Joe Reed
WR
#80
Experience: 2 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 25
Weight: 224 lbs
College: Virginia
Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/27/2022 | @Saints | L 10 - 27 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 08/21/2022 | Cowboys | L 18 - 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 08/14/2022 | Rams | L 22 - 29 | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 41 | 1 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:
- Signed with the Bears on Jan. 19, 2023
- Enters his fourth season in the league and first with the Bears in 2023
- Has played in 11 career games with the Chargers, where he was selected in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft
2020 SEASON (Chargers):
- In his rookie season, appeared in 11 games
- Contributed on both offense and special teams, proving to be an asset in the run game and kick return phase
- Finished the season with five rushes for 29 yards (5.8 avg.), along with a rushing score, as his 21 kickoff returns for 435 yards (20.7 avg.), with a long return of 46 yards, paced Los Angeles
- At Cincinnati (Sept. 13): In his NFL debut, returned a kickoff 46 yards, giving the Bolts offense quality field position for a drive capped by a Joshua Kelley rushing TD
- Vs. Kansas City (Sept. 20): Returned four kickoffs for a career-high 85 yards
- Logged first career rushing attempt, gaining eight yards on an end-around on first down
- At Tampa Bay (Oct. 4): Inactive
- Vs. Jacksonville (Oct. 25): Recorded his first career TD, finding the endzone on a seven-yard run to close out the first quarter, leading to an eventual Chargers win
- At Denver (Nov. 1): Logged one kickoff return for a gain of 26 yards, contributing to 62-percent of the team's special teams snaps
- Vs. Las Vegas (Nov. 8): Returned three Raiders kickoffs for an average return mark of 23.2 yards-per-return
- Earned two rushing attempts, gaining a net of seven yards
- At Miami (Nov. 15): Logged four kickoff returns for a 20.0- yard average with a long return of 31 yards
- Vs. N.Y. Jets (Nov. 22): Returned one kickoff for 17 yards, giving the offense starting field position at their own 24-yard line
- On kickoff coverage, secured his second special teams tackle of the season, doing so on kickoff coverage
- At Buffalo (Nov. 29): Returned four kickoffs for a 14.8-yard average, with a long return of 23 yards
- Vs. New England (Dec. 6): Inactive…vs. Denver (Dec. 27): Continued to contribute on special teams
- At Kansas City (Jan. 3): Contributed on both offense and special teams in the season finale, helping the Bolts finish out the 2020 season with four-consecutive wins, including three-straight against AFC West Division opponents