#20

J.R. Reed

Former defensive back at Georgia. 2019: 1 interception, 7 pass breakups, 54 tackles.

DB · Georgia · Sr. · #20

6′1″ · 194 lb · Frisco, TX

Philadelphia — drafted 2004, Rd 4, Pick 33, #129 overall

The story

Former defensive back at Georgia. 2019: 1 interception, 7 pass breakups, 54 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Georgia, 188 tackles — drafted at #129 overall by Philadelphia.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Georgia

2017–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted (yet)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2019

1 coach

2017–2019

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PhiladelphiaEntering 23rd NFL season

#129Rd 4 · Pick 33

PhiladelphiaEntering 23rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 36-7 over that span.

2017Georgia13-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2018Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2019Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (93rd percentile). Concern: qb hurries (25th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#154 / 2688 · 93rd pct

Tackles#577 / 2688 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#728 / 2688 · 72nd pct

Sacks#1258 / 2688 · 50th pct

0.5

Forced fumbles#78 / 721 · 45th pct

Tackles for loss#1413 / 2688 · 43rd pct

2.0

Interceptions#301 / 779 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1337 / 2688 · 25th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.6	0.2	0.1	0.6
Road6g	3.7	0.1	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.2	0.2	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+7g	3.3	0.1	0.1	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Georgia	54	29	2.0	0.5	7	1	--
2018	Georgia	66	38	2.0	1.0	2	2	--
2017	Georgia	68	36	4.0	1.5	5	2	--
Career		188	103	8.0	3.0	14	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2019

W 24–17

at Florida

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With J. Fromm — 279 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 12 rush yds (3 car) · D. Swift — 86 rush yds (25 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week