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Chris Reed hopes focus on football catches eye of Jaguars' coaching staff

When Minnesota State coach Todd Hoffner looks at prospects coming out of high school, the ability to perform on a football field is only one of the boxes he hopes to check.

He wants athletes. Ones who can develop any number of skills and adjust to whatever is thrown at them.

That's what led him to Chris Reed.

Reed had always focused on more than one sport — until he walked into the Jaguars’ locker room for the first time this spring after signing as an undrafted free agent.

Reed stood out as part of Hoffner's offensive line with the Mavericks, but where he truly shined was with the school's track and field team.