Jayden Reed Injury: Will He Play Week 2? (2024 Fantasy Football)

Another weekend of NFL football has arrived! Unfortunately, the injury watch for fantasy football managers is also here, and that includes Packers star wide receiver Jayden Reed. Players who appear on the injury report and haven’t practiced much during the week can often lead to trepidation for managers trying to make fantasy football lineup decisions and/or waiver claims. That’s also the case for those that pop up on late-week injury reports, similar to how Jayden Reed has with his leg injury. Don’t fret, though – FantasyPros is here to provide you with all of the latest news and updates on the players who are questionable heading into this week. So, will Jayden Reed play in Week 2? Here’s what we know about Jayden Reed‘s injury and outlook for Week 2.

Fantasy Football Outlook: Will Jayden Reed Play Week 2?

Jayden Reed (shin/calf) expected to play Sunday
Jayden Reed is expected to play on Sunday against the Colts.

Fantasy Impact

Reed was a late add to the injury report on Friday. He will be good to go, but he holds some more risk with Malik Willis under center this week.

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Jayden Reed (shin/calf) added to injury report Friday
Jayden Reed (shin/calf) has been added to Green Bay’s injury report and was limited on Friday.

Fantasy Impact

Reed is a new addition to Green Bay’s injury report, being listed with a shin and calf injury that left him limited at Friday’s practice. It remains to be seen what his status will be for Sunday’s game, and this is a situation that fantasy managers should continue to monitor heading into the weekend.

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What the Experts Are Saying

Reed had an insane performance in Week 1 as the WR1 for the week. On top of rolling up 138 receiving yards, he took a rushing attempt 33 yards for a score. Crazy sauce stuff. He had a 17.1% target share, a 34.4% air-yard share, 5.31 YPRR, and a 16.7% first-read share (second on the team). In Week 1, among 104 qualifying wide receivers, Reed ranked 42nd in separation and 49th in route win rate. Last week, Indy was second in the NFL in Cover 3 rate (52.6%). Last year, Reed ranked fourth on the team in separation and route win rate against Cover 3. Reed ran from the slot on 88.5% of his routes in Week 1. Last year, Indy allowed the ninth-lowest PPR points per target and the second-lowest receiving yards to slot receivers. Reed will have to deal with Kenny Moore (2023: 79.3% catch rate and 98.3 passer rating) all day. There’s plenty of reasons to consider sitting Reed this week related to the quarterback play, but considering the matchup as well, it just adds even more on top of that vibe. Reed has been listed as questionable (calf, shin) after being downgraded to a limited practice on Friday. He logged full sessions on Wednesday and Thursday.
– Derek Brown