Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Davante Adams. The Green Bay Packers have a strong recent track record of finding productive wide receivers in the second round of the draft. And it seems like they may have found another one.

Rookie Jayden Reed has been extremely effective in his first NFL season. He was expected to be the third receiver at best, behind Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs, but for several reasons he's already the most impactful offensive weapon on the team.

And there's one group of specific stats that shows how impactful Reed has been, and how high his ceiling is.

He has more than 100 rushing yards, multiple rushing touchdowns, multiple receptions of 50+ yards, more than 500 receiving yards, and more than six receiving touchdowns. Only one other NFL player has recorded the same this season: San Francisco 49ers' running back Christian McCaffrey.

Jayden Reed is the second rookie wide receiver to achieve that in NFL history, and the first one was Tyreek Hill, then with the Kansas City Chiefs and now with the Miami Dolphins.

McCaffrey and Hill are, we should say, a pretty good company.

Jayden Reed leads the Packers in receptions (54), receiving yards (592), yards after the catch (248), and is tied for most rushing touchdowns (2).

The rookie is on pace to finish the season with 718 receiving yards, which would be the most by a Packers rookie since Sterling Sharpe in 1988. He's two receptions away from breaking Sharpe's record of most receptions by a rookie in franchise history. It's already one of the best rookie seasons for a Packers offensive player.

Jayden Reed has been the biggest help first-year starting quarterback Jordan Love could ask for. The rookie has generated an 111.7 passer rating when targeted, with a solid 1.71 yards per route run.

Versatility

Even though Jayden Reed was drafted to be a primary slot receiver, it doesn't mean he can't do more. So far this season, he has lined up in the slot in 74.3% of his offensive snaps, but he was wide out in 24.6% of the plays. Reed can also be in the backfield, as he is a supercharged gadget player. He has also returned 11 punts for 94 yards.

Rookie impact

This has been a prolific class of wide receivers. Puka Nacua, Jordan Addison, Rashee Rice, Tank Dell, Zay Flowers, and Josh Downs are all over 600 receiving yards. But Jayden Reed is certainly the most versatile of all. He is the only rookie with at least 500 receiving yards and 100 rushing yards.

The only other rookie wide receivers with at least 50 rushing yards are Tre Tucker, Zay Flowers, and Puka Nacua.

And that usage is not an accident. The Packers front office expected exactly that when it took him with the 50th overall pick in April.

"We feel like he can do both," said Packers director of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan. "He can play inside. He compliments the two guys we have coming back in Christian (Watson) and Romeo (Doubs) really well. We feel he's versatile enough to play both, and Matt's pretty creative with those guys to do the jet sweep stuff and do some of the return stuff. That was part of the like for him, we felt he was a pretty versatile player."

It's still too early in Jayden Reed's career to make definitive proclamations. But the initial signs couldn't be more promising. The rookie has been exactly what the Packers looked and hoped for, and that's what the team needs when trying to rebuild the offensive weaponry.

Jayden Reed emerges as Packers’ standout wide receiver

Rookie leads the Packers in receiving yards