Jarran Reed


Jarran Kentrel Reed is an American football defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He played college football at Alabama, and was selected by the Seahawks in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Early years

Reed attended Goldsboro High School in Goldsboro, North Carolina and graduated in 2011. Due to poor grades, Reed was forced to attend Hargrave Military Academy for a year after he had graduated high school.

College career

Reed attended East Mississippi Community College in 2012 and 2013. Reed helped lead his team to a win in the NJCAA national championship during the 2013 season. In Reed's time with East Mississippi Community College he was credited with 100 career stops, including 10.5 tackles for loss. Prior to 2014, Reed transferred to the University of Alabama.
During his first year at Alabama, he played in all 14 games and made 13 starts. He recorded 55 tackles and one sack. Reed considered entering the 2015 NFL Draft but decided against it and returned to Alabama for his senior year. Reed played in all 15 games his senior season and helped lead his team to a CFP national champion victory. He recorded 57 tackles and one sack during his senior season.

Professional career

On April 29, 2016, Reed was drafted in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 49th overall selection by the Seattle Seahawks after the team traded their second-, and fourth-round picks to the Chicago Bears in order to move up to #49 in order to select Reed. On May 5, 2016, Reed signed a 4-year deal worth $4.889 million overall with a $1.756 million bonus. As a rookie in 2016, Reed played 15 games and finished the year with 34 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and three passes defended.
In the 2018 season, Reed had a breakout year with 10.5 sacks.
Reed was suspended the first six games of the 2019 season for a violation of the personal conduct policy for an incident from early 2017. After the Seahawks traded for Jadeveon Clowney, Reed changed his number to 91. Reed was reinstated from suspension on October 14, 2019, and was activated to the active roster prior to Week 7.
On March 16, 2020, Reed signed a two-year, $23 million contract extension with the Seahawks.