Josh Reed

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Josh Reed

| image =

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| number = 82

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|5|1|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Rayne, Louisiana, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lbs = 210

| high_school = Rayne (LA)

| college = LSU

| draftyear = 2002

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 36

| pastteams =

Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2002}}–{{NFL Year|2009}})
San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|2010}})*

| highlights =

Biletnikoff Award (2001)
Consensus All-American (2001)
2× First-team All-SEC (2000, 2001)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 311

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 3,575

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 10

| pfr = ReedJo01

}}

Joshua Blake Reed (born May 1, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for eight seasons with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) during the 2000s. He played college football for the LSU Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors and recognition as the nation's best college receiver. He was selected by Buffalo in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft.

Early life

Reed was born in Rayne, Louisiana. He attended Rayne High School, and played high school football for the Rayne Mighty Wolves.

College career

Reed attended Louisiana State University, and played for coach Gerry DiNardo and coach Nick Saban's LSU Tigers football team from 1998 to 2001. While at LSU, he was one of the most productive receivers in college football. In only two years as a wide receiver (his freshman year he played running back for most of the season and he declared for the NFL draft after his junior season) he rewrote the SEC record books. He holds the SEC record for receiving yardage in a game (293 vs. Alabama in 2001) and season (1,740 in 2001). He also held the career receiving yardage record with 3,001 yards until 2002 when the record was broken by Georgia receiver Terrence Edwards. Reed also holds the SEC season record for receiving yardage per game (145.0 in 2001) and is second in career receiving yardage per game (96.8). He was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 2000 and 2001, and a consensus All-American in 2001.2011 NCAA Football Records Book, [http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Awards.pdf Award Winners], National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 11 (2011). Retrieved June 24, 2012. He was awarded the Biletnikoff Award as the season's outstanding college football receiver in 2001.{{cite news|last1=Fred |first1=Bierman |last2=Gustines |first2=Elena Aida |title=2001: Looking Back; A Year of Champions: The Fastest, the Strongest, the Best |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/sports/2001-looking-back-a-year-of-champions-the-fastest-the-strongest-the-best.html |access-date=December 6, 2016 |work=The New York Times |date=December 30, 2001 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220101959/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/sports/2001-looking-back-a-year-of-champions-the-fastest-the-strongest-the-best.html |archive-date=December 20, 2016 }}

Professional career

=Buffalo Bills=

Reed was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round (36th overall) of the 2002 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=LaRose |first=Greg |date=April 20, 2002 |title=Buffalo takes Josh Reed in NFL Draft |publisher=Scout.com |url=http://louisianastate.scout.com/2/45243.html |url-status=dead |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114062553/http://louisianastate.scout.com/2/45243.html |archive-date=November 14, 2012}} In 2003, Reed replaced Peerless Price as the Bills' starting wide receiver. He caught 58 passes and two touchdowns.{{cite news |author=Pasquarelli, Len |title=Henning had right approach with QB |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=1710416 |work=ESPN.com |date=January 18, 2004 |access-date=June 11, 2010}} Reed was hospitalized for two days in November 2006 after bruising his kidney.{{cite news |title=Colts safety Sanders, MLB Brackett inactive Sunday |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2659160 |work=ESPN.com |date=November 12, 2006 |access-date=June 11, 2010}}

Reed caught 311 passes for 3,575 yards and 10 touchdowns with the Bills.{{cite news |author=Schefter, Adam |title=Chargers, Reed agree to deal |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5276656 |work=ESPN.com |date=June 11, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2010}} He became an unrestricted free agent following the 2009 season.

=San Diego Chargers=

Reed was signed by the San Diego Chargers to a one-year contract on June 11, 2010. He was released by the Chargers on September 4, 2010.

=NFL statistics=

Receiving statistics{{cite web|title=Josh Reed Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/3564/josh-reed|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=March 28, 2014}}

Year	Team	Games	Receptions	Targets	Yards	Yards per rec.	Long	TDs	First downs	Fumbles	Fumbles lost
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
2002	BUF	16	37	-	509	13.8	42	2	23	1	1
2003	BUF	16	58	-	588	10.1	26	2	33	1	1
2004	BUF	12	16	-	153	9.6	20	0	8	0	0
2005	BUF	16	32	-	449	14.0	51	2	21	0	0
2006	BUF	13	34	48	410	12.1	52	2	21	0	0
2007	BUF	15	51	89	578	11.3	30	0	33	0	0
2008	BUF	13	56	79	597	10.7	24	1	36	0	0
2009	BUF	14	27	45	291	10.8	29	1	18	0	0
colspan="2"\| Career \|\| 115 \|\| 311 \|\| 261 \|\| 3,575 \|\| 11.5 \|\| 52 \|\| 10 \|\| 193 \|\| 2 \|\| 2