Outstanding all-around athlete... Plays with both power and speed... Has been clocked at 4.5 in the 40... Rated as the No. 33 running back nationally by Rivals.com and the No. 5 player in the Sunflower State.

High School: Lettered three seasons and started two at Great Bend High School... Totaled 2,716 yards on 424 carries with 51 touchdowns during his prep career... Also had 45 receptions for 616 yards and four scores... Led the Panthers to an 11-2 record in 2006 and a berth in the Kansas 5A championship game... Rushed for 1,654 yards on 237 carries (6.9 avg.) with 29 touchdowns as a senior... Added 488 yards on 32 catches with three TDs... Collected 61 tackles, two sacks and four interceptions as a defensive back... Set the Great Bend school record with seven TDs in one game vs. Liberal in 2006... Also holds Great Bend’s career touchdown record with 57 and the single-season touchdown mark with 33... Named to both the Topeka Capital-Journal and Wichita Eagle Elite 11 teams (all classes) in 2006... Was also a consensus first team 5A all-state selection at running back... Earned conference MVP honors in both 2005 and 2006... Finished his junior campaign with 976 yards and 19 TDs on 161 carries (6.1 avg.)... Caught 13 passes for 128 yards and one TD... Recorded 39 tackles, including five sacks, as a defender... Will represent the West squad in the 2007 Kansas Shrine Bowl... Coached by Bo Black... Also lettered in basketball and track & field... Helped lead the Panthers to the 2006 5A state basketball title and was an honorable mention all-state selection by the Topeka Capital-Journal.

Personal: Jeremy Reed was born July 11, 1988, in Great Bend, Kan... Parents are Eric and Kathy Franzen... Plans to major in history... Career plans include becoming a history teacher and coach.