Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Penn State. 2024 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. The receipt: 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Minnesota — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 177 tackles — drafted at #187 overall by Houston.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
HoustonEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Penn State | 95 | 51 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 46 | 32 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 30 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Penn State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 177 | 110 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kobe Hylton’s 2022 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Sean Brown's senior season at NC State (2024).
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