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Jaylen Reed
Is Jaylen Reed starting?
Jaylen Reed is listed No. 2 at SS on the New England Patriots depth chart. Craig Woodson is listed ahead of him at No. 1.
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The New England Patriots play next in Week 6, at home against the New York Jets on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Jaylen Reed is listed No. 2 at SS going into that game.
At SS for the New England Patriots, Craig Woodson sits ahead of him, and Dell Pettus is next in line behind him.
Jaylen Reed's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 45-17 vs LV (Oct 11); L 6-35 at JAX (Sep 27); W 20-3 vs PIT (Sep 20).
Jaylen Reed wears No. 23, is 23 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 212 lbs, has 2 years of NFL experience, came out of Penn State.
Is Jaylen Reed playing this week?
Jaylen Reed is listed No. 2 at SS for New England Patriots, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
NE SS Depth
New England Patriots Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NT
- RDE
- WLB
- LILBChristian Elliss
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RILB
- SLBDre'Mont Jones
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- LCBCarlton Davis III
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- SSCraig Woodson
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- FSKevin Byard
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RCBChristian Gonzalez
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- NBMarcus Jones
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | HOU | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 2 yrs | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#103 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)
Jaylen Reed is rated 60 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 214th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 19% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11Wvs LVTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 45-17
Sep 27L@ JAXTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 6-35
Sep 20Wvs PITTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 20-3
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Wvs LV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | L@ JAX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | Wvs PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaylen Reed's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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