Jarran Reed holds the DT · Starter spot in Seattle Seahawks’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jarran Reed played 16 games in 2025 with a 46% snap share.

Jarran Reed is a 33-year-old defensive tackle who was drafted 49th overall in the second round by Seattle in 2016. The Alabama product, who transferred from East Mississippi Community College, has 10 years of NFL experience. Reed signed with the Seahawks as an unrestricted free agent on March 16, 2023, and appeared in games during the 2025 season before being placed on injured reserve on November 8 with a wrist/thumb injury. He was activated from IR on December 6, 2025. In 2025, Reed recorded 2.5 sacks and reached 36.0 career sacks with the franchise, placing him 10th on Seattle's all-time list.

Seahawks2016 – 2020

Chiefs2021

Packers2022

Seahawks2023 — present

CollegeAlabama; East Mississippi JCDraftRound 2 · No. 49 overall · 2016 · SEAHometownGoldsboro, NC