Football
Reed, Effrem
Effrem Reed
- Title:
- Running Backs Coach
- Email:
- football@msu.edu
- Phone:
- 355-1647
Effrem Reed enters his fourth year on Mel Tucker’s staff in East Lansing, his second as the program’s running backs coach. He arrived at Michigan State in 2020 as an offensive analyst and was promoted to running backs coach in January 2022.
During his first season as running backs coach, Reed helped mentor first-year starter Jalen Berger, who ranked 11th in the Big Ten in rushing touchdowns (6), 12th in carries (148) and 15th in rushing (56.9 ypg; 683 yards).
In Reed’s second season as an analyst for the Spartans in 2021, MSU finished third in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 31.8 points per game under offensive coordinator Jay Johnson. The offense featured unanimous All-American, Walter Camp Player of the Year and Doak Walker Award winner Kenneth Walker III, who ranked second in the FBS in rushing with 1,636 yards. Walker, who was also named the Big Ten Running Back of the Year, was selected in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft by Seattle and went on to become a finalist for NFL Rookie of the Year after rushing for 1,050 yards for the Seahawks in 2022. The Spartans had a total of four players overall on offense drafted in 2022, including offensive tackle AJ Arcuri (seventh round, Rams), tight end Connor Heyward (sixth round, Steelers and wide receiver Jalen Nailor (sixth round, Vikings).
Reed joined the Spartan football program in 2020 as an offensive analyst after spending the previous two seasons (2018-19) at Louisiana. He was a defensive graduate assistant for the Rajun' Cajuns in 2019 and the director of player engagement for the program in 2018.
A four-year letterwinner as a running back for Louisiana from 2012-15, Reed played for Johnson, who served in the same role for the Ragin' Cajuns during Reed's career. As a redshirt freshman in 2012, Reed recorded career highs in rushing yards (414), carries (86) and rushing TDs (5). He played in 44 games throughout his career and compiled nearly 1,000 all-purpose yards to go along with eight TDs.
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Reed was a first-team all-state honoree at Dutchtown High School after rushing for 1,926 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior in 2010. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Louisiana in 2015.
The Reed File
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Second on full-time coaching staff. Joined staff at MSU as an analyst in 2020.
PREVIOUS COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: Director of Player Engagement at Louisiana (2018); Graduate assistant (defense) at Louisiana (2019); Offensive analyst at Michigan State (2020-21).
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Louisiana in 2015.
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Player – 2012 New Orleans Bowl, 2013 New Orleans Bowl, 2014 New Orleans Bowl. Analyst – 2021 Peach Bowl.
During his first season as running backs coach, Reed helped mentor first-year starter Jalen Berger, who ranked 11th in the Big Ten in rushing touchdowns (6), 12th in carries (148) and 15th in rushing (56.9 ypg; 683 yards).
In Reed’s second season as an analyst for the Spartans in 2021, MSU finished third in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 31.8 points per game under offensive coordinator Jay Johnson. The offense featured unanimous All-American, Walter Camp Player of the Year and Doak Walker Award winner Kenneth Walker III, who ranked second in the FBS in rushing with 1,636 yards. Walker, who was also named the Big Ten Running Back of the Year, was selected in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft by Seattle and went on to become a finalist for NFL Rookie of the Year after rushing for 1,050 yards for the Seahawks in 2022. The Spartans had a total of four players overall on offense drafted in 2022, including offensive tackle AJ Arcuri (seventh round, Rams), tight end Connor Heyward (sixth round, Steelers and wide receiver Jalen Nailor (sixth round, Vikings).
Reed joined the Spartan football program in 2020 as an offensive analyst after spending the previous two seasons (2018-19) at Louisiana. He was a defensive graduate assistant for the Rajun' Cajuns in 2019 and the director of player engagement for the program in 2018.
A four-year letterwinner as a running back for Louisiana from 2012-15, Reed played for Johnson, who served in the same role for the Ragin' Cajuns during Reed's career. As a redshirt freshman in 2012, Reed recorded career highs in rushing yards (414), carries (86) and rushing TDs (5). He played in 44 games throughout his career and compiled nearly 1,000 all-purpose yards to go along with eight TDs.
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Reed was a first-team all-state honoree at Dutchtown High School after rushing for 1,926 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior in 2010. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Louisiana in 2015.
The Reed File
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Second on full-time coaching staff. Joined staff at MSU as an analyst in 2020.
PREVIOUS COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: Director of Player Engagement at Louisiana (2018); Graduate assistant (defense) at Louisiana (2019); Offensive analyst at Michigan State (2020-21).
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Louisiana in 2015.
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Player – 2012 New Orleans Bowl, 2013 New Orleans Bowl, 2014 New Orleans Bowl. Analyst – 2021 Peach Bowl.
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