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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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| Born: | September 28, 1967 Covington, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Covington (GA) Newton | ||||||
| College: | Grambling State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1991 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Willie Jake Reed (born September 28, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1991 to 2002 for the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints. Reed played college football for the Grambling State Tigers and was selected by the Vikings in the third round of the 1991 NFL draft, a pick that the Vikings acquired in the Herschel Walker trade. [1] [2]
Reed is the father of J. R. Reed, who is a safety for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) . [3] His brother is former NFL cornerback Dale Carter, of whom he was a teammate with on the Vikings in the 2001 NFL season. [4] His nephew, Dale's son, is former NFL safety/cornerback Nigel Warrior.
NFL career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.62 s | 1.61 s | 2.70 s | 4.38 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine [5] | ||||||||||||
Reed had four 1,000-yard seasons in his career [2] with a career-high of 85 receptions in 1994. He was second in receiving yards in the NFL with 1,320 in the 1996 season. Reed finished his career with 450 receptions for 6,999 yards and 36 touchdowns.
In 1994, Reed combined with fellow receiver Cris Carter for 207 receptions, which was an NFL record at the time. Carter and Reed combined to become the first teammate duo to amass 1,000 yards each in four consecutive seasons. Reed was NFC Offensive Player of the Month in September 1997 after 34 catches for 521 yards. Reed would also make 12 plays of 50+ yards with Minnesota, second in team history.
References
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ a b Strasen, Marty (2010). Cowboys Chronicles: A Complete History of the Dallas Cowboys. Triumph Books. p. 229. ISBN 9781600783494. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ^ "Toughness runs in the football family of Georgia's J.R. Reed". DawgNation. August 18, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "ESPN.com: NFL - Vikings to reunite brothers Carter, Jake Reed". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "Jake Reed, Combine Results, WR - Grambling State (LA)". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.