Washington Football Team Training Camp Profiles: Safeties
By Ian Cummings
Jeremy Reaves
Experience: 3rd season
Draft Status: Undrafted, 2018
2019 Stats: Nine games, three starts, 15 total tackles, one pass deflection
2020 Outlook: For two seasons now, Jeremy Reaves has entered the year on the practice squad, and has subsequently been promoted midway through the campaign. He was promoted in December in 2018, and elevated in October during the 2019 season, due to injuries at the safety position. Reaves, 24, is a marginal athlete, but he plays fast given his skill set, and with more development, he could be a welcome depth player in the box.
Expected Role: Reaves doesn’t have the top-end speed or acceleration ability to be a deep safety, but his thick frame and instincts bode well for him closer to the line. Of course, he currently comes in as the team’s fifth safety, so he has to earn his place, but if he were to make the roster, he’d primarily be a special teamer, who could filter in as a strong safety when necessary.
Status: Reaves is on the outside looking in at the moment. He didn’t do enough in nine games last season to set himself apart at the safety position, and given that the team just drafted seventh-round pick Kamren Curl, the numbers game just doesn’t look good for Reaves. The silver lining is that Reaves can be kept on the practice squad again in 2020, to serve as stashed reinforcements in case injuries hit again.