Jayden Reed Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Lions

Jayden Reed and the Green Bay Packers will meet the Detroit Lions -- whose pass defense was ranked 30th in the league last year (244.0 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET.

For more information on Reed, if you're considering him for your daily fantasy roster, read this piece prior to his upcoming matchup versus the Lions.

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Jayden Reed Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 2.9
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 3.7
• Projected Receiving Yards: 20.66
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.15

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Reed 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Reed was 21st at his position, and 85th overall, with 142.0 fantasy points (8.4 per game) last season.
• In his best performance last season -- Week 1 versus the Philadelphia Eagles -- Reed accumulated 29.1 fantasy points. His stat line: four catches, 138 yards and one touchdown.
• In Week 4 versus the Minnesota Vikings, Reed put up 20.1 fantasy points (his second-highest total last year), with this stat line: seven receptions, 139 yards and one touchdown.
• Reed accumulated 0.6 fantasy points -- one reception, six yards, on four targets -- in his second-worst game of the year (Week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings).

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Lions Defensive Performance

• Against Detroit last season, five players recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Lions gave up at least one passing TD to 12 opposing QBs last season.
• In the passing game, Detroit allowed four players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last season, the Lions allowed just two players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Versus Detroit last season, 10 players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• In terms of pass defense, the Lions allowed a touchdown reception to 17 players last season.
• Detroit gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to just one player last season.
• In the ground game, one player put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Lions last season.
• Against Detroit last season, 12 players ran for at least one TD.
• On the ground, the Lions allowed four players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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