Jaylen Reed: S · Penn State · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jaylen Reed
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fourth year in the same secondary at Penn State. The first one came in 2024: All-Big Ten. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Minnesota — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
95 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 7 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Penn State | 95 | 51 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 46 | 32 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | Penn State | 30 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Penn State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 177 | 110 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-12@ West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-27vs Bowling Green | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 56-0vs Kent State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-7vs No. 19 Illinois | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-11vs UCLA | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-30@ USC | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-13@ Wisconsin | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-20vs No. 4 Ohio State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-6vs Washington | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-10@ Purdue | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-25@ Minnesota | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 44-7vs Maryland | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 38-10vs No. 12 SMU | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-14vs No. 8 Boise State | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 24-27vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 51 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
95tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%7 TFL95 tackles · 7 for loss · 3 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
4 seasons under James Franklin — 41-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
41.8%
437 pass / 609 run
Plays / game
65.4
16 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #9 of 537 FBS safeties by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2024 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #9 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 177 tackles — drafted at #187 overall by the Houston Texans.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under James Franklin.
Next stop · NFL
Houston TexansEntering 2nd NFL season
Houston TexansEntering 2nd NFL season
