J.R. Reed: DB · Georgia · #20.
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J.R. Reed
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons in the Georgia secondary to date. First career honor, 2019: All-America (Walter Camp). A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against South Carolina — Week 7, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-6@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-17vs Murray State | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-0vs Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-17vs No. 7 Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-14@ Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-20vs South Carolina | 9 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 21-0vs Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-17vs No. 6 Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-0vs Missouri | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 21-14@ No. 13 Auburn | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 19-13vs No. 24 Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-7@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 15 | L 10-37vs No. 1 LSU | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 |
Week 4 · 2019
W 23-17
vs Notre Dame
1 interception · 7 tackles · 3 pass breakups
A close one, won by 6 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL54 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 36-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 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
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
45.0%
414 pass / 505 run
Plays / game
65.6
14 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
444 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia, 188 tackles — drafted at #129 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Philip Montgomery and Kirby Smart.
Next stop · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 23rd NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 23rd NFL season
