Running back, Southern Illinois (from Western Illinois), 2021–⁠23

Jaylen Reed

Number
No. 6
Height
5′6″
Weight
158 lb
Class (2023)
Sophomore
Hometown
Saint Louis, MO
Born
Oct 8, 2002, in East St. Louis, Illinois

Jaylen Reed played running back at Western Illinois (2021–⁠22) and Southern Illinois (2023).

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022Western Illinois4760–––
2023Southern Illinois–––8590
Career47608590

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Western Illinois6RBYr 1
2022Western Illinois6RBYr 2
2023Southern Illinois6RBSo. (Yr 3)5′6″158

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
2021Western Illinois (FCS)2-0.85––-1.7–
2022Western Illinois (FCS)11-0.12––-1.3–
2023Southern Illinois (FCS)1-0.24––-0.2–

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

2023 Southern Illinois 5 games, 8 returns, 59 yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsPRYdsTD
Sep 2vs.Austin PeayW 49–⁠23–––––
Sep 16atSoutheast Missouri StateW 26–⁠25––11–
Oct 14atMurray StateW 27–⁠6––415–
Oct 28atWestern IllinoisW 63–⁠0––140–
Dec 2 ✦atIdahoL 17–⁠20––23–
2022 Western Illinois 5 games, 64 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsPRYdsTD
Sep 24vs.Northern IowaL 17–⁠52–––––
Oct 1atSouth Dakota StateL 10–⁠34–––––
Oct 15atSouthern IllinoisL 7–⁠30–––––
Oct 22vs.Youngstown StateL 27–⁠28113––0
Oct 29atMissouri StateL 14–⁠64363––0
2021 Western Illinois 1 game, 1 catch, 0 yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsPRYdsTD
Sep 2atBall StateL 21–⁠31–––––

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

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