Jayden Reed

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Jayden Reed
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Reed in 2023
No. 11 – Green Bay Packers
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2000-04-28) April 28, 2000 (age 24)
Naperville, Illinois
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: Naperville Central
(Naperville, Illinois)
College:
NFL draft: 2023  / round: 2 / pick: 50
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2024
Receptions:108
Receiving yards:1,486
Receiving touchdowns:14
Rushing yards:247
Rushing touchdowns:3
Return yards:179
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jayden Kevon Reed (born April 28, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver and punt returner for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Michigan and Michigan State. He was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.

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Early life

Reed grew up in Aurora, Illinois. He initially attended Metea Valley High School, where he played basketball. He also played football with Michigan State teammate Payton Thorne. As a junior, he caught 23 passes for 403 yards and four touchdowns. [1] Along with Thorne, he transferred to Naperville Central High School before the beginning of his senior year. [2]

College career

Western Michigan

Reed began his collegiate career at Western Michigan. He was named a freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America after catching 56 passes for 797 yards and eight touchdowns. [3] After the season, Reed announced that he would be leaving the program. [4]

Michigan State

Reed ultimately chose to transfer to Michigan State. [5]

Reed sat out and redshirted his first season at Michigan State due to NCAA transfer rules. [6] As a redshirt sophomore, he started all seven of Michigan State's games in the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and had a team-high 33 receptions for 407 yards and three touchdowns. [7] Reed also returned 16 kickoffs for 329 yards and two punts for 14 yards and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference as a return specialist. [8] He was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 4 of his redshirt junior season after returning a punt 62 yards for a touchdown and two kickoffs for 69 yards in a 23–20 overtime win against Nebraska. [9] Reed won the 2021 Peach Bowl MVP after beating Pittsburgh by the score of 31–21. [10]

College statistics

SeasonGPReceivingRushing
RecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTD
Western Michigan Broncos
2018 125679714.281−9−9.00
Michigan State Spartans
2019 Ineligible due to NCAA transfer rule
2020 73340712.336172.80
2021 13591,02617.4107344.91
2022 115563611.654112.80
Career432032,86614.12618532.91
Source: sports-reference.com

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+7⁄8 in
(1.80 m)		187 lb
(85 kg)		30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.45 s1.57 s2.55 s4.29 s33.5 in
(0.85 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		13 reps
Sources: [11] [12]

Reed was drafted in the second round, 50th overall, by the Green Bay Packers in the 2023 NFL draft. [13] He signed his rookie contract on July 20, 2023. [14]

Reed made his NFL debut on September 10, 2023, catching two passes for 48 yards and rushing once for −2 yards in a 38–20 win against the Chicago Bears. [15] He scored his first two NFL touchdowns on September 17 in a 25–24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, on nine- and 10-yard passes from Jordan Love. [16] In week 18, he had four receptions for 112 yards in a win over the Bears. [17] As a rookie, he appeared in 16 games and started 13. He finished with 64 receptions for 793 yards and eight touchdowns, while also rushing for 119 yards on 11 carries with two touchdowns. [18]

In Week 1 of the 2024 season, against the Eagles, Reed had four receptions for 138 yards and a 70-yard receiving touchdown to go with a 33-yard rushing touchdown in the 34–29 loss. [19]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsY/RLngTDAttYdsY/ALngTDFumLost
2023 GB 16136479312.45981111910.832220
2024 GB 1264469315.8706131289.833110
Career28191081,48613.870T142022912.233T330
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsY/RLngTDAttYdsY/ALngTDFumLost
2023 GB 214358.8270199.09000
Career214358.8270199.09000
Source: pro-football-reference.com

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References

  1. ↑ Solari, Chris (September 30, 2020). "Michigan State football's Jayden Reed had a 'brother' waiting for him when he transferred". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  2. ↑ Baumgartner, Blake (August 7, 2017). "Jayden Reed completes transfer from Metea, practices with Naperville Central". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ Wenzel, Matt (September 29, 2020). "Standout WR Jayden Reed's transfer to Michigan State driven by competition, connections". MLive.com . Retrieved October 14, 2021.
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  6. ↑ Baumgartner, Blake (August 23, 2021). "Jayden Reed started out No. 4 on Western Michigan's depth chart. Now, the Naperville Central graduate wears No. 1 for Michigan State". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved October 14, 2021.
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