ACADEMIC HONORS & AWARDS
- National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society (2025)
- Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025) |
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Career Summary
- Played in 29 games and totaled 35 tackles (22 solo / 13 assisted) in his career.
2025
- Saw action in eight games on special teams and as a reserve linebacker.
- Totaled eight tackles, including half a tackle for a loss, on the year.
- Three of eight tackles came on special teams (KORs).
- Collected two tackles in regular-season wins against Ithaca and McDaniel and matched that with two stops in a 40-10 win over Susquehanna in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
- Capped career with one tackle in a 48-41 loss at fourth-ranked Wisconsin-River Falls in the NCAA Semifinals.
2024
- Played in nine games, including all four NCAA Playoff games. Saw time on special teams and defense.
- Posted 12 tackles, including six solo stops, on the year.
- Totaled three tackles in a 51-7 win at Gettysburg.
- Matched season-high with three tackles, including a pair of solo stops, in a 45-37 loss at Mount Union in the NCAA Semifinals.
2023
- Saw action in 12 of Hopkins’ 13 games on the year as a reserve defensive back and standout on special teams.
- Posted 14 tackles on the year, including 10 solo stops.
- Made first career appearance in a 27-17 season-opening win against Ithaca and had one tackle.
- Notched season-high four tackles in a 49-28 win over Gettysburg.
- Added three tackles in a 34-27 win at Franklin & Marshall.
2022
- Did not see any game action.
2021
- Did not see any game action.
At Poly Prep
- Two-year member of varsity football team.
- First Team All-Metropolitan Independent Football Team (MIFL)Â as a senior, when he was also the team defensive MVP.
- Helped team to the MIFL title game as a junior and MIFL Bowl game as a senior.
Personal
-Â Tayo Ilunga-Reed
- The son of Mark Reed and Daria Ilunga.
- Middle of three children with older sister, Zora, and younger sister, Selah.
- Majoring in civil engineering.
