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Player Dossier
2021-2024Penn State
Jaylen Reed
S • 6'0" • 209 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
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Jaylen Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
82
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Jaylen Reed built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a safety from Detroit, MI wearing No. 1, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Jaylen Reed's career was his defensive production: 177...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 11
- Overall
- No. 187
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Jaylen Reed, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Penn State. Jaylen Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.1 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Jaylen Reed quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · S
- Career Tackles
- 177
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Martin Luther King · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Martin Luther King · 40 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 6 · Pick 11 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 95 tackles · S 11th (top 3%) · Big Ten 9th (top 2%) · National 64th (top 2%)
Jaylen Reed played S for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaylen Reed recorded 177 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Penn State.
Recognition
Honors
- 20242024 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachessecond
- 20242024 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediasecond
- 20232023 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20232023 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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