Player Profile

Jaylen Reed

S • 6'0" • 209 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaylen Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.7

Efficiency

36.4

Consistency

36.4

Season Value

25.4

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Penn State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Primary stop by seasons
Penn State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Penn State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Jaylen Reed, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Penn State. Jaylen Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Penn State paired 0 primary output with 5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 36.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Penn State

Games

15

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

36.4

Usage

9.7

Consistency

36.4

Best Game by takeover score

Notre Dame

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0.5. Boise State: 2. SMU: 0.5. West Virginia: 3. Bowling Green: 0. Kent State: 0.5. Illinois: 2. UCLA: 2. USC: 1. Wisconsin: 1.5. Ohio State: 0.5. Washington: 1. Purdue: 0. Minnesota: 0.5. Maryland: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 6 by 30. Boise State: 8 by 53.3. SMU: 5 by 25.8. West Virginia: 9 by 67.5. Bowling Green: 10 by 41.7. Kent State: 3 by 17.5. Illinois: 9 by 57.5. UCLA: 3 by 32.5. USC: 6 by 35. Wisconsin: 5 by 35.8. Ohio State: 6 by 30. Washington: 7 by 39.2. Purdue: 3 by 12.5. Minnesota: 10 by 46.7. Maryland: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins1.1 · n=13 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=2 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · n=8 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=7 · -0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

15 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

West Virginia

Best efficiency game

67.5 vs West Virginia

Result
Fri 1/10vs Notre DameL 24-27640.5000
Wed 1/1@ Boise StateW 31-1484110
Sat 12/21vs SMUW 38-10500.5000
Sat 11/30vs MarylandW 44-754000
Sat 11/23@ Minnesota10+ tacklesW 26-251040.5000
Sat 11/16@ PurdueW 49-1032000
Sun 11/10vs WashingtonW 35-6750010
Sat 11/2vs Ohio StateL 13-20640.5000
Sat 10/26@ WisconsinW 28-13540.50010
Sat 10/12@ USCW 33-30650010
Sat 10/5vs UCLAW 27-1131110
Sat 9/28vs IllinoisW 21-796110
Sat 9/21vs Kent StateW 56-0310.5000
Sat 9/7vs Bowling Green10+ tacklesW 34-27104000
Sat 8/31@ West VirginiaW 34-1293102

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Penn State

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonPenn State051
2021 Regular SeasonPenn State0510
2022 Regular SeasonPenn State514.62.75
2023 PostseasonPenn State820.95.83
2023 Regular SeasonPenn State820.95.80
2024 PostseasonPenn State1536.49.77
2024 Regular SeasonPenn State1536.49.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

West Virginia

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.1 takeover score.

#2

Indiana

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.4 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.

#4

Indiana

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.

#5

Illinois

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · Penn State

0 primary output · 5 efficiency · 1 usage

35.3

#2

2021 Regular Season · Penn State

35.3

0 primary · 5 efficiency · 1 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Penn State

25.4

15 primary · 36.4 efficiency · 9.7 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9057

Martin Luther King · Detroit, MI

Committed To
Penn State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

177

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 45 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
177