| No. 32 –Seattle Seahawks | |||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||
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| Born: | (2000-08-07)August 7, 2000 (age 24) Olive Branch, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Olive Branch | ||||
| College: | Northwest Mississippi CC (2018) New Mexico (2019–2022) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2023: 6th round, 198th pick | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Jerrick Jamal Reed II (born August 7, 2000) is an American professionalfootballsafety for theSeattle Seahawks of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theNorthwest Mississippi Rangers andNew Mexico Lobos.
Reed was born on August 7, 2000.[1] He grew up inOlive Branch, Mississippi, and attendedOlive Branch High School.[2][3] As asenior, he totaled 99tackles with seveninterceptions, being named first-team all-state by theClarion-Ledger.[4][5] Reed was not highly recruited due to his height and received noDivision Icollege football offers, eventually choosing to play atNorthwest Mississippi Community College.[2]
Reed played only one season for Northwest Mississippi, posting 71 tackles, threepass breakups, two interceptions and asack.[4] Afterwards, he transferred toNew Mexico.[6] In his first season there, he started 10 games and tallied 51 tackles, fifth-best on the team, and one interception, as well as 3.0 tackles-for-loss and a pass breakup.[7] The following year, Reed made a career-high four interceptions in just seven games, only five of which he started.[8] He additionally made seven pass breakups, being named first-team all-conference at the end of the season.[9]
Reed led the team with 89 tackles while starting all 12 games in 2021, additionally tying for the lead in pass breakups with seven.[7] He was an honorable mention all-conference choice.[10] In 2022, he made a 94 tackles in 12 games and was named New Mexico's teamMVP.[2]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft9+3⁄4 in (1.77 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.46 s | 1.54 s | 2.59 s | 4.31 s | 7.16 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 18 reps | |
| All values from New Mexico'sPro Day[11][12] | ||||||||||||
Reed was selected by theSeattle Seahawks in the sixth round (198th overall) of the2023 NFL draft.[13] He was the first New Mexico player to be selected in the draft since2018.[8]
Reed entered his rookie season as a backup safety andspecial teamer. He suffered atorn ACL in Week 11 and was placed oninjured reserve on November 23, 2023.[14] He was named to the PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team.[15]
On July 18, 2024, Reed was placed on the active/physically unable to perform (PUP) list, and was placed on reserves to begin the season.[16][17] He was activated on October 26.