Jayden Reed
Jayden Reed (born April 28, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Michigan and Michigan State.
 Reed (1) with Michigan State in 2021 | |
| No. 11 – Green Bay Packers | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 28, 2000 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Naperville Central (Naperville, Illinois) |
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| NFL Draft: | 2023 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Early life
Reed grew up in Aurora, Illinois. He initially attended Metea Valley High School, where he 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]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 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 s | 1.57 s | 2.55 s | 4.29 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 13 reps | ||
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Reed was drafted in the second round, 50th overall, by the Green Bay Packers in the 2023 NFL Draft.[13]
References
- 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.
- Baumgartner, Blake (August 7, 2017). "Jayden Reed completes transfer from Metea, practices with Naperville Central". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- Wenzel, Matt (September 29, 2020). "Standout WR Jayden Reed's transfer to Michigan State driven by competition, connections". MLive.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- "WMU freshman All-American Jayden Reed seeking transfer". Battle Creek Enquirer. May 15, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- "Michigan State adds WR Jayden Reed, a transfer from WMU". Detroit Free Press. May 23, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- 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.
- "'It's an honor': MSU's Jayden Reed looks to up his game in coveted No. 1 jersey". Detroit News. August 27, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- Wenzel, Matt (December 17, 2020). "Michigan State's Matt Coghlin and Jayden Reed named honorable mention All-Big Ten on special teams". MLive.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- Pouncy, Colton (October 5, 2021). "Michigan State's Jayden Reed has become must-see TV, and his development has come at the perfect time". The Athletic. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- @TheOnlyColors (December 30, 2021). "Cal Halady is the a Peach Bowl defensive MVP. Jayden Reed is offensive MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Twitter.
- "Jayden Reed Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- "2023 NFL Draft Scout Jayden Reed College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- "2023 NFL Draft: Packers select Michigan State WR Jayden Reed in second round, No. 50 overall". packers.com. April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
