2019 Football Roster

7 Reid Sinnett

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 225
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Johnston, IA
  • High School Johnston
  • Major Finance

Biography

AFTER USD
  • Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on NFL Draft weekend

RS SENIOR (2019)
  • In his first and only year as the starter, he led the Toreros to their sixth straight PFL championship and fourth trip in a row to the FCS Playoffs while breaking out to being one of the best quarterbacks in the FCS
  • NFF Hampshire Honor Society
  • STATS FCS Walter Payton Award Finalist
    • Finished 11th in the voting, the highest among PFL players (4 first-place votes)
  • All-PFL First Team
  • Academic All-PFL
  • Two-time PFL Offensive Player of the Week (Week 4/Sept. 22 & Week 7/Oct. 13)
  • STATS FCS Honorable Mention National Player of the Week (Week 7/Oct. 13)
  • CFPA FCS Honorable Mention National Player of the Week (Week 7/Oct. 13)
  • Ended the regular season second in the nation in passing efficiency
  • Also top-5 in passing touchdowns (4th), passing yards per game (4th) and total offense
  • Finished second in the USD record books in passing yards (3,528); fourth in completions (252) and total offense (3,702); sixth in completion percentage (66.9%) and passing efficiency (168.8); and ninth in passing touchdowns (32)
  • Responsible for 39 touchdowns in the regular season (32 passing, 6 rushing, 1 receiving)
  • Threw for 416 yards, 4 TD and 3 INT in his first career start (at Cal Poly, 8/31)
    • Completed a 30-yd touchdown pass to himself in the first quarter as his pass was deflected at the line of scrimmage and he caught it before running untouched into the end zone
RS JUNIOR (2018)
  • PFL honor roll
  • Played in 11 of 12 games
  • Was 3-of-7 passing for 34 yards, and had six rushing attempts for 30 yards
RS SOPHOMORE (2017)
  • Played in 10 games
  • Threw for one touchdown and rushed for one touchdown
  • Season-long pass of 28 yards at Jacksonville (Oct. 21)
  • Named to the PFL All-Academic Honor Roll
RS FRESHMAN (2016)
  • In 2016 appeared in all 12 contests for the Toreros
  • Completed 10-of-17 passes for 181 yards
  • Was a perfect 3-for-3 in passing for 34 yards against Butler
  • Completed 4-of-7 passes for 112 yards with a long of 35 yards, and chipped in with 16 yards rushing, in win over Davidson
FRESHMAN (2015)
  • Sat out the 2015 campaign as a redshirt
  • Named to PFL Honor Roll twice (2016 & 2015)
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended Johnston HS where he played for coach Brian Woodley
  • Senior year was a starter in three varsity sports (football, basketball, baseball)
  • Football team finished 8-4 in senior campaign
  • In Baseball he earned 1st Team All-Conference and was a member of the Iowa All-Star team
PERSONAL
  • From Johnston, Iowa, his parents are Kurt and Molly Sinnett
  • Chose USD for the strong academic tradition along with great football and weather
  • Also recruited by Ivy League schools (Harvard, Penn, Yale) and Kansas
  • Notes his dad (Kurt) played and coached basketball at Kansas from 1987-1991
MAJOR: Finance 

Statistics

Season:
2019

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2015Freshman

    QB
    6'4" 215 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    QB
    6'4" 215 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    QB
    6'4" 225 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2018Redshirt Junior

    QB
    6'4" 225 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2019Redshirt Senior

    QB
    6'4" 225 lbs
    7