New England Patriots · SAF (DB) · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Penn State (2025 Round 6, Pick 187)

Jaylen Reed

7.5
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #216 of 218 qualified DBs
Combined tackles
105 solo · 5 ast
Sacks & QB hits
0.51 QB hits
Tackles for loss
00 forced fumbles
Coverage
1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
12916.1 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.008Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Jaylen Reed among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Lake94.1
  2. Hooker92.2
  3. Williams91.1
  4. Robertson89.2
  5. Battle88.4
  6. Reed87.6
  7. Lassiter86.2
  8. Jones85.2
  9. Parrish84.6
  10. Reed#2167.5
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 0.35 → Shrunk 22.55
2thpercentile
Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk 0.22
8thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 2.71
3thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.4% → Shrunk 0.7%
15thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 1.4% → Shrunk 2.6%
5thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.7% → Shrunk 4.1%
8thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.008 → Shrunk +0.022
66thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Jaylen Reed. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 9, 2026@ SEAL 10-1300000000
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs PITW 20-3210000028
Week 3Sep 27, 2026@ JAXL 6-35210001052
Week 4Oct 4, 2026@ BUFW 29-2600000000
Week 5Oct 11, 2026vs LVW 45-17200000022
Week 6Oct 18, 2026vs NYJW 26-1911000009
Week 7Oct 22, 2026@ CHIL 24-3022000005
Week 8Nov 1, 2026@ MIAW 24-19100.5010013

College to the NFL: Penn State to New England Patriots

Verified identity bridge linking Jaylen Reed's college regular-season tackles at Penn State to official NFL game lines.

Penn State (College tackles)

42021
302022
442023
762024
187187th pick
2025 Draft

NE (NFL tackles)

142025
102026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 2 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2025HOU7149500000073
2026 (so far)NE810550.501100129

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