Mike Reed

Assistant Head Coach, Cornerbacks · Clemson

Headline rating: as position coach · defensive backs. Every role he has been rated in is below.

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Seasons here1

Programs2

Stints12

Career path

Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016

2026Sam HoustonChief of Staff

2026ClemsonAssistant Head Coach, Cornerbacks

2025Sam HoustonChief of Staff

2025ClemsonAssistant Head Coach, Co-Special Teams Coordinator, Cornerbacks

2024Sam HoustonAcademic Coordinator

2024ClemsonAssistant Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Cornerbacks

2023Sam HoustonAcademic Coordinator

2023ClemsonAssistant Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Cornerbacks

2022Sam HoustonAcademic Coordinator

2022ClemsonAssistant Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Cornerbacks

2021Sam HoustonAcademic Coordinator

2016–2021ClemsonAssistant Coach, Cornerbacks

Rating86Peak91

Room quality, development (his players gaining more than typical players at the position year to year) and recruiting credit.

Season	Team	Room	Room quality	Development	Recruiting	Season score
2025	Clemson	Special teams	65	+3.8	0.834	0.28
2025	Clemson	Defensive backs	83	+0.4	0.834	0.40
2024	Clemson	Special teams	61	-10.3	—	-0.44
2024	Clemson	Defensive backs	84	-3.1	—	0.34
2023	Clemson	Special teams	63	+8.8	0.898	0.80
2023	Clemson	Defensive backs	85	+2.1	0.898	1.07
2022	Clemson	Special teams	65	-1.3	0.889	0.46
2022	Clemson	Defensive backs	80	+7.2	0.889	1.11
2021	Clemson	Defensive backs	81	+2.7	0.941	1.16
2020	Clemson	Defensive backs	77	-3.9	0.945	0.46
2019	Clemson	Defensive backs	85	+3.8	0.974	1.70
2018	Clemson	Defensive backs	80	+2.2	0.904	0.80
2017	Clemson	Defensive backs	81	+0.4	0.972	1.15
2016	Clemson	Defensive backs	85	—	0.948	1.21

Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.