Receiver, Virginia, 2016–⁠19

Joe Reed

Number
No. 2
Height
6′1″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Charlotte Court House, VA
Born
Jan 4, 1998, in Charlotte Court House, Virginia

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Joe Reed played receiver at Virginia (2016–⁠19). The Los Angeles Chargers took Reed in round 5, No. 151 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
679
Receiving yards, 2019 (Virginia, 9–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 151
Round 5, 2020 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Chargers)

Career highs

9catches, career highat Notre Dame, 2019119receiving yards, career highat Virginia Tech, 20182receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Virginia Tech, 2018

Honors

All-America: FWAA 2019; Walter Camp 2019; Athlon Sports 2019; CBS Sports 2019; Phil Steele 2019

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Virginia47719.3028
2017Virginia2324410.6275
2018Virginia2546518.6775
2019Virginia776798.8743
Career1291,46511.41675

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Virginia286780
2017Virginia298612
2018Virginia267071
2019Virginia247962
Career1073,0425

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Virginia630000
2017Virginia310000
2018Virginia750000
2019Virginia110000
Career17100000

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Virginia231.503
2017Virginia211125.3129
2018Virginia3155.009
2019Virginia8425.3022
Career341725.1129

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Virginia2WRFr.
2017Virginia2WRSo.
2018Virginia2WRJr.
2019Virginia2WRSr.6′1″215

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
2016Virginia70.59––4.1–
2017Virginia490.4131st (n=507)0.5220.36%
2018Virginia371.1399th (n=497)0.5341.84%
2019Virginia1190.2813th (n=499)0.5433.013%

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

2019 Virginia 13 games, 77 catches, 679 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 31atPittsburghW 30–⁠147340248
Sep 6vs.William & MaryW 52–⁠1745811100
Sep 14vs.Florida StateW 31–⁠248831135
Sep 21vs.Old DominionW 28–⁠1744014119
Sep 28atNotre DameL 20–⁠3591071239
Oct 11atMiamiL 9–⁠1753303112
Oct 19vs.DukeW 48–⁠1454502138
Oct 26atLouisvilleL 21–⁠288480394
Nov 2atNorth CarolinaW 38–⁠316550358
Nov 9vs.Georgia TechW 33–⁠285271––
Nov 23vs.LibertyW 55–⁠274311––
Nov 29vs.Virginia TechW 39–⁠305660121
Dec 30 ✦vs.FloridaL 28–⁠367521232
2018 Virginia 13 games, 25 catches, 465 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.RichmondW 42–⁠132340––
Sep 8atIndianaL 16–⁠20–––469
Sep 15vs.OhioW 45–⁠314280––
Sep 22vs.LouisvilleW 27–⁠32521235
Sep 29atNC StateL 21–⁠3511404102
Oct 13vs.MiamiW 16–⁠132320131
Oct 20atDukeW 28–⁠142370137
Oct 27vs.North CarolinaW 31–⁠212321117
Nov 2vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠23190373
Nov 10vs.LibertyW 45–⁠2422024193
Nov 17atGeorgia TechL 27–⁠3027815122
Nov 23atVirginia TechL 31–⁠3441192128
Dec 29 ✦vs.South CarolinaW 28–⁠01100––
2017 Virginia 12 games, 23 catches, 244 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.William & MaryW 28–⁠104310391
Sep 9vs.IndianaL 17–⁠343231223
Sep 16vs.UConnW 38–⁠182160––
Oct 7vs.DukeW 28–⁠21220381
Oct 14atNorth CarolinaW 20–⁠143260234
Oct 21vs.Boston CollegeL 10–⁠411170142
Oct 28atPittsburghL 14–⁠311404130
Nov 4vs.Georgia TechW 40–⁠362903170
Nov 11atLouisvilleL 21–⁠38–––7152
Nov 18atMiamiL 28–⁠442811120
Nov 24vs.Virginia TechL 0–⁠101230––
Dec 28 ✦atNavyL 7–⁠4921203118
2016 Virginia 9 games, 28 returns, 678 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 24vs.Central MichiganW 49–⁠351180388
Oct 1atDukeW 34–⁠20–––494
Oct 15vs.PittsburghL 31–⁠451250494
Oct 22vs.North CarolinaL 14–⁠35–––279
Oct 29vs.LouisvilleL 25–⁠321605100
Nov 5atWake ForestL 20–⁠27–––120
Nov 12vs.MiamiL 14–⁠34–––4117
Nov 19atGeorgia TechL 17–⁠31–––458
Nov 26atVirginia TechL 10–⁠521280128

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′0½″
Weight224 lb
Arm length31⅛″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan75⅜″W
40-yard dash4.47 s
10-yard split1.55 sW
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press21 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 10 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Los Angeles Chargers10000

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

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