Iwant to be clear from the start that this is not an anti-Jayden Reed article. Reed was easily the Green Bay Packers’ best receiver in 2024 , leading the team in receptions and averaging an extremely robust 15.6 yards per reception. He also led the qualifying receivers in catch percentage, and only Tucker Kraft had more receiving touchdowns. Reed also led the team in receptions and touchdowns in 2023 , and he’s clearly one of Jordan Love’s favorite targets. If asked to name the best receiver on the team, it would be difficult to name anyone other than Reed.
But as the 2025 season gets closer, there are some indicators that Reed could find himself as something of an odd man out. For starters, Reed’s targets started to tail off over the course of the season as an increase in man defense