Ed ReedNew York Jets · #20
Ed Reed intercepted 64 passes and returned them an NFL-record 1,590 yards from free safety over 12 seasons. The 2004 Defensive Player of the Year, he won Super Bowl XLVII with Baltimore and entered the Hall of Fame in 2019.
Ed Reed — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.
Where Ed Reed stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Ed Reed — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Ed Reed
Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.
Ed Reed career stats, season by season
| Season | G | Tkl | PD | INT | FF | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| 2003 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | |
| 2004 DPOY | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2.0 | |
| 2005 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2006 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2007 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | |
| 2009 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| 2010 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2011 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | |
| 2012 SB | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2013 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Career | 174 | 0 | 139 | 64 | 11 | 6.0 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the New York Jets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Ed Reed
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Ball-hawking Ravens safety with 64 interceptions and the NFL record for interception return yards.
Turning pro
Drafted 2002, Round 1 (#24 overall) as a Safety.
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Drafted 24th overall by Baltimore in 2002
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Won 2004 Defensive Player of the Year
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Set the NFL interception return yards record
Off the court
- Height
- 5'11"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Draft
- 2002, Round 1 (#24 overall)
- Born
- St. Rose, Louisiana
- Age
- 48
- Jersey
- #20
After retiring, Reed moved into coaching and mentoring, including a stint associated with his alma mater Miami, and remained active in his native Louisiana community. He is remembered as a uniquely creative defender whose freelancing changed how teams game-planned the deep middle.
A cerebral, improvisational playmaker whose deep-field vision and gambling instincts made him unpredictable and unmatched.
Ed Reed — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Ed Reed, answered.
