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Jayden Reed Named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
9/27/2021 11:11:00 AM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State redshirt junior wide receiver Jayden Reed has been named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday.
With MSU trailing 20-13 to Nebraska late in the fourth quarter this past Saturday in Spartan Stadium, Reed returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown to tie the game with 3:47 remaining, setting the stage for an overtime win over the Huskers. It marked MSU's first punt return for a touchdown since Nov. 26, 2011 (Keshawn Martin 57 yards at Northwestern).
Reed finished the game with 192 all-purpose yards (69 kick return, 62 punt return, 59 receiving, 2 rushing). His 41-yard kick return in the second quarter set up an MSU field goal.
He also hauled in four passes for 59 yards, including a 35-yard TD catch from Thorne in the second quarter.
Reed ranks second in the Big Ten and ninth in the FBS in all-purpose yards, averaging 146.3 per game. He also is tied for the conference lead with four touchdown catches and ranks among the league leaders in receiving yards (fifth with 84.0 ypg; 336 total) and receptions (15th with 4.0 rpg; 16 total).
No. 16/17 Michigan State (4-0, 2-0 Big Ten) returns to action for Homecoming against Western Kentucky (1-2) on Saturday, Oct. 2 in Spartan Stadium at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
With MSU trailing 20-13 to Nebraska late in the fourth quarter this past Saturday in Spartan Stadium, Reed returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown to tie the game with 3:47 remaining, setting the stage for an overtime win over the Huskers. It marked MSU's first punt return for a touchdown since Nov. 26, 2011 (Keshawn Martin 57 yards at Northwestern).
Reed finished the game with 192 all-purpose yards (69 kick return, 62 punt return, 59 receiving, 2 rushing). His 41-yard kick return in the second quarter set up an MSU field goal.
He also hauled in four passes for 59 yards, including a 35-yard TD catch from Thorne in the second quarter.
Reed ranks second in the Big Ten and ninth in the FBS in all-purpose yards, averaging 146.3 per game. He also is tied for the conference lead with four touchdown catches and ranks among the league leaders in receiving yards (fifth with 84.0 ypg; 336 total) and receptions (15th with 4.0 rpg; 16 total).
No. 16/17 Michigan State (4-0, 2-0 Big Ten) returns to action for Homecoming against Western Kentucky (1-2) on Saturday, Oct. 2 in Spartan Stadium at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
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