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Arizona Football: Former Walk-on Thomas Reid III gets scholarship

Hey! Who couldn’t use a little good Arizona Football news to pick you up? Well, here to hopefully cheer your spirits is the good news of special teams ace, Thomas Reid III.

Long hoping and praying for his chance to play at the division one level, the Virginia-area native walked-on to the team in 2016, after graduating from Radford High School in Honolulu, HI.

Since then, Reid III has made himself known on special teams, being an ultimate team player, and somebody that truly embodies the competitive spirit, fighting for every opportunity that he gets.

Well, after redshirting in 2016, Reid III would finally appear in eight games for the Wildcats, making his first career tackle against Northern Arizona in 2017 as a redshirt freshman.