The Drive: Jarran Reed Ballin’ Out

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ImagesFrank Clark and Jarran Reed each have 21 quarterbacks hits, tied for tenth overall in the NFL. Ok, cool stat, right? And maybe not all that meaningful. Maybe no more meaningful than a Lonzo Ball assist, I thought to myself. Like many subjectively awarded stats, certain weird deviations feel a bit too weird. Did J.J. Watt, for instance, really compile seasons of 43, 46, 51 and 50 quarterback hits, when no other player in the 13-year history of the stat ever even reach 40? His 2014 total of 51 is one shy of what the San Diego Chargers achieved as a team. This sent me a-sleuthing, not into Watt’s totals, which are either Babe Ruth-like in their hyper dominance or bullshit, but into Reed’s.

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