2023 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned All-Big Ten honorable mention laurels from the coaches and media.
Season: Started all 13 games at safety...Made 46 tackles (32 solo), four tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions and a pass breakup.
West Virginia (9/2): Recorded four tackles (3 solo). Delaware (9/9): Recorded a solo sack in the first quarter, the first of his career...Added two solo tackles. at Illinois (9/16): Made four tackles (3 solo). Iowa (9/23): Made two tackles...Notched a key stop in the first quarter which led to a Dani Dennis-Sutton forcing a fumble on the same play...Added a pass breakup. at Northwestern (9/30): Posted three tackles, including an assisted tackle for loss. UMass (10/14): Assisted on one tackle. at Ohio State (10/21): Made five tackles (3 solo). Indiana (10/28): Picked off a pass in the second quarter and returned it 17 yards, marking his first career interception...Added a career-high eight tackles (7 solo) to go along with a solo tackle for loss. at Maryland (11/4): Posted three tackles and a half-tackle for loss. Michigan (11/11): Posted six tackles (3 solo). Rutgers (11/18): Collected three solo tackles. at Michigan State (11/24): Returned to his hometown of Detroit in Ford Field and picked off a pass on Michigan State's opening drive...Made three tackles (2 solo). vs. Ole Miss (12/30): Made two solo stops, including a tackle for loss.
2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season: Appeared in all 13 games...Posted 31 tackles (23 solo), two tackles for loss, three pass breakups and a quarterback hurry.
at Purdue (9/1): Posted three solo tackles. Ohio (9/10): Made two tackles...Added a pass breakup. Auburn (9/17): Registered three solo stops...Added a quarterback hurry, which resulted in a Zakee Wheatley interception in the first quarter. Central Michigan (9/24): Logged three tackles (2 solo). Northwestern (10/1): Made three tackles (2 solo). at Michigan (10/15): Picked up four tackles. Minnesota (10/22): Assisted on two tackles...Added a pass breakup. Ohio State (10/29): Made two solo stops, including a tackle for loss. at Indiana (11/5): Picked up a career-high five tackles (4 solo), including a tackle for loss. Maryland (11/12): Assisted on one tackle. at Rutgers (11/19): Made a solo tackle. Michigan State (11/26): Posted a solo tackle...Broke up a pass.
2021 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in eight games...Recorded six tackles (4 solo) and a quarterback hurry.
Villanova (9/25): Recorded two tackles. at Ohio State (10/30): Made a solo tackle. at Maryland (11/6): Tallied a solo tackle. at Michigan State (11/27): Had a QB hurry. vs. Arkansas (1/1): Made two tackles.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman for head coach Tyrone Spencer at Martin Luther King Jr. High School...Team captain...All-State selection in 2019...Was a 2019 Metro Detroit Dream Team selection...As a junior, team went 11-3 in 2019 and made 119 tackles, forced eight fumbles and had one interception...Also added five touchdowns...Won a state championship as a sophomore in 2018, finishing 12-2...Made 64 tackles to go along with two interceptions and a forced fumble during sophomore campaign...Rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Rated as the No. 272 overall prospect, No. 17 safety and No. 9 recruit in Michigan by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 250 overall prospect, No. 13 safety, No. 22 player in the region and No. 7 prospect in Michigan by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 22 safety and No. 10 recruit in Michigan by Rivals...Also lettered in track and basketball.
Full name is Jaylen MarQuiese Reed...Son of Terrance Reed and LaToyia Johnson...Stepfather is Jimmie Mitchell...Has one brother, Jimmie Mitchell, and one sister, Kayla Reed...Hobbies include playing video games...Is playing football in honor of his grandmother...Majoring in recreation, park and tourism management...Would like to pursue a professional football career and then either be a football coach or business owner.