Reavis was born in and grew up in Chester, Virginia and attended Thomas Dale High School.

[1] Reavis began his college career at Virginia Tech, playing mostly on special teams as a freshman and recording eight total tackles.

[2][3] He then transferred to East Mississippi Community College, where he played for one year and was featured in the Netflix series Last Chance U.

In his only season at East Mississippi, Reavis recorded 40 tackles, eight passes broken up and two interceptions before transferring to Marshall University.

[6] Reavis failed to make the 53-man roster out of training camp and was subsequently re-signed to the Jaguars' practice squad on September 2, 2018.