ST. LOUIS, Mo — San Diego's
Ja'seem Reed (wide receiver) and
Eric Haney (defensive back) were named the 2024 Pioneer Football League Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, the PFL announced on November 24.
Haney and Reed are the first teammates to sweep the PFL's offensive and defensive awards since 2021, when Morehead State wide receiver B.J. Byrd and defensive lineman Vaughn Taylor Jr. swept the honors. Since the return to single-division play in 2005, it is only the fourth time teammates have claimed the awards.
The pair became just the third duo of Toreros to claim both awards in the same year in San Diego history, and first since Anthony Lawrence and Jonathan Petersen swept the awards in 2017.
Reed, a Thousand Oaks, California product, was the PFL's lone 1,000-yard receiver in 2024. His 1,052 receiving yards, 12 touchdown receptions, 7.0 receptions per game, and 95.6 receiving yards per game all led the league, and he finished fifth in scoring (6.5 points per game). Reed's 12 touchdown receptions were fourth most in the FCS, and he was among only 14 FCS receivers who amassed 1,000 receiving yards in 2024. He had four 100-yard receiving games, including 186 yards against Davidson on Nov. 22.
He becomes the ninth San Diego athlete to win the league's top offensive award and the first since alumnus Anthony Lawrence won the honor in 2018 and 2019.
Haney, from Peoria, Arizona, recorded a career-high 63 tackles, including four for loss, and had 10 passes defended, including two interceptions this season. He led a San Diego defense that was the league's top unit in pass efficiency defense (104.05) and was second in the FCS with six defensive touchdowns. Haney had one pick-six during the season – a 46-yarder against Marist on Oct. 19. His 5.7 tackles per game were 20th among PFL tacklers in 2024, and his 10 passes defended were fourth in the league.
Haney is the seventh San Diego defender to win the PFL's defensive award.
USD finished the 2024 regular season with an overall record of 8-3, including a 6-2 mark in PFL play that placed them second in the league standings behind Drake.
