Jake Reed

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.

Reed is the father of J. R. Reed, who is a safety for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) . His brother is former NFL cornerback Dale Carter, with whom he was a teammate on the Vikings in the 2001 NFL season. His nephew, Dale's son, is former NFL safety/cornerback Nigel Warrior.

Professional career

Reed had four 1,000-yard seasons in his career 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 Legend Bold Career high

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