Brian Reinke

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Position:
TE
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-4
Weight:
255
Hometown:
Akron, Ohio
High School:
Copley Senior HS

As a Redshirt Senior (2018): Academic All-MAC … Dean’s List student … played in 11 games at tight end … had three receptions for 31 yards and a touchdown … had a four-yard reception in the win over Morgan State … in the win over Central Michigan, had a 21-yard reception … caught his first career touchdown at Ohio, a six-yard reception in the fourth quarter … three-year player on the defensive line … started all 14 games at DE in 2017 … switched to tight end during training camp … All-state AFCA Good Works Team nominee for his community service work … two-year member of SAAC … served as community service executive … guided UA to the Organizational Volunteer Group of the Year by the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank … nominee for the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team … moved from defensive end to tight end during training camp … lettered.

As a Redshirt Junior (2017): Dean’s List student … started all 14 games at defensive end … one of only eight Zips to start every game … finished with 48 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, two hurries, and a beak-up … in the Boca Raton Bowl, had three tackles … in the win over Kent State, had four tackles, 2.0 TFL, and 1.5 sacks … in the win over Ohio, had four tackles … had five tackles at Miami … in the win over Buffalo, had three tackles and a sack for a loss of five yards … had four tackles at Toledo … in the win at Western Michigan, had five tackles and a four-yard sack … in the win over Ball State, had five tackles … in the MAC win at Bowling Green, had three tackles, a break-up, and a hurry … had four tackles at Troy … had three tackles, including a TFL, in the win over Arkansas Pine Bluff … had three tackles, including a TFL for three yards, at No. 6 Penn State … lettered … member of SAAC … served as community service executive.

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2016): Played in 11 games … also saw action on the kickoff return and field goal units … had a tackle against Toledo … team representative on Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) … lettered.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2015): Saw action in one game … made collegiate debut in the win over Savannah State.

As a Freshman (2014): Redshirted.

High School: Played tight end, linebacker, and defensive end for coach Ron Viscounte at Copley HS … only played football as a senior in 2013 … had 70 tackles, 10 TFL, nine sacks a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, and a defensive touchdown … on offense, had four receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown.

Personal: Born December 6, 1995 … parents are Randall Reinke and Kathleen Reinke … has an older brother, Matthew … mother played volleyball at Akron … Copley HS teammate Quincy Iverson plays at Toledo … earned a bachelor’s degree in sport management in May 2018 … pursuing a master’s degree.