J.R. Reed

Position:
DB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
194
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Frisco, Texas
High School:
Prestonwood Christian
Prev School:
Tusla

Career Highs
*11 tackles vs. Auburn, 2017
* 1 Interception (5x) vs. Miss. State & USC, 2017; vs. Alabama & USC, 2018; vs. Notre Dame, 2019

2019: Walter Camp All-America First Team...Coaches’ All-SEC 1st Team...named one of four permanent team captains...key player on Georgia teams that won 11 or more games three straight seasons, won three straight SEC Eastern Division titles, and played in three straight New Year’s Six Bowl game (2018 Rose, 2019 Allstate Sugar, 2020 Allstate Sugar)...also a key part of a Georgia defense that finished with the #1 national ranking in Scoring Defense (12.6 ppg—school record for few points allowed in 12-+ game season), #1 national ranking in Rushing Defense (74.6 ypg—2nd best in school history), #1 nationally in fewest rushing TD’s allowed (2—school record), and #3 nationally in Total Defense (257.7 ypg)...one of three finalists for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back...started the first 13 games and finished with 54 total stops, fourth-best on the team...also had seven pass breakups, ranking third among all defenders...missed the Sugar Bowl because of injury, ending a streak of games played (and starts) at 42...one of five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, awarded annually to the nation’s top defensive player...had a fourth-quarter interception vs. Notre Dame, his fifth as a Bulldog...scored his second collegiate TD when he scooped a fumble and ran 14 yards for a score vs. Murray State...season-high nine stops, including an assisted tackle for a 3-yard loss, came vs. South Carolina...played every defensive snap in five games: Notre Dame, South Carolina, Kentucky, Florida and Auburn...named one of three team captains for the Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Auburn, Texas A&M and LSU games...named to watch lists for Bednarik Award, Paycom Jim Thorpe Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy...Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Second Team Defense...CBS Sports Preseason All-America 2nd Team...Preseason All-SEC 1st Team Defense by media...co-winner of Vince Dooley Defensive MVP, given at team’s post-season awards gala.
2018: Started at safety in all 14 games and finished with 66 tackles, second-most on the team...team's top tackler in four games: vs. Alabama (eight stops + red-zone interception); Sugar Bowl vs. Texas (eight tackles); at Missouri (eight tackles); and Austin Peay (six tackles)...nine stops vs. LSU...had a tackle for loss and an interception (his third as a Bulldog) at South Carolina...pass breakup in win over Vanderbilt...selected as one of three game captains for the South Carolina, Tennessee, Auburn and Georgia Tech contests.
2017: Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team...started in all 15 games...ranked 2nd on team with 79 total tackles, including 5.0 for lost yardage, 1.5 QB sacks, 2 INTs, 5 pass breakups, 6 QB pressures and two fumble recoveries...named defensive Newcomer of the Year at team's post-season awards gala...recorded seven tackles in the Rose Bowl...named SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week for his 8-tackle, assisted sack and fumble pickup for a TD vs. Florida...had 11 total stops against Auburn...against Tennessee, had a hand in two of four Georgia takeaways, including one fumble recovery and one interception with a 34-yard return...posted three tackles (two solo), with one for a loss of a yard...led the team with 10 (3 solo) tackles, including three pass breakups and an assisted tackle for a loss of one yard vs. Miss. State...blocked a field goal and tallied one tackle vs. Samford...led the team with nine total tackles against Notre Dame with two quarterback hurries...In first career start against App State, had five tackles (4 solo) with one TFL for a loss of nine yards, one sack and one forced fumble...defensive winner of the Most Improved Award after spring drills...Had six tackles and a pass breakup for the victorious Red team in the G-Day spring game..
2016: Sat out the 2016 season after transferring to UGA in the summer of '16.
2015 (Tulsa): Played in 13 games, totaling five tackles and a pass breakup.
High School: Prestonwood Christian, coached by Chris Cunningham...was the only two-way starter as a senior at Prestonwood in 2013 as a senior...started as a receiver and defensive back his senior season...helped lead his team to a 12-2 record and the state championship game as a senior...caught 18 receptions for 308 yards and three TDs ... tallied 53 tackles, three TFLs and five interceptions, while returning three for touchdowns his senior season ... earned first-team all-district and second-team all-state accolades as a senior.
Personal: JAKE RASHAAN REED...father, Jake, played in the NFL for 12 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints...Major: Communication Studies..recipient of the Col. Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship...received his undergraduate degree at Fall 2018 commencement exercises.