2023 SEASON: Played in 16 games with 13 starts and ranked No. 1 on the team with 64 catches for a team-high 793 yards (11.3 avg.) and eight TDs (tied for No. 1 on the team)…Set a franchise rookie record for catches as he topped Sharpe's mark of 55 in 1988…His eight receiving TDs rank No. 3 among Green Bay rookies behind only Howton (13 in 1952) and Max McGee (nine in 1954)…His 10 total TDs on the season rank No. 3 in franchise history among rookies behind only Howton (13 in 1952) and Lacy (11 in 2013)… Ranked No. 3 in the NFL among rookies in TD catches, No. 6 in receiving yards and No. 8 in receptions…Had 10 receptions of 30-plus yards, tied for No. 1 among rookies in the category (Rams WR Puka Nacua)…His 10 tied for the fifth most by an NFL rookie since 2000 and were the most by a Green Bay rookie since 2000…Rushed for 119 yards and two TDs on 11 carries (10.8 avg.)…Was one of only three players in the league in 2023 (Lamb, Myers) to post eight-plus receiving TDs and multiple rushing TDs and was just the third rookie WR in NFL history to hit those marks in a season (Ramsey, 1947; Claypool, 2020)…Became the first rookie in NFL history to post 100-plus rushing yards, multiple rushing TDs, 60-plus receptions, 750-plus receiving yards and eight-plus receiving TDs…Was tied for No. 1 in the NFL among rookies in TDs from scrimmage (10)…Played in both postseason contests with one start and caught four passes for 35 yards (8.8 avg.)…At Chicago (Sept. 10): Started in his NFL debut, posting two receptions for 48 yards (24.0 avg.) along with three punt returns for 54 yards (18.0 avg.). Registered a 30-yard catch and a 35-yard punt return, becoming just the third NFL player since 2000 (Eagles WR DeSean Jackson, 2008; Seahawks WR Golden Tate, 2010) to record a catch of 30-plus yards and a punt return of 35-plus yards in their NFL debut. His 35-yard punt return was the longest by a Green Bay rookie in a season opener over the past 45 seasons…At Atlanta (Sept. 17): Posted a team-high four catches for 37 yards (9.3 avg.), including the first two TD receptions of his career. Caught a 9-yard TD pass from QB Jordan Love early in the second quarter and then added a 10-yard scoring grab from Love late in the third quarter. Joined WR James Lofton (Sept. 10, 1978) as the only Packers to have multiple receiving TDs in a game within their first two NFL contests…At Pittsburgh (Nov. 12): Paced the team with 84 receiving yards and a TD on five receptions (16.8 avg.), making a leaping grab in the end zone for a 35-yard TD catch in the second quarter…Vs. L.A. Chargers (Nov. 19): Led the team with a career-high 46 rushing yards on three carries (15.3 avg.), highlighted by the first rushing TD of his career, a career-long 32-yarder for a score on the first play of the second quarter. Also caught four passes for 46 yards (11.5 avg.), joining Don Hutson (Oct. 22, 1944), Lofton (Sept. 20, 1982) and Christian Watson (Dec. 4, 2022) as the only rookie WRs in team history to register 45-plus rushing yards and 45-plus receiving yards in a game…At N.Y. Giants (Dec. 11): Posted a career-high eight receptions for 27 yards (3.4 avg.), tied for the second-most catches in a game by a Green Bay rookie behind only McGee's nine at the L.A. Rams on Dec. 12, 1954. Added 38 rushing yards on four carries (9.5 avg.), highlighted by a 20-yard TD run with just over a minute remaining in the first quarter…At Minnesota (Dec. 31): Tied for the team lead with six receptions for 89 yards (14.8 avg.) and two TDs (tied his career high). Caught a 33-yard TD pass over the middle with 5:10 remaining in the first quarter and then scored on a 25-yard reception with eight seconds remaining in the first half, making him just the second Green Bay rookie since 2000 to post two receiving TDs of 25-plus yards in a game (Watson, Week 10 in 2022 vs. Dallas). It marked his fifth consecutive road game with a TD from scrimmage, the longest streak by an NFL rookie since Broncos RB Phillip Lindsay in 2018 (five games). Was sidelined for the second half due to a chest injury…Vs. Chicago (Jan. 7): Led the team with a career-high 112 yards receiving on four catches (28.0 avg.), highlighted by a career-long 59-yard reception to the Chicago 13 with just under 13 minutes remaining in the game to set up a 25-yard Anders Carlson field goal that put Green Bay up, 17-9…2023 Draft: Selected by the Packers with the second of two picks in the second round (No. 50 overall), a pick obtained from Tampa Bay along with a sixth-round selection (No. 179) in exchange for a second-round pick (No. 48).
COLLEGE: Started all 31 games he appeared in with the Spartans (2020-22), posting 147 receptions (No. 6 in school history) for 2,069 yards (14.1 avg.) and 18 TDs (tied for No. 7 in school history)...Began his career at Western Michigan (2018) before transferring to Michigan State in 2019…Played in 44 games with 43 starts during his collegiate career, catching 203 passes for 2,866 yards (14.1 avg.) and 26 TDs while adding 581 yards and three TDs on punt returns (14.9 avg.) and 841 kickoff return yards (20.0 avg.)…Earned his degree in communication…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…Led the conference in punt returns with an 8.8-yard average (13 returns for 114 yards)…Led the team with a season-best nine receptions for a season-high 117 yards (13.0 avg.) and a TD vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 15) while adding a 25-yard TD pass to WR Keon Coleman in the first overtime…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.)…Led the Spartans in explosive plays (20-plus yards) with 32 on the season (20 receptions, nine kickoff returns, three punt returns)…Was one of only five FBS players with 200-plus yards on punt returns and 300-plus yards on kickoff returns…Hauled in four passes for a career-high 181 yards (45.3 avg.) and two TDs vs. Youngstown State (Sept. 11), 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)…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 vs. Nebraska (Sept. 25), the first punt return for a TD by a Spartan since 2011…Returned a punt for a TD for the second straight game when he took one 88 yards for a score in the first quarter vs. Western Kentucky (Oct. 2), 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…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, vs. Pittsburgh (Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Dec. 30)…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.)…Posted a career-high 11 receptions for 128 yards (11.6 avg.) and two TDs vs. Rutgers (Oct. 24), becoming the first player in school history to register 100-plus receiving yards in his Spartan debut…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.)…Had seven receptions for 121 yards (17.3 avg.) and a TD vs. Syracuse (Aug. 31) in his collegiate debut…Posted a 93-yard punt return for a TD vs. Delaware State (Sept. 15), the second-longest punt return in school history…Tied WR Greg 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.) at Miami of Ohio (Sept. 29).
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)…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…Community involvement: Hosted a youth football camp at Lansing (Mich.) Everett High School in September 2022.
