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

Green Bay Packers WR Jayden Reed will take on the team with last year's second-ranked pass defense, the Minnesota Vikings (158.5 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more information on Reed, if you're thinking about him for your daily fantasy lineup, scroll down before his upcoming matchup versus the Vikings.

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Jayden Reed Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 8.7
• Projected Receiving Yards: 43.08
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.29

Projections provided by numberFire

Reed 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 112th at his position and 330th overall, Reed picked up 29.5 fantasy points (5.9 per game) last year.
• In his best performance last season -- Week 1 versus the Chicago Bears -- Reed accumulated 11.7 fantasy points. His stat line: four catches, 43 yards and one touchdown.
• In Week 1 against the Detroit Lions, Reed picked up 10.5 fantasy points, with this stat line: three receptions, 45 yards and one touchdown. That was his second-best performance of the year.
• Reed picked up 4.1 fantasy points -- three catches, 35 yards, on three targets -- in Week 16 against the Chicago Bears, which was his poorest game of the year.
• In Week 17 against the Baltimore Ravens, Reed collected 4.1 fantasy points (his second-lowest total of the year), via this stat line: four receptions, 41 yards, on four targets.

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Vikings Defensive Performance

• Last year, Minnesota allowed just one quarterback to record over 300 passing yards in a game.
• Nine players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Vikings last year.
• Against Minnesota last season, four players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Vikings surrendered three or more passing touchdowns to just two opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Through the air, Minnesota gave up over 100 receiving yards to four players last season.
• In terms of pass D, the Vikings gave up a touchdown reception to 14 players last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Minnesota allowed just one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run D, the Vikings allowed four players to pile up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Minnesota last season, 11 players ran for at least one TD.
• The Vikings allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to only two players last season.

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