➤ 2015 ➤ Redshirt Freshman Season
Awards: Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District...Named to ESPN.com's Big Ten All-Freshman team.
Season: Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts, missing the TaxSlayer Bowl due to injury...Was one of 17 redshirt freshmen to see action...Was one of seven freshmen (3 redshirt, 4 true) to start ...Made his first career start vs. Buffalo...Named Academic All-Big Ten. at Temple (9/5): Made two tackles...Made his first career tackle in the fourth quarter...Posted his first career TFL on the next play...Helped Penn State pile up 15.0 TFL, its most since posting 15.0 vs. Michigan on Sept. 22, 2007. Buffalo (9/12): Recorded seven tackles in his first career start. Rutgers (9/19): Recorded eight tackles...Added 1.0 tackle for loss...Part of a defense that held Rutgers to just three points, the fewest in a Big Ten opener since limiting Minnesota to three points in 1994...Helped limit Rutgers to 43 rushing yards, the fewest since giving up just 33 yards to Maryland last season. San Diego State (9/26): Recorded six tackles...Made 0.5 tackle for loss to help Penn State amass 9.0 TFLs in the game. Army (10/3): Recorded four tackles, Including 1.0 tackle for loss...Was a part of a defensive that limited Army to one pass attempt, the fewest by a Penn State opponent since at least 1966, and one completion, the fewest since 1976 (Ohio State)...The one completion is tied for the fewest by a team in FBS this year (by Georgia Southern vs. Western Michigan)...The one pass attempt is the fewest by an FBS team this season...Helped hold Army to just 32 passing yards, the fewest against the Nittany Lions in the Big Ten era (since 1993). Indiana (10/10): Made three tackles...Recorded one tackle for loss...Helped snap Indiana's string of nine games in which the Hoosiers scored 20-plus points...Part of a defense that held Indiana to 234 yards of total offense, the fewest allowed by PSU since giving up 221 at Indiana in 2014...Played a major role in limiting IU to just 79 rushing yards, the second-straight B1G opponent with less than 80 yards rushing vs. Penn State. at Ohio State (10/17): Recorded five tackles...Made 1.0 TFL...Helped the Penn State defense accumulate 10.0 tackles for loss...The 10.0 tackles for loss were the most surrendered by Ohio State in 2015. vs. Maryland (10/24): Posted a career-high 11 tackles -- 10 solo -- to lead all players. Illinois (10/31): Grabbed his first career interception in the first quarter, returning it for 44 yards...Recorded three tackles...Also added one pass breakup...Part of a defense that recorded its first Big Ten shutout since blanking Minnesota in 2009 (20-0)...Helped hold Illinois to just 167 yards (37 rushing, 130 passing), the fewest allowed since holding Minnesota to 138 yards (37 rushing, 101 passing) in 2009...As a unit, the defense forced a punt on 12 of Illinois' 15 possessions, with two ending with a turnover on downs and the other halted by an interception...Selected as the coaching staff's Defensive Player of the Week. at Northwestern (11/7): Recorded six tackles. Michigan (11/21): Recorded seven tackles...Helped hold Michigan to less than 100 yards rushing, the fifth Penn State opponent that failed to reach 100 rushing yards (87 on 30 carries). at Michigan State (11/28): Recorded five tackles. vs. Georgia (1/2): Missed the game due to an injury sustained during the bowl week preparation.
➤ 2014 ➤ True Freshman Season
Redshirt season.
➤ High School
A four-year letterman for Salesianum School and head coach Bill DiNardo...Helped the Sallies to the 2013 DIAA Division I State Championship...Was a two-time all-state selection at middle linebacker...Earned first-team all-state at running back as a senior...Was named the 2013 Defensive Player of the Year by the Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association...Compiled 76 tackles, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries during his final prep season...Also ran for 1,154 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior...Won the Michael DeLucia Sportsmanship Award, given to a senior football player at a Delaware Catholic high school...Recorded more than 2,000 yards rushing and a combined 54 touchdowns (37 rushing, 17 passing) in his career...Added 280 tackles, 12 sacks and five interceptions...Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN and a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com...Ranked among the top 35 linebackers in the nation...Was the No. 2 recruit in the state of Delaware...Also was a prep All-American and three-time all-state lacrosse player...Led Salesianum to three straight state lacrosse titles from 2011-13...Helped the 2013 lacrosse squad to a No. 17 national ranking...Was a member of the Principal's List...Was inducted into the National Honor Society.
➤ Personal
Full name is Troy Daniel Reeder...Son of Dan and Cheryl Reeder...Has one younger brother, Colby...Father played football at Delaware, was selected by the Los Angeles Raiders in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL Draft and was a running back with the Pittsburgh Steelers...Mother played basketball at Elizabethtown College from 1982-84, helping the team to a Division III National Championship in 1982...Enjoys strength conditioning and boating...Interested in a career in real estate investment and development...Born September 13, 1994 in Newark, Del.