Jayden

Reed

Quarterback Jordan Love attempted only 28 passes after the Packers jumped out to 21-0 lead in the first half, with only Dontayvion Wicks seeing more than a modest four targets. Reed caught a 37-yard pass from Love early in the game and padded his counting stats with a 34-yard reception in the fourth quarter from backup quarterback Malik Willis. Reed could be busier in Week 17 when the Packers travel to Minnesota to face the Vikings.

Reed continues to play a true slot role for the Packers that is accompanied by suboptimal snap rates. His typical schemed rushing works helps to inflate his weekly floor but he has not seen enough volume to return to fantasy stardom since before the team’s Week 10 bye. Reed and the Packers host the reeling Saints in Week 15.

Oh dear. Reed’s latest fantasy rug pull was by far his most painful, as the Packers scored 31 points against a struggling pass defense. Jordan Love did play an awful first half, but he came alive after the break, mostly by targeting Christian Watson. Reed drew a 14-yard DPI that doesn’t show up in the box score, but the brutal truth continues to be that he is not commanding looks. He’s drawn more than six targets one time all season, and been held to three-or-fewer three of the past four weeks. Ouch. With all 32 teams active for Week 15, Reed will be a shaky WR3 against the Seahawks.

Doubs missed Week 13 with the brain injury. He was limited in practice this week, but an early game on Thursday made it impossible for him to clear the league’s concussion protocol in time. He should be back for a Week 15 tilt with the Seahawks. His absence will leave Jayden Reed as the team’s top receiver, though Christian Watson and Dontayvion Wicks will both be in the mix for targets. Reed will sit on the WR2/3 border while the deep threats are high-risk FLEX plays for Week 14.

Fantasy managers can be grateful for a pair of touchdowns from Reed, but his role remained relatively modest. Reed accounted for 21 percent of the Packers’ targets and was held under 60 yards from scrimmage for the sixth time in his past seven appearances. He finished the day second on the team in targets. Reed is a dynamic playmaker with the ball in his hands, but the “too many mouths to feed” cliche is unavoidable in Green Bay. Reed will be a high-variance WR3 for his Week 14 matchup with the Lions.

Reed was the Packers’ featured pass catcher on the opening drive, earning all three of his Week 12 targets in that sequence. Reed was notably the first read on Tucker Kraft’s first-drive touchdown but Love quickly passed over him, opting instead for his jumbo-sized target. Reed added 20 yards on two punt returns. Reed is a WR2/3 against the Dolphins in Week 13.

Those numbers led all Packers wideouts not named Christian Watson. Yes, they really did. Reed’s 15-yard touchdown catch came on a zone hole look that he had to reach behind himself to catch. It is tied for Reed’s lowest target figure this season, with “Ben Sims” playing a lot to force the Bears into base personnel, Reed was on the field for just 26 of 46 total snaps. The Packers lead receiver will remain a WR2/WR3 against the 49ers in Week 12.

Reed’s impressive outing was buoyed by a 100-percent catch rate on passes that traveled 20-plus yards downfield. Reed hauled in all three deep passes that came his way, as those receptions accounted for 101 of his yards on the afternoon. It was the third time this season that Reed has exceeded the century mark and the sixth time he’s hit 50 or more receiving yards. He enters his Week 10 bye on a high note and will look to build on this performance when he returns in Week 11 against the Bears.

Reed has now been limited to 10 catches for 93 yards on only 13 targets over his past three appearances. Despite being the Packers’ most appealing overall wideout in fantasy, he is struggling to rise above the Pack’s crowded skill corps. 51 of Reed’s yards this afternoon came on an impressive catch-and-run in the dying moments of the contest to help set up the game-winning field goal. Reed’s fantasy prospects are now further questionable ahead of a Week 9 showdown with the Lions since Jordan Love’s (groin, knee) health is questionable. Stay tuned.

Reed’s ankle injury is just one of many that he has played through this year. His production has been absurdly volatile this season. The second-year wideout has two games over 140 yards from scrimmage and three games under 50 yards with four total touchdowns. Pressed for targets in a stacked receiver room, Reed enters Week 8 as a volatile WR3.