Career: Caught 11 touchdown passes (tie for 13th in App State history) while playing in 47 career games and making 26 career starts … Career TD total ranks fourth among tight ends in App State history … Had 31 catches for 374 yards and also helped App State rank as one of the nation’s top 25 rushing teams in all four of his post-redshirt seasons … App State went 54-12 in his five seasons, as he was part of just the fifth class in college football history to win five bowl games and four conference championships, joining five-year classes from Nebraska (1969-73), Alabama (1975-79), Florida State (1991-95) and Marshall (1988-2002).
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2019: Started in 12 of his 13 game appearances … Returned from injury that sidelined him in the regular-season finale to contribute in the Sun Belt Championship Game and start in the New Orleans Bowl win against UAB … Had touchdown catches of 11 yards against Coastal Carolina and 1 yard against ULM … Back in his home state, came up with a fourth-down big reception for 22 yards and a first down in the 20-15 win against South Carolina … Blocking helped App State rank in the top 20 nationally by rushing for 231.4 yards per game … Finished season with six catches for 56 yards … John Mackey Award watch list.
2018: Third-team All-Sun Belt … Made 11 starts in 13 game appearances, with one non-start being when App State began in a four-receiver set … Had three touchdown catches during a season in which he made 12 catches for 134 yards … Scored touchdowns in back-to-back games against South Alabama (3-yard catch) and Arkansas State (3-yard reception) before scoring from 1 yard out against Texas State … In the Texas State game, made a season-high three catches for 52 yards and had a 43-yard reception on App State’s first play from scrimmage ... Preseason All-Sun Belt first team by the league's coaches and media ... Preseason John Mackey Award Watch List, with only two players on the list having caught more touchdown passes than Reed in 2017.
2017: Appeared in all 13 games, making two starts (Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern) in sets with two tight ends … Caught nine passes for 157 yards and five TDs (second place among Sun Belt tight ends) … Had three catches for 106 yards and two TDs vs. Savannah State, scoring on receptions covering 68 and 16 yards … His 6-yard TD reception early in the fourth quarter at Idaho helped cut App State’s deficit to 20-13 as the Mountaineers went from trailing 20-0 to winning 23-20 … Had a 23-yard touchdown in the second quarter against Georgia Southern and a 6-yard TD in the third quarter against Georgia State.
2016: Made eight appearances at tight end, including one start when Barrett Burns was sidelined at Louisiana. Had all four of his catches for 27 yards and a touchdown in that game … His first touchdown came on an 8-yard reception.Â
2015: Redshirted
High School: Rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports ... Tabbed as the state of South Carolina’s No. 1 tight end in the Class of 2015 by Rivals.com ... Hauled in 120 receptions for 2,135 yards and 22 touchdowns in his prep career, including 32 catches for 680 yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore in 2012, 48 catches for 850 yards and eight TDs as a junior in 2013 and 37 catches for 545 yards and five TDs as a senior in 2014 ... Two-time all-region and all-area honoree ... Coached by Rick Tate.
Personal: Full name is Jon Collin Reed ... Born Dec. 27, 1996 ... Son of Stefanie and Jon Reed ... Father, Jon, played football at Western Carolina and spent time with the National Football League’s Houston Oilers. Jon, a receiver, had 235 receiving yards in a 1989 home loss to App State. ... Is the oldest of two siblings in his family ... Member of Appalachian State’s Dean’s List.