Jake Reed (American football)

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Jake Reed
No. 86
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1967-09-28) September 28, 1967 (age 57)
Covington, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: Newton (Covington, Georgia)
College: Grambling State (1987–1990)
NFL draft: 1991: 3rd round, 68th pick
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:450
Receiving yards:6,999
Receiving touchdowns:36
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Willie Jake Reed (born September 28, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1991 to 2002 for the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints. Reed played college football for the Grambling State Tigers and was selected by the Vikings in the third round of the 1991 NFL draft, a pick that the Vikings acquired in the Herschel Walker trade. [1] [2]

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Reed is the father of J. R. Reed, who is a safety for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) . [3] His brother is former NFL cornerback Dale Carter, with whom he was a teammate on the Vikings in the 2001 NFL season. [4] His nephew, Dale's son, is former NFL safety/cornerback Nigel Warrior.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump
6 ft 2+78 in
(1.90 m)
215 lb
(98 kg)
33 in
(0.84 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
4.62 s1.61 s2.70 s4.38 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)
All values from NFL Combine [5]

Reed had four 1,000-yard seasons in his career [2] with a career-high of 85 receptions in 1994. He was second in receiving yards in the NFL with 1,320 in the 1996 season. [6] Reed finished his career with 450 receptions for 6,999 yards and 36 touchdowns.

In 1994, Reed combined with fellow receiver Cris Carter for 207 receptions, which was an NFL record at the time. Carter and Reed combined to become the first teammate duo to amass 1,000 yards each in four consecutive seasons. Reed was NFC Offensive Player of the Month in September 1997 after 34 catches for 521 yards. Reed would also make 12 plays of 50+ yards with Minnesota, second in team history.

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1991 MIN 10000.000
1992 MIN 160614223.7510
1993 MIN 10156513.0180
1994 MIN 1616851,17513.8594
1995 MIN 1616721,16716.2559
1996 MIN 1615721,32018.3827
1997 MIN 1616681,13816.7566
1998 MIN 11113447413.9564
1999 MIN 1684464314.6502
2000 NOR 761620612.9220
2001 MIN 1602730911.4271
2002 NOR 1422136017.1543
155914506,99915.68236

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1992 MIN 10000.000
1993 MIN 102168.0120
1994 MIN 1033913.0180
1996 MIN 1011010.0100
1997 MIN 221020320.3531
1998 MIN 10000.000
1999 MIN 2158517.0411
2000 NOR 2155611.2160
1142640915.7532

References

  1. "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Strasen, Marty (2010). Cowboys Chronicles: A Complete History of the Dallas Cowboys. Triumph Books. p. 229. ISBN   9781600783494 . Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  3. "Toughness runs in the football family of Georgia's J.R. Reed". DawgNation. August 18, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  4. "ESPN.com: NFL - Vikings to reunite brothers Carter, Jake Reed". www.espn.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  5. "Jake Reed, Combine Results, WR - Grambling State (LA)". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  6. "1996 NFL Receiving". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2025.