Jordan Reed Season Recap

Jordan Reed Season Recap: 131 Targets in 2015

Jordan Reed finished the 2015 regular season with 87 receptions, 952 yards, and 11 touchdowns. Including the playoff loss versus the Green Bay Packers, he had 131 targets. To prepare for this breakdown, I charted all of his routes, location of target, and situation to form the general trends of this breakdown and created this video on YouTube to break them down. Make sure you turn up the volume!

Target by Location

The next table breaks where the ball was thrown. Note: Deep is 16+ yards, Medium is 6-15 yards, and Short is 5 yards or less. 

Deep Left Deep Middle Deep Right
8 3 6
Medium Left Medium Middle Medium Right
10 10 9
Short Left Short Middle Short Right
40 15 30

 


Pass Breakdown by Down

The following table breaks down Jordan Reed’s targets by down. 

Down Targets Receptions Yards
1st 46 34 443
2nd 46 33 324
3rd 36 27 281
4th 3 2 24

 


Pass Breakdown by Quarter

The following table breaks down Jordan Reed’s targets by quarter. 

Quarter Targets Receptions Yards
1st 33 28 334
2nd 29 21 230
3rd 30 22 266
4th 39 25 242

 


Pass Breakdown by Route

The next table breaks down his routes by target. Similar routes were combined together based on the distance and type of pass. 

Route Targets Receptions Yards
Flat/Quick-Out 35 28 231
Hitch/Comeback 17 14 95
Slant/Quick-In 15 15 182
Drag/Drive 13 9 96
Post/Corner 11 8 181
Spot 11 8 75
Out 10 5 76
Seam 7 3 68
In 6 3 57
Endzone Fade 4 2 7
Screen 1 1 4
Go/Deep Fade 1 0 0

 

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Samuel Gold

Sam founded NFL Breakdowns after working his way through the journalist farm system and is enjoying life in the big league. Growing up outside of Washington, D.C., Sam didn’t choose the Redskins, the Redskins chose him. Out of a love for the game and an insatiable curiosity to determine why his beloved team was underperforming, Sam turned to studying film in NFL Breakdowns.