5](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25292033-nfl-draft-2026-scouting-report-texas-am-qb-marcel-reed) |
## High school career
Reed lettered four seasons at [Montgomery Bell Academy](https://www.edgepedia.org/montgomery-bell-academy) in Nashville under head coach Marty Euverard, helping the Big Red to a 35-13 record over four years with three appearances in the TSSAA Division II-AAA state championship game, as a freshman, junior, and senior.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) He finished his high school career with 6,357 passing yards (420-of-750, .560) and 62 touchdowns against 24 interceptions, and added 2,256 rushing yards and 38 scores on 440 carries.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) As a senior he passed for 2,198 yards and 27 touchdowns while rushing for 944 yards and 15 scores, and was named 2023 Mr. Football in Tennessee.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed)
Recruiting services rated him a consensus four-star prospect. ESPN ranked him the No. 4 dual-threat quarterback nationally and No. 176 on its top 300 list, while Rivals and 247Sports placed him No. 8 and No. 19 at the position, respectively.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) He signed with Texas A&M on December 19, 2022, flipping from a previous commitment to Ole Miss.[6](https://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/246787/marcel-reed)
## College career
**2023 redshirt season.** Reed appeared in three games, with most of his action coming in the Texas Bowl after the starting quarterback was injured on the first play. He finished the year 21-of-36 passing for 374 yards with one touchdown and one interception, including 361 yards passing against Oklahoma State in the bowl game.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed)
**2024.** Reed saw action in 11 of 13 games and made eight starts, gradually surpassing Connor Weigman on the depth chart during the season.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) • [7](https://apnews.com/article/c6a39b07f29a53451b4557008002969d) He completed 147-of-240 passes (.613) for 1,864 yards with 15 touchdowns and six interceptions, and ran 116 times for 547 yards (4.72 per carry) and seven scores.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) His 4.72 yards per carry ranked first among SEC quarterbacks, and his seven rushing touchdowns were fourth among SEC signal callers.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) He earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors twice, including after a win over LSU in which he rushed for 62 yards and three touchdowns while completing two passes for 70 yards.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed)
**2025 breakout.** Reed started all 13 games and completed 234-of-377 passes (.621) for 3,169 yards with 25 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, adding 493 rushing yards and six scores on 104 carries, for 3,662 yards of total offense.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) Texas A&M opened 11-0, reaching No. 3 in the AP Top 25, before the perfect season ended with a 27-17 loss at Texas in the rivalry week game, in which Reed was intercepted on his final two possessions.[2](https://apnews.com/article/154c1a3f46cee3eee660ceec8e1e5be4) The Aggies still earned the program's first [College Football Playoff](https://www.edgepedia.org/college-football-playoff) berth, losing to Miami 10-3 in a first-round game at College Station.[3](https://scoutszn.com/player/5248?tab=grade) • [8](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/tamu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2025/12/15/13_-_Miami_CFP.pdf?timestamp=20251215103646) • [11](https://collegefootballplayoff.com/sports/2025/12/21/R1-MIA-TAMU-recap)
Several 2025 games defined the season. In the third week, Texas A&M won 41-40 at Notre Dame on Reed's fourth-and-goal pass to [Nate Boerkircher](https://www.edgepedia.org/nate-boerkircher) with 11 seconds left.[9](https://apnews.com/article/fd1a383be49e7e666a67962ef945cbc1) Against South Carolina he posted a career-high 452 yards of total offense, including 439 passing, the most by an Aggie quarterback since Nick Starkel's 499 yards in the 2017 Belk Bowl; his 316 second-half passing yards were the most in a half by an Aggie since [Kellen Mond](https://www.edgepedia.org/kellen-mond) in 2018.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) He threw a career-high four touchdown passes against UTSA in the opener and connected with receiver [Mario Craver](https://www.edgepedia.org/mario-craver) on a career-long 86-yard touchdown at Notre Dame.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) The season brought national recognition: he was a Davey O'Brien Award finalist, a Manning Award finalist, an Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award finalist, a Walter Camp and Maxwell Award semifinalist, and a Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award top-5 selection, and he was named AP National Player of the Week and SEC Offensive Player of the Week during the year.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed)
**2026 season.** Reed returned as the starting quarterback and was named a team captain for his senior campaign.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) He opened the year on six national award watch lists, including the Manning Award, which considers bowl and playoff performance in its balloting and for which he was a 2025 finalist.[4](https://12thman.com/news/2026/08/24/reed-named-to-2026-manning-award-preseason-watch-list) Through the early part of the 2026 season, [Pro Football Focus](https://www.edgepedia.org/pro-football-focus) credited him with 1,097 passing yards, six touchdowns, and six interceptions on 188 attempts, with a 60.4 overall grade that ranked 221st among 276 qualified quarterbacks and a 68.7 rushing grade.[10](https://www.pff.com/ncaa/players/marcel-reed/175940)
## Playing style and evaluation
Reed is a dual-threat quarterback whose running is a central part of his game. [Bleacher Report](https://www.edgepedia.org/bleacher-report)'s December 2025 scouting report, by draft analyst Damian Parson, host of the Locked On NFL Draft podcast, praised his improvisation and elusiveness as a runner, his quick release on first-read throws, and his touch on intermediate passes, while flagging inconsistent pocket navigation, average arm talent on deep throws, and unsettled footwork as areas to develop.[5](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25292033-nfl-draft-2026-scouting-report-texas-am-qb-marcel-reed) The report assigned him a 6.80 grade, projecting a fourth-round pick and a part-time contributor role, with an overall rank of 117 and a position rank of QB10.[5](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25292033-nfl-draft-2026-scouting-report-texas-am-qb-marcel-reed) His career efficiency numbers bear out the dual-threat profile: through 2025 he averaged 200.26 passing yards and 40.19 rushing yards per game with a pass efficiency rating of 146.02, and he had lost only two fumbles in his college career.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed)
## Personal life and family
Reed is the son of Rod and Tamika Reed and is majoring in agricultural leadership and development.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) His father lettered four years (1985-88) as a linebacker at Tennessee State, set the Tigers' career tackles record with 406 and single-season record with 197 in 1987, and later spent 30 years in coaching, including 11 seasons as Tennessee State's head coach from 2010 to 2020.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) His paternal grandfather, [Robert Reed](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-reed), Jr., was an offensive guard at Tennessee State from 1962 to 1964 and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the 16th round (217th overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed) In June 2026 Reed attended the Manning Passing Academy as a counselor.[1](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed)
## References
1. [Marcel Reed, 2026 Football Roster, Texas A&M Athletics](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2026/player/marcel-reed)
2. [The Latest: With Texas A&M out of the top 5, Georgia and Oregon climb in the AP Top 25, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/154c1a3f46cee3eee660ceec8e1e5be4)
3. [Marcel Reed, Texas A&M QB Scouting Report & Draft Grade, ScoutSZN](https://scoutszn.com/player/5248?tab=grade)
4. [Reed Named to 2026 Manning Award Preseason Watch List, Texas A&M Athletics](https://12thman.com/news/2026/08/24/reed-named-to-2026-manning-award-preseason-watch-list)
5. [NFL Draft 2026 Scouting Report for Texas A&M QB Marcel Reed, Bleacher Report](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25292033-nfl-draft-2026-scouting-report-texas-am-qb-marcel-reed)
6. [Marcel Reed Recruiting Profile, ESPN](https://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/246787/marcel-reed)
7. [College football latest: AP Top 25 preseason rankings, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/c6a39b07f29a53451b4557008002969d)
8. [2025 Texas A&M Football: College Football Playoff game notes, Texas A&M Athletics](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/tamu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2025/12/15/13_-_Miami_CFP.pdf?timestamp=20251215103646)
9. [Texas A&M jumps to No. 10 in the AP Top 25, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/fd1a383be49e7e666a67962ef945cbc1)
10. [Marcel Reed, Texas A&M Aggies QB, NCAA and PFF stats, Pro Football Focus](https://www.pff.com/ncaa/players/marcel-reed/175940)
11. [CFP First Round Recap: No. 10 Miami 10, No. 7 Texas A&M 3 - College Football Playoff](https://collegefootballplayoff.com/sports/2025/12/21/R1-MIA-TAMU-recap)
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