Fresh off a new deal, Jayden Reed enters 2026 as one of the Packers’ most important names - and one of the biggest bounce-back stories on the roster.
The Packers are just 8 days from opening the 2026 NFL season, and Reed sits at No. 8 in the team’s Top 50 heading into the year. Green Bay opens on Sunday, Sept. 13 against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S.
Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, then moves into a stretch that includes Week 2 at MetLife Stadium against the New York Jets and Week 3 at Lambeau Field against the Atlanta Falcons. With the Packers viewed as a team in a Super Bowl window, every game is being treated like it matters right away.
Reed’s first two NFL seasons looked like the Packers had landed a true difference-maker in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Across 33 games with 23 starts, he posted 119 catches for 1,650 yards and 14 touchdowns. His game is built on burst and versatility: he can punish defenses after the catch from the slot, and he’s also dangerous stretching the field outside.
The upside is still obvious. Reed has the talent to grow into one of the better receivers in the NFC.
But 2025 got derailed fast when he broke his right collarbone in a game against the Washington Commanders on September 11, 2025. The injury came on a touchdown catch, which made the setback sting even more.
He ended up playing only seven games.
Even with that shortened season, Green Bay showed exactly how it feels about him by handing him a three-year, $50.25 million contract extension. Reed is clearly a major piece of the offense, though he’s also arguably behind Christian Watson, Tucker Kraft and Matthew Golden in Jordan Love’s pecking order.
The injury stole what could have been a strong season. In Week 1 against the Detroit Lions, Reed caught 3-of-5 targets for 45 yards and a touchdown.
In the playoffs against the Chicago Bears, he added 4-of-7 targets for 43 yards and another score. For the full year, including the postseason, he finished with 23 catches for 250 yards and two touchdowns.
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