2022: Started all 11 games he appeared in, ranking No. 2 on the team in receptions (55), receiving yards (639) and TD catches (seven)…Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors at WR from the coaches and third-team recognition as a kick/punt returner from the media…Was tied for No. 10 in the Big Ten in receiving TDs and tied for No. 11 in both receptions and receiving yards…Led the conference in punt returns with an 8.8-yard average (13 returns for 114 yards)…Of his 58 touches on offense, 29 of them (50.0 percent) went for either a first down or a TD…Vs. Akron (Sept. 10): Posted six catches for 76 yards (12.7 avg.), with all of the receptions coming in the first half…At Maryland (Oct. 1): Finished with seven grabs for 61 yards (8.7 avg.) and a TD…Vs. Ohio State (Oct. 8): Hauled in four passes for 67 yards (16.8 avg.) and a TD…Vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 15): Led the team with a season-best nine receptions for a season-high 117 yards (13.0 avg.) and a TD while adding a 25-yard TD pass to WR Keon Coleman in the first overtime…At Illinois (Nov. 5): Had five catches for 68 yards (13.6 avg.), including a 16-yard TD grab in the third quarter…Vs. Rutgers (Nov. 12): Registered four catches for 90 yards (22.5 avg.), highlighted by a 25-yard TD grab.
2021: Started all 13 games and posted a career-high 59 catches for a career-best 1,026 yards (17.4 avg.) and a career-high 10 TDs…Returned 12 punts for 238 yards (19.8 avg., led Big Ten) and two TDs (tied single-season school record), posted 16 kickoff returns for 376 yards (23.5 avg.) and added 34 rushing yards and a TD on seven carries (4.9 avg.)…Earned first-team All-America honors from the AFCA as an all-purpose player…Was one of five finalists for the Paul Hornung Award, which is given annually to the nation's most versatile player…Was named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List…Earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from The Associated Press as an all-purpose player…Earned second-team All-Big Ten recognition as a returner by both the coaches and media…Led the FBS with the two TDs on punt returns…Ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten in all-purpose yards (128.8 ypg), No. 2 in yards per reception (17.4) and No. 3 in kickoff returns (23.5 avg.)…Of his 59 catches on the season, 42 of them (71.2 pct.) went for either a first down or a TD…Led the Spartans in explosive plays (20-plus yards) with 32 on the season (20 receptions, nine kickoff returns, three punt returns)…Averaged 35.3 yards on his 10 TD receptions, with eight of the TD grabs going for 20-plus yards…Ranked No. 2 on the Spartans with 13 total TDs (10 receiving, two punt return, one rushing)…Was one of only five FBS players with 200-plus yards on punt returns and 300-plus yards on kickoff returns…Vs. Youngstown State (Sept. 11): Hauled in four passes for a career-high 181 yards (45.3 avg.) and two TDs, posting two receptions for 160 yards in the first half alone (75-yard TD catch on first play of the game; 85-yard TD grab in the second quarter). Finished with a career-high 264 all-purpose yards (181 receiving, 32 kickoff return, 48 punt return)…At Miami (Sept. 18): Posted the first rushing TD of his career, scoring from 8 yards out in the fourth quarter to seal the win, and added three receptions for 32 yards (10.7 avg.) and a score…Vs. Nebraska (Sept. 25): Was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a punt 62 yards for a TD to tie the game at 20 with 3:47 remaining, the first punt return for a TD by a Spartan since 2011. Added a 35-yard TD grab in the second quarter and a career-long 41-yard kickoff return…Vs. Western Kentucky (Oct. 2): Returned a punt for a TD for the second straight game when he took one 88 yards for a score in the first quarter, tied for the third-longest punt return in school annals. Became just the third player in school history to return two punts for TDs in the same season (James Ellis, 1951; Bill Simpson, 1972). Added four receptions for 127 yards (31.8 avg.) and a TD as he finished with a career-high 285 all-purpose yards…Vs. Maryland (Nov. 13): Posted eight catches for 114 yards (14.3 avg.) and two TDs, with all eight of his receptions going for first downs as he became the first Spartan to register a 100-yard receiving game against Maryland. Also returned four kickoffs for 96 yards (24.0 avg.) as he finished with a game-high 210 all-purpose yards…Vs. Pittsburgh (Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Dec. 30): Was named the Offensive MVP after catching two TD passes, including a go-ahead 22-yard score with 2:51 remaining to put the Spartans up, 22-21. Also posted a 28-yard TD grab in the first quarter and finished with six receptions for 80 yards (13.3 avg.) as he went over the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the season.
2020: Started all seven games and posted a team-high 33 receptions for 407 yards (12.3 avg.) and three TDs…Led the Spartans and ranked No. 8 in the Big Ten in all-purpose yards (109.6 ypg)…Ranked No. 4 in the Big Ten with an average of 20.6 yards on kickoff returns…Earned third-team All-Big Ten honors from Pro Football Focus and honorable mention from the media as a kick returner…Added six carries for 17 yards (2.8 avg.) and two punt returns for 14 yards (7.0 avg.)…Vs. Rutgers (Oct. 24): Posted a career-high 11 receptions for 128 yards (11.6 avg.) and two TDs, becoming the first player in school history to register 100-plus receiving yards in his Spartan debut. Scored on a 50-yard reception late in the first quarter and added a 4-yard TD grab late in the fourth quarter…Vs. Indiana (Nov. 14): Led the team with seven catches for 63 yards (9.0 avg.) and finished with a team-best 152 all-purpose yards, including four kickoff returns for 89 yards (22.3 avg.)…Vs. Ohio State (Dec. 5): Finished with five receptions for 79 yards (15.8 avg.), highlighted by a season-long 55-yard grab.
2019: Sat out the season after transferring to Michigan State.
2018: Played in all 13 games with 12 starts for the Broncos, posting 56 catches for 797 yards (14.2 avg.) and eight TDs…Earned Freshman All-America honors from the FWAA and second-team All-Mid-American Conference recognition from Pro Football Focus…Posted four 100-yard receiving games…Returned 12 punts for 215 yards (17.9 avg.) and a TD and returned nine kickoffs for 116 yards (12.9 avg.)…Vs. Syracuse (Aug. 31): Had seven receptions for 121 yards (17.3 avg.) and a TD in his collegiate debut…Vs. Delaware State (Sept. 15): Posted a 93-yard punt return for a TD, the second-longest punt return in school history…At Miami of Ohio (Sept. 29): Tied Jennings' school record with four TD receptions (10, 13, 27, 5 yards), finishing with seven grabs for a season-high 137 yards (19.6 avg.)…Vs. Toledo (Oct. 25): Hauled in six passes for 103 yards (17.2 avg.) and two TDs.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-state honors from the Illinois Football Coaches Association and first-team All-Illinois recognition from USA Today as a senior at Naperville (Ill.) Central High School after posting 1,179 receiving yards and 18 total TDs…Earned all-area honors from the Chicago Sun-Times and also earned all-conference accolades…Transferred to Naperville Central after spending his first three seasons at Metea Valley High School (Aurora, Ill.), where he had 23 catches for 403 yards (17.5 avg.) and four TDs as a junior…Finished his high school career with 60 receptions for 1,792 yards (29.9 avg.) and 20 TDs.
PERSONAL: Given name Jayden Kevon Reed…Born in Chicago, Ill. …His cousin, Robert Hughes, played running back in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts (2012-13) and Arizona Cardinals (2014)…Hosted a youth football camp at Lansing (Mich.) Everett High School in September 2022.
