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Although he came to the University of Alabama at Birmingham as an unrecruited walk-on athlete, he was named the starter at strong safety as a freshman, making 10 tackles and leading the team with 4 interceptions. The next season, he registered 70 tackles, 1 interception and posted 18 tackles—the third best single-game total in school history—against Western Kentucky University.

On June 3, 2005, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to provide depth after the retirement of safety Darren Woodson. He was released on August 24.

Reese retired in 2005 and is now the EVP of Next College Student Athlete and GM of the Rivals Combine Series, camps and combines for high school football players.

In 2004, he was named the starter at free safety, until he was passed on the depth chart by rookie Rashad Baker in the 10th game and was declared inactive during the rest of the season. He posted 48 tackles, one interception and one quarterback pressure.

On March 21, 2003, he signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Bills. He started 9 out of 13 games at free safety, before being placed on the injured reserve list on December 17. He collected 33 tackles, one quarterback pressure and 6 special teams tackles.

On March 15, 2002, he signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos. He earned the starting free safety position, finishing with 58 tackles 5 quarterback pressures, one pass defensed and 3 special teams tackles.

In 2001, the team tried to convert him into a cornerback, but after starting the first four games, he was replaced with Duane Hawthorne at left cornerback and was moved back to safety. He registered 37 tackles (24 solo), 3 sacks (fourth on the team), 3 passes defensed, one interception and 8 special teams tackles.

After overcoming a career-threatening neck injury in the 2000 season, he became a seven-game starter at free safety in place of an injured George Teague, finishing first on the team in special teams tackles (22), second in interceptions (2) and eighth in tackles (72).

Despite missing the final 8 games of the 1999 season with a herniated disc in his neck, he tied for second on the team with 3 interceptions, registered 28 tackles, 5 passes defensed, 6 special teams tackles and 2 quarterback pressures.

Reese was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (188th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft, becoming the second UAB player ever to be selected in the draft (after Dainon Sidney).

Izell Reese (born May 7, 1974 in Dothan, Alabama) is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, and Denver Broncos. He played college football at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.