American football player (born 1967)
American football player
Willie Jake Reed (born September 28, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1991 to 2002 for the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints . Reed played college football for the Grambling State Tigers and was selected by the Vikings in the third round of the 1991 NFL draft , a pick that the Vikings acquired in the Herschel Walker trade .[ 1] [ 2]
Reed is the father of J. R. Reed , who is a safety for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) .[ 3] cornerback Dale Carter , with whom he was a teammate on the Vikings in the 2001 NFL season.[ 4] Nigel Warrior .
Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash 10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle Vertical jump
6 ft 2+ 7 ⁄8 in
215 lb
33 in
10 in
4.62 s 1.61 s 2.70 s 4.38 s 35.5 in
All values from NFL Combine[ 5]
Reed had four 1,000-yard seasons in his career[ 2] receptions in 1994 . He was second in receiving yards in the NFL with 1,320 in the 1996 season. Reed finished his career with 450 receptions for 6,999 yards and 36 touchdowns .
In 1994, Reed combined with fellow receiver Cris Carter for 207 receptions, which was an NFL record at the time. Carter and Reed combined to become the first teammate duo to amass 1,000 yards each in four consecutive seasons. Reed was NFC Offensive Player of the Month in September 1997 after 34 catches for 521 yards. Reed would also make 12 plays of 50+ yards with Minnesota, second in team history.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Year
Team
Games
Receiving
GP
GS
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
1991 MIN
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1992 MIN
16 0
6
142
23.7 51
0
1993 MIN
10
1
5
65
13.0
18
0
1994 MIN
16 16 85 1,175
13.8
59
4
1995 MIN
16 16 72
1,167
16.2
55
9
1996 MIN
16 15
72
1,320 18.3
82 7
1997 MIN
16 16 68
1,138
16.7
56
6
1998 MIN
11
11
34
474
13.9
56
4
1999 MIN
16 8
44
643
14.6
50
2
2000 NOR
7
6
16
206
12.9
22
0
2001 MIN
16 0
27
309
11.4
27
1
2002 NOR
14
2
21
360
17.1
54
3
155
91
450
6,999
15.6
82
36
Playoffs
Year
Team
Games
Receiving
GP
GS
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
1992 MIN
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1993 MIN
1
0
2
16
8.0
12
0
1994 MIN
1
0
3
39
13.0
18
0
1996 MIN
1
0
1
10
10.0
10
0
1997 MIN
2 2 10 203 20.3 53 1
1998 MIN
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1999 MIN
2 1
5
85
17.0
41
1
2000 NOR
2 1
5
56
11.2
16
0
11
4
26
409
15.7
53
2
References
^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 7, 2023 .^ a b Strasen, Marty (2010). Cowboys Chronicles: A Complete History of the Dallas Cowboys ISBN 9781600783494 . Retrieved November 27, 2014 . ^ "Toughness runs in the football family of Georgia's J.R. Reed" . DawgNation . August 18, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2019 .^ "ESPN.com: NFL - Vikings to reunite brothers Carter, Jake Reed" . www.espn.com . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .^ "Jake Reed, Combine Results, WR - Grambling State (LA)" . nflcombineresults.com . Retrieved October 20, 2022 .
