• Since 2013, he has helped Clemson to eight ACC titles and four national championship game appearances, including national titles in 2016 and 2018.
• In 2025, led Avieon Terrell to second-team AP All-America honors, becoming Clemson’s first AP All-American at cornerback since Cordrea Tankersley in 2016. Terrell, a second-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, was also a first-team All-ACC selection and a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist as he set Clemson records for forced fumbles by a defensive back in both a season (five) and career (eight).
• Guided Terrell to second-team All-ACC honors and Ashton Hampton to Freshman All-America honors in 2024. Hampton’s 13 pass breakups were the most by a Tiger player since Garry Peters’ 15 in 2014.
• Coached Nate Wiggins to a first-team All-ACC selection in 2023 and a first-round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft as Clemson finished eighth in the nation in pass defense and tied for the national lead in takeaways.
• Named to Matrix Analytical’s All-American Staff in 2023.
• Helped Wiggins post 12 pass breakups in 2022, one shy of the Clemson sophomore record of 13 shared by James Lott (1987) and Justin Miller (2003).
• Guided starting cornerbacks Andrew Booth Jr. and Mario Goodrich to first-team All-ACC honors in 2021, becoming the first pair of cornerbacks from a single school to sweep first-team honors since North Carolina’s Dre Bly and Robert Williams in 1997.
• Helped Clemson finish first in the ACC and second in the nation in scoring defense in 2021, allowing 14.8 points per game. Clemson’s pass defense finished fifth in the nation in opponent passer rating (110.1).
• Placed two cornerbacks on the 2020 All-ACC team, as Derion Kendrick earned first-team honors and Booth earned a second-team selection as the defensive backfield helped Clemson to a sixth consecutive ACC title and College Football Playoff berth.
• Shared 2019 FootballScoop Defensive Backs Coach of the Year honors with Mickey Conn. Reed’s corners helped Clemson finish third in the nation in scoring defense (13.5 points per game) and fourth in the nation in total defense (288.3 yards per game) in 2019, ranking second in opponent passer rating (105.37) and fourth in the country in passing yards allowed per game (172.3).
• Produced two All-ACC selections in 2019, as A.J. Terrell earned a first-team selection, while Kendrick earned a second-team selection after transitioning to the position only six months prior to the season.
• Placed both 2018 starting corners on the All-ACC team, including Trayvon Mullen’s second-team selection and Terrell’s third-team nod. Helped both play major roles in Clemson’s 44-16 National Championship Game win, as Terrell opened the scoring on a pick-six, and Mullen earned Defensive MVP honors with six tackles, an interception, a sack and a caused fumble.
• Contributed to Clemson’s 2018 defense leading the nation in scoring defense (13.1 points per game) for the first time in school history.
• His cornerbacks helped Clemson rank fifth in the nation in pass efficiency defense (106.9) in 2017.
• Coached two First-Team All-ACC defensive backs Jadar Johnson and Cordrea Tankersley in 2016.
• His defensive backs contributed to the 2015 Tigers ranking fourth in the nation in third-down defense.
• Coached first-team All-ACC cornerback Mackensie Alexander, second-team All-ACC safety Jayron Kearse and third-team All-ACC cornerback Cordrea Tankersley in 2015 en route to being named FootballScoop Defensive Backs Coach of the Year.
• Helped the 2014 squad lead the nation in total defense (260.8), while also ranking in the top five in many other statistical categories. Coached first-team All-ACC cornerback Garry Peters that season.
• His defensive backs combined for 15 interceptions in 2013. Bashaud Breeland, who had a team-tying-high four interceptions and 74 tackles, was a second-team All-ACC selection and a fourth-round draft pick.
• His defensive backs helped Clemson finish 10th in the nation in turnovers forced (30) in 2013.
• Was the defensive backs coach at NC State for six seasons (2007-12) and coached NC State All-American David Amerson.
• Helped the Wolfpack to four bowl games in his six years with the program.
• The 2011 NC State squad had 27 interceptions, the most by an FBS school since 2003, when Nebraska had 32. The total tied for second most in ACC history and the most since 1994, when Virginia had 27.
• In 2011, Amerson had 13 interceptions to lead the nation, five more than any other player. It tied for the third-most interceptions in NCAA history. Amerson also led the nation in interception return yards (205). Amerson was a unanimous All-American in 2011, when he was also a Thorpe Award finalist and won the Jack Tatum Award.
• As a professional coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, he worked with former Clemson All-American and nine-time Pro Bowl selection Brian Dawkins.
• Played on three bowl teams that finished with top-25 AP rankings, including the 1993 season when Boston College upset top-ranked Notre Dame in South Bend.
• Played three seasons for Tom Coughlin, who went on to win two Super Bowl championships with the New York Giants.
• Was the last selection of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers and played two seasons (1995-96) for that team, including the 1995 team that played its home games at Memorial Stadium. He also played for the NFL Europe team in Frankfurt and was team captain of the 1999 team that won the World Bowl.