Jayden Reed in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Michigan State (from Western Michigan), 2017–⁠22

Jayden Reed

Lettered 2020–⁠22 (school media guide)

Number
No. 1
Height
6′0″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Naperville, IL
Born
Apr 28, 2000

Jayden Reed played receiver at Western Michigan (2017–⁠18) and Michigan State (2019–⁠22). The Green Bay Packers took Reed in round 2, No. 50 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,026
Receiving yards, 2021 (Michigan State, 11–⁠2)
Best game
181 yards
Vs. Youngstown State, week 2, 2021: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 50
Round 2, 2023 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Rutgers, 2020181receiving yards, career highvs. Youngstown State, 20214receiving touchdowns, career highat Miami (OH), 2018

Honors

All-America: AFCA 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Western Michigan5579214.4862
2020Michigan State3340712.3355
2021Michigan State591,02617.41085
2022Michigan State5563611.6535
Career2022,86114.22685

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018Western Michigan91160122151
2020Michigan State1632902140
2021Michigan State163760122382
2022Michigan State1200131140
Career428410395813

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Western Michigan1WRYr 1
2018Western Michigan1WRYr 2
2019Michigan State1WRYr 3
2020Michigan State1WRYr 4
2021Michigan State1WRYr 5
2022Michigan State1WRSr. (Yr 6)6′0″185

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Western Michigan800.5350th (n=497)0.5342.69%
2020Michigan State560.3019th (n=346)0.5516.612%
2021Michigan State950.8674th (n=410)0.6781.411%
2022Michigan State680.6239th (n=683)0.7142.510%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Michigan State 11 games, 55 catches, 636 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Western MichiganW 35–⁠1323101202
Sep 10vs.AkronW 52–⁠06760––1
Sep 24vs.MinnesotaL 7–⁠344210–––
Oct 1atMarylandL 13–⁠277611––1
Oct 8vs.Ohio StateL 20–⁠494671––1
Oct 15vs.WisconsinW 34–⁠2891171––2
Oct 29atMichiganL 7–⁠294170–––
Nov 5atIllinoisW 23–⁠155681–––
Nov 12vs.RutgersW 27–⁠214901–––
Nov 19vs.IndianaL 31–⁠394520––2
Nov 26atPenn StateL 16–⁠356360––4
2021 Michigan State 13 games, 59 catches, 1,026 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atNorthwesternW 38–⁠215640–––
Sep 11vs.Youngstown StateW 42–⁠14418121323
Sep 18atMiamiW 38–⁠173321120–
Sep 25vs.NebraskaW 23–⁠2045912691
Oct 2vs.Western KentuckyW 48–⁠31412712631
Oct 9atRutgersW 31–⁠133290––2
Oct 16atIndianaW 20–⁠1547002242
Oct 30vs.MichiganW 37–⁠336800–––
Nov 6atPurdueL 29–⁠404730––1
Nov 13vs.MarylandW 40–⁠2181142496–
Nov 20atOhio StateL 7–⁠562280472–
Nov 27vs.Penn StateW 30–⁠276891–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠216802––2
2020 Michigan State 7 games, 33 catches, 407 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 24vs.RutgersL 27–⁠38111282465–
Oct 31atMichiganW 27–⁠241180119–
Nov 7atIowaL 7–⁠49170240–
Nov 14vs.IndianaL 0–⁠247630489–
Nov 28vs.NorthwesternW 29–⁠2023611131
Dec 5vs.Ohio StateL 12–⁠525790383–
Dec 12atPenn StateL 24–⁠3967601201
2018 Western Michigan 12 games, 55 catches, 792 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.SyracuseL 42–⁠5571211–––
Sep 8atMichiganL 3–⁠492170––1
Sep 15vs.Delaware StateW 68–⁠03210––4
Sep 22atGeorgia StateW 34–⁠1571011–––
Sep 29atMiami (OH)W 40–⁠3971374––1
Oct 6vs.Eastern MichiganW 27–⁠246690131
Oct 13atBowling GreenW 42–⁠354670––2
Oct 20atCentral MichiganW 35–⁠101130––2
Oct 25vs.ToledoL 24–⁠5161032240–
Nov 1vs.OhioL 14–⁠592130449–
Nov 13atBall StateL 41–⁠4244502241
Nov 20vs.Northern IllinoisW 28–⁠216850–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height5′10⅞″
Weight187 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan73⅛″W
40-yard dash4.45 s
10-yard split1.57 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press13 reps
20-yard shuttle4.29 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 40 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Green Bay Packers16647938
2024Green Bay Packers17558576
2025Green Bay Packers5192071
2026 (so far)Green Bay Packers24240
NFL career401421,88115

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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