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Jaylen Reed New England Patriots · #23

Safety · 6' 0", 212 lbs · Detroit, MI · Age 23

Jaylen Reed is a Safety for the New England Patriots, drafted 187th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 4 tackles.

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New England Patriots · #23 · Safety

Jaylen Reed

Season avg4 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg18 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

Jaylen 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.

C+

Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Jaylen Reed is a Safety for the New England Patriots, drafted 187th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 4 tackles.

Coverage

Ball skills

Run support

Coverage

Strong · defense

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Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Tackling

Solid · defense

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C+

Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Blitz

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Jaylen Reed stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

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29%

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23%

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22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #758 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

10Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Jaylen Reed — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Tackling

4 TKL

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C+

Pass rush

0.0 SACK

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Coverage

1 PD

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Splash

0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Jaylen 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.

Projected 2027 modeled

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tackles

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games

2–6

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the pd line vs last season

Last season 1 → projected 1 pd

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season-0.3 pd

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 23 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 7 / 2

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jaylen Reed career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	PD	Sack
2025	7	14	0	0
2026 in progress · 2 games	2	4	1	0
Career	9	18	1	0.0

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Garrett Williams 100%Maxwell Hairston 100%Shavon Revel Jr. 99%Cam Taylor-Britt 99%Quincy Riley 99%Jahdae Barron 99%

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Context

Are the New England Patriots built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record

64off index

99def index

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77%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades C (64), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 41, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Jaylen Reed

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2003-01-29

The beginning

Jaylen Reed is a Safety for the New England Patriots, in his 2nd NFL season.

New England Patriots

Turning pro

Drafted 187th overall, 2025 as a Safety.

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Jaylen Reed is a New England Patriots safety, drafted 187th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 18 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 4 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Reed's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 212 lbs
Draft: 187th overall, 2025
Born: Detroit, MI
Age: 23
Jersey: #23

Background

Jaylen Reed is from Detroit, MI and is 23 years old. He was drafted 187th overall, 2025 and plays safety at 6' 0", 212 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 18 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Reed is currently on the New England Patriots roster.

The person

Jaylen Reed is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 18 tackles with 0 interceptions and 1 passes defensed across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 1 passes defensed.

Tackling18 career tackles from the secondary.

Draft pedigree187th overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Jaylen Reed — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jaylen Reed, answered.

What position does Jaylen Reed play?

Jaylen Reed is a Safety for the New England Patriots.

When was Jaylen Reed drafted?

Jaylen Reed was drafted 187th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Jaylen Reed played?

2 (2025–2026).

What are Jaylen Reed's career stats?

He has recorded 18 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Jaylen Reed career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Jaylen Reed New England Patriots · #23

Jaylen Reed — the report card

Where Jaylen Reed stands

Jaylen Reed — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Jaylen Reed

Jaylen Reed career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the New England Patriots built to win?

The Ballad of Jaylen Reed

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Jaylen Reed — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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