Jayden Reed

#1 · WR · Sr. · Michigan State6′0″ · 185 lb · Naperville, IL

Jayden Reed: WR · Michigan State · #1.

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Jayden Reed

WR · Michigan State · Sr · #1

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. That makes three seasons with an honor, the latest All-Big Ten in 2022. A game that shows it: 117 receiving yards and 25 passing yards against Wisconsin — Week 7, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Michigan State in the news

Spartan Stadium renovation plans evolvingThe Detroit News Oct 27
Oregon hires Jay Johnson as OCOct 27
Milvojevic, Patterson out for UCLA gameDetroit Free Press Oct 24
$10M donation to MSU athleticsLansing State Journal Oct 23

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Michigan State	55	636	11.6	5	35
2021	Michigan State	59	1,026	17.4	10	85
2020	Michigan State	33	407	12.3	3	55
2018	Western Michigan	55	792	14.4	8	62
Career		202	2,861	14.2	26	85

Season	Team
2022	Michigan State	4	11	20	114	--
2021	Michigan State	7	34	376	238	2
2020	Michigan State	6	12	329	14	--
2018	Western Michigan	2	−4	116	215	1
Career		19	53	841	581	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 35-13vs Western Michigan	2	31	15.5	0	26
Wk 2	W 52-0vs Akron	6	76	12.7	0	22
Wk 4	L 7-34vs Minnesota	4	21	5.3	0	7
Wk 5	L 13-27@ Maryland	7	61	8.7	1	18
Wk 6	L 20-49vs No. 3 Ohio State	4	67	16.8	1	24
Wk 7	W 34-28vs Wisconsin	9	117	13.0	1	28	Season-high 117 yds
Wk 9	L 7-29@ No. 4 Michigan	4	17	4.3	0	10
Wk 10	W 23-15@ No. 14 Illinois	5	68	13.6	1	34
Wk 11	W 27-21vs Rutgers	4	90	22.5	1	35
Wk 12	L 31-39vs Indiana	4	52	13.0	0	22
Wk 13	L 16-35@ No. 11 Penn State	6	36	6.0	0	14
Total		55	636	11.6	5	35

Signature game

Week 7 · 2022

W 34-28

vs Wisconsin

9 rec · 117 yds · 1 TD · 25 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0

Edged out Wisconsin at home in a shootout.

With P. Thorne — 265 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.1 · B. Baringer — 48.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 12 · Q6 · EPA +4.10Thorne to Reed: a 27-yard pass.
Week 6 · Ohio State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +3.11Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 24 yds to the OhSt 46 for a
Week 10 · Illinois · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.04Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 34 yds to the Illin 26 for a
Week 9 · Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −2.86Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 5 yds to the MICHIGAN 46 MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Jarrett Horst) to the MchSt 39
Week 7 · Wisconsin · 1st and 10 · Q5 · EPA +2.70Jayden Reed pass complete to Keon Coleman for 25 yds for a TD, (Ben Patton KICK)
Week 11 · Rutgers · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.70Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 25 yds for a TD, (Ben Patton KICK)

4 more plays

Week 6 · Ohio State · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.66Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 20 yds to the OhSt 44 for a
Week 10 · Illinois · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.64Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 16 yds for a TD, (Ben Patton KICK)
Week 6 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.59Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 18 yds for a TD, (Jack Stone PAT MISSED)
Week 5 · Maryland · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.55Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 8 yds for a TD, (J. Stone Run For Two-point Conversion)

Teams and coaches

2018Western Michigan7-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2020Michigan State2-5HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning

2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 60 (#132 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

60Quality starter #132 of 488 · 2022?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (82nd percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#139 / 636 · 78th pct

19.4%

Catch rate#147 / 636 · 77th pct

87.1%

TD rate#304 / 636 · 52nd pct

6.5%

Yards / catch#391 / 636 · 39th pct

11.3

EPA / target#395 / 636 · 38th pct

0.58

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#95 / 550 · 82nd pct

Rec TDs#111 / 550 · 76th pct

Rec yards#133 / 550 · 76th pct

636

Rush yards#123 / 275 · 55th pct

Rush TDs#48 / 275 · 41st pct

Yards / catch#366 / 550 · 32nd pct

11.6

Long catch#433 / 550 · 21st pct

Fumbles lost#193 / 223 · 7th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

77th → 38th percentile

Explosive rate

92nd → 78th percentile

Catch rate

18th → 77th percentile

TD rate

84th → 52nd percentile

Yards / catch

91st → 39th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.7	64.9	14.1	0.4
Road4g	5.5	45.5	8.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.3	62.2	12.0	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	4.6	52.6	11.9	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Mel Tucker

Pass share

53.5%

410 pass / 356 run

Plays / game

63.8

12 games

Team sack rate

3.9%

431 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

60 · #132 of 488 WRs · 2022

Jayden Reed

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Style of play

Fans

Michigan State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Six seasons, two schools, drafted

2018 12 games

2021 12 games

2022 11 games

2023