Ourlads' Profile:
2025 Guide: What Ourlads’ NFL Scouting Services said about JAYLEN REED:
Penn State | Hometown: Detroit, MI | HT: 5116 | WT: 211 | 40 time: 4.49 | Hand: 0900 | Arm: 3114 | Wing: 7434
Two-year starter. Second-team All-Big 10 in 2024, honorable mention in 2023. Typically aligned as a deep safety with some reps at nickel and on the edge. Tall, well-built safety prospect. Smooth backpedal when gaining depth and noted bail technique when angling. Great athleticism to maneuver the field with quickness. Mental processing to read quarterback intentions and react accordingly when playing over the top. Keeps deep routes in front of him and lets nothing get behind him. Sufficient range to hold his own as a one-high defender and excel in two-high schemes. Has a nose for the football and will track passes in the air and come away with interceptions downfield. Quick trigger to break on routes in front of him. Can thrive in the box due to his sound run defense as he leverages the ball carrier well and fits gaps with aggressiveness. Able to avoid blockers in space and in the box to maintain positioning over ball carriers. Breaks down with quick feet and square hips when coming down into the box. Meets offensive players in the box with physicality. Adds value as a blitzer with an aggressive demeanor when hunting the quarterback. Straight-line speed is a step slower than you would expect with his athletic profile. In underneath zone coverage, he occasionally gets stuck staring at the quarterback and guards grass rather than finding work. Slows down when closing on the ball carrier allowing them to get out ahead of him. Tackling form overall needs a lot of improvement; sometimes tackles with his arms and struggles to run through and finish the play without allowing yards-after-contact. Takes reps off in pursuit.
2024 Stats: 98 T, 6.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 3 PBU, 1 QBH, 1 FF, 3 INT (1 TD). OSR:4/16. VJ-33.5. Draft projection: 4th/5th round