Ja'seem Reed
American football player (born 2003)
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Ja'seem Reed (born March 21, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Diego Toreros and signed with the Cleveland Browns after going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft.
Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
| No. 86 – Carolina Panthers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Roster status | Practice squad |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 21, 2003 Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Westlake (Thousand Oaks) |
| College | San Diego (2021–2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
Reed was born in Thousand Oaks, California. He attended Westlake High School and received only one offer for football, that being from the University of San Diego. He accepted the lone offer to play for the Toreros football program.[1]
College career
Reed played in all 11 games as a freshman at San Diego in 2021. He recorded his first career collegiate touchdown against Stetson. In his sophomore year, he recorded 339 yards and 4 touchdowns, including a 34-yard touchdown and 21-yard touchdown at Valparaiso. Following the season, he was named All-PFL Honorable Mention. In 2023, he led his team in both receptions and yards. Following the year, he was again named All-PFL Honorable Mention.
His senior year, 2024, he was the lone 1,000-yard receiver in the Pioneer Football League and was named First-team All-PFL as well as PFL Offensive player of the year.[2][3]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 6 ft 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m) | 4.55 s | 1.64 s | 2.65 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 9 reps | ||
| All values from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Cleveland Browns
Directly after going undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft, on April 27, 2025, Reed signed a 3 year, $2.975 million contract with the Cleveland Browns.[5] On June 17, Reed was waived off of IR by the Browns.[5][6]
Carolina Panthers
On July 29, 2025, after working out with the team, Reed was signed by the Carolina Panthers. Veteran Dan Chisena was released to make room for him on the roster.[5][7] He was waived from the active roster on August 26 and then signed to the practice squad on August 28.[5]
On August 30, 2026, Reed was waived by the Panthers as part of final roster cuts and signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9]