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Ed Reed

FS (retired)

Ed Reed: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 7 facts, every one from the play-by-play

HOF, 9x Pro Bowl, 2004 DPOY, 64 career INTs, SB XLVII champ. One of the greatest safeties ever.

Milestone

Career honors

Stat	Value
Pro Football HOF	2019 (1st ballot)
Pro Bowls	9
First-Team All-Pro	5
DPOY	2004
Career INTs	64 (T-7th all-time)
Super Bowl rings	1 (XLVII)

13 career Pick-6s — the most by any player in NFL history.

Rare

All-time Pick-6 leaders

Player	Pick-6s
Ed Reed	13
Charles Woodson	11
Rod Woodson	12
Aqib Talib	10
Darren Sharper	11

12-year career, 11 in Baltimore — the defensive face of the Ravens' golden era.

Trend

Reed career by season (BAL years)

Season	Games played
Rookie	16
2003	17
DPOY	16
2005	10
2006	15
2007	16
2008	17
2009	13
2010	11
2011	16
SB win	16

2004 DPOY season: 9 INTs, 358 INT-return yards (NFL record at the time), 2 Pick-6s.

Split

Reed 2004 DPOY season

Stat	Value
Games	16
INTs	9
INT return yards	358 (NFL record)
Pick-6s	2
Honors	DPOY + AP-1

64 career INTs — more than any active DB at his retirement, T-7th all-time among all defenders.

Comparison

All-time INT leaders (S/CB)

Player	INTs
Paul Krause	81
Emlen Tunnell	79
Rod Woodson	71
Ed Reed	64
Charles Woodson	65

Held the NFL record for longest INT return TWICE — 106 yards (2004) and 107 yards (2008).

Anomaly

Reed's record-breaking returns

Year	Return	Note
2004	106 yards	NFL record (vs CLE)
2008	107 yards	Broke his own record (vs PHI)

1st-ballot HOF inductee (2019) — the gold-standard validation of his career.

Milestone

Reed HOF case

Criterion	Value
HOF induction	2019 (1st ballot)
All-Decade teams	2000s + 2010s
NFL 100th Anniversary Team	Yes
Ravens Ring of Honor	Yes
Jersey #20	Retired by Ravens

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