2023 2nd Round Pick #50 WR Jayden Reed

[MadtownPacker]

I think this kid is going to surprise some people. He's gonna make some big plays.

His highlights give that impression. He didnt appear to be moving fast but everyone around him was trying to catch up. Like he was seeing things slow motion.

At 0.42 sec he throws a better deep ball than erron did all last season.

[King Friday]

All the above posts, and not a word of comparison to Amari Rodgers? That was my first thought when I saw the size and 4.45 40 in the RAS for Reed. If he really runs a 4.37, maybe he's more explosive and better than Amari. I hope so. Supposedly he has a drop problem too. Now who else was it that ran a 4.37 and dropped a lot of passes? Oh yeah, MVS.

Because they aren’t even remotely comparable Tex. Reed is considerably taller and leaner, with far more explosive athleticism.

Amari was ridiculously slow because he was 5’9” and 210 pounds. He was built like a RB.

[texaspackerbacker]

Both under six feet and kinda slow based on the RAS. Hopefully, the 4.37 is accurate, not the 4.45. Also, hopefully he doesn't drop too many.

[HarveyWallbangers]

The Packers love Senior Bowl WRs. Watson, Doubs, Melton, and now Reed are all guys who played relatively well at the Senior Bowl.

[RashanGary]

Both under six feet and kinda slow based on the RAS. Hopefully, the 4.37 is accurate, not the 4.45. Also, hopefully he doesn't drop too many.

4.45 is fast, Tex.

[Joemailman]

4.45 is fast, Tex.

Yep. Greg Jennings was 4.47. Reed's 4.45 was 16th out of 45 in 2023 who tested.

[RashanGary]

Yep. Greg Jennings was 4.47. Reed's 4.45 was 16th out of 45 in 2023 who tested.

Sometimes I just wanna wring that old farts neck

[RashanGary]

If you’re looking at guys who are 6’2” and 215, 4.5 is plenty fast. If I guy is a good player and that size, I always feel good about 4.5

[run pMc]

Jayden Reed and Amari Rodgers are very different receivers.

Reed is smaller and much quicker. I think they wanted Rodgers to be kind of a gadget/YAC guy and a Deebo clone, then he came in slimmer last year which probably didn't help his cause. Watch Amari's college highlights and then Reed's -- you'll see a difference.
I like Reed in R3 but getting him in R2 along with a couple of Day 3 picks is ok. There were three players taken after him in R2 that I liked better (Gervon Dexter, Rashee Rice, DJ Turner) but he's fills a nice complementary role in the offense and he can return punts right away. Amari was never the punt returner this guy is.

And yes, 4.45 is fast enough. MVS ran a 4.37.

Amari's RAS card: https://ras.football/ras-information/?PlayerID=19343
Jayden's : https://ras.football/ras-information/?PlayerID=17156

Reed's 10 yard split is considerably faster than Rodgers'. Would have liked to see better agility or explosion numbers from Reed. Slot WRs tend to have weird RAS scores.

[run pMc]

If you’re looking at guys who are 6’2” and 215, 4.5 is plenty fast. If I guy is a good player and that size, I always feel good about 4.5

Check out Davante Adam's RAS card: https://ras.football/ras-information/?PlayerID=11166
'Poor' speed (4.56 40), 'Okay' agility, 'Great' explosion, 'Good' size. Long arms.

[RashanGary]

Check out Davante Adam's RAS card: https://ras.football/ras-information/?PlayerID=11166
'Poor' speed (4.56 40), 'Okay' agility, 'Great' explosion, 'Good' size. Long arms.

Yeah, you want a guy to be athletic in other ways and have size. But if they have size like Jordy, Davante or Cooper Kupp, they don’t have to be as fast.

[run pMc]

Jerry Rice wasn't a burner, and he wasn't a big dude. You don't have to be an elite athlete to be a great player, but it sure helps.
A lot of picks are taken on traits or upside - I'll use Quentin Johnson as an example. He's a better athlete than football player right now with the belief that with time and coaching he'll become a good WR.

[RashanGary]

I read executives had Jerry Rice timed as well as 4.55. But in that era, there wasn’t as much training for running these drills. I suspect Rice was more like a 6’2 4.45 kind of guy if he prepared the way guys do now. Maybe even better. Jerry Rice was very fast. You could see it.

[Fritz]

You know, the more I learn, the more I think the Packers really kinda liked the guy - more than some whom we thought they would pick - and they also were confident he'd be around later, so they traded back twice, being sure he'd still be there.

Don't know if that was because Mingo was gone, or if they just liked this guy. But they clearly liked him better than that SMU (?) receiver they brought in - Rashee Rice, was his name? I think he was still available when they picked Reed.

[run pMc]

Rice went a few picks after Reed. Given the choice of the two I'd probably have leaned Rice but don't fault them for taking Reed. At a minimum Reed should be able to run some routes out of the slot, do some jet motion stuff, and return punts.
He's a far better PR than Amari ever was -- he housed 3 in college.