Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2022Michigan State
Jayden Reed
WR • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Naperville, IL, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Jayden Reed reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Western Michigan • Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Jayden Reed built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Naperville, IL wearing No. 1, spending time with Michigan State and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Jayden Reed's career was...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 50
- NFL Team
- Green Bay Packers
Jayden Reed, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Michigan State. Jayden Reed reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,861
- Receptions
- 202
- Touchdowns
- 34
Quick Answers
Jayden Reed quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,861
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Michigan State
- Top game
- Syracuse
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 2 · Pick 19 · Green Bay Packers
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 636 receiving yards · WR 134th (top 13%) · Big Ten 11th (top 5%) · National 140th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 12 | 55 | 792 | 10 | 76.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 33 | 407 | 3 | 66.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 6 | 80 | 2 | 85.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 53 | 946 | 13 | 85.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 11 | 55 | 636 | 6 | 71.7 |
Related Context
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Jayden Reed played WR for Western Michigan and Michigan State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jayden Reed recorded 25 passing yards, 53 rushing yards, and 2,861 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Michigan State paired 1,026 primary output with 91.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 91.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Western Michigan, Michigan State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Youngstown State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2021 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
78.9
Efficiency
91.1
Usage
24.4
Consistency
69.8
Best Game by takeover score
Youngstown State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 80. Northwestern: 64. Youngstown State: 181. Miami: 32. Nebraska: 59. Western Kentucky: 127. Rutgers: 29. Indiana: 70. Michigan: 80. Purdue: 73. Maryland: 114. Ohio State: 28. Penn State: 89
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 6 by 88.9. Northwestern: 5 by 85.3. Youngstown State: 4 by 100. Miami: 3 by 71.1. Nebraska: 4 by 98.3. Western Kentucky: 4 by 100. Rutgers: 3 by 64.4. Indiana: 4 by 100. Michigan: 6 by 88.9. Purdue: 4 by 100. Maryland: 8 by 95. Ohio State: 2 by 93.3. Penn State: 6 by 98.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins84.1 · Games = 11 · +33.6 vs Losses
Losses50.5 · Games = 2 · -33.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Youngstown State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | vs Pittsburgh2+ TD | W 31-21 | — | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 2 | 28 |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Penn State | W 30-27 | — | 6 | 89 | 11.6 | 14.80 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Ohio State | L 7-56 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Maryland100 receiving yards · High volume | W 40-21 | — | 8 | 114 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 2 | 29 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Purdue | L 29-40 | — | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Michigan | W 37-33 | — | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Indiana | W 20-15 | — | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Rutgers | W 31-13 | — | 3 | 29 | 8.3 | 9.70 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Western Kentucky100 receiving yards | W 48-31 | — | 4 | 127 | 26.8 | 31.80 | 1 | 46 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Nebraska | W 23-20 | — | 4 | 59 | 12.2 | 14.80 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Miami | W 38-17 | — | 3 | 32 | 9.8 | 10.70 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Youngstown State100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 42-14 | — | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 45.30 | 2 | 85 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Northwestern | W 38-21 | — | 5 | 64 | 12.7 | 12.80 | 0 | 23 |
Player Story
Jayden Reed story
Jayden Reed built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Naperville, IL wearing No. 1, spending time with Michigan State and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Jayden Reed's career was his receiving role: 202 catches, 2,861 receiving yards, 26 touchdowns, and 53 rushing yards across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Michigan State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 25 passing yards, 53 rushing yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State and Western Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Jayden Reed moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Western Michigan
2017-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan State
2019-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020202120212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 792 | 81.3 | 24.5 | 792 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | -792 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 407 | 81.2 | 24.3 | 407 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan State | 1,026 | 91.1 | 24.4 | 619 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1,026 | 91.1 | 24.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 636 | 73.6 | 24 | -390 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Syracuse
Week 1 · L 42-55
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
121
Receiving Yards
96.1 takeover
121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 7 · W 34-28 · Conference game
117
Receiving Yards
95.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
117 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Miami (OH)
Week 5 · W 40-39 · Conference game
137
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
137 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Rutgers
Week 8 · L 27-38 · Conference game
128
Receiving Yards
92.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
128 receiving yards with a 77.6 efficiency score.
#5
@ Georgia State
Week 4 · W 34-15
101
Receiving Yards
90 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 96.2 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Michigan State
1,026 primary output · 91.1 efficiency · 24.4 usage
85.5
#2
2021 Regular Season · Michigan State
85.5
1,026 primary · 91.1 efficiency · 24.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Western Michigan
76.2
792 primary · 81.3 efficiency · 24.5 usage
Milestones
9
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
6
2+ TD games
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