Devine Redding

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Devine Redding
Personal information
Born: (1996-02-05) February 5, 1996 (age 27)
Youngstown, Ohio
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio)
College: Indiana
Position: Running back
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Devine Redding (born February 5, 1996) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Indiana.

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High school career

Redding played his Freshman year for Austintown Fitch High School. At the beginning of his Sophomore year, he transferred to Mineral Ridge High School to play the next two years as a standout running back and outside linebacker. He transferred again to Glenville High School for his senior year where his team reached the OHSAA DIV II State Championship. He received honorable mention all-state his senior year and was rated the 58th running back nationally, in 2013, according to 247Sports.com. [1]

Recruiting

Redding received offers from West Virginia and Indiana, while also considering Cincinnati, Akron and Ohio State. Redding committed to Indiana in October 2013. [2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Devine Redding
RB 		Youngstown, Ohio Glenville High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)187 lb (85 kg)4.75Oct 20, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

College career

Freshman year

In 2014, Redding played in 10 games, rushing for 118 yards with 1 touchdown. His sole touchdown would come in the 5th week of the season against North Texas on October 4. [3]

Sophomore year

Following the departure of Tevin Coleman to the 2015 NFL Draft, Redding was utilized as one of Indiana's main running backs for the 2015 season; Redding would split time during the season with future NFL running back Jordan Howard. Redding started four games, appeared in all 12 regular season games and participated in Indiana's bid to the Pinstripe Bowl. Redding would finish the season with 1,012 yards rushing, including a Pinstripe Bowl record-setting performance with 227 yards and 1 touchdown and IU Offensive Player of the Week (against Duke). His rushing numbers for 2015 put him 17th overall in program history for yards ran in a single season. [1] [4]

Junior year

Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Redding was added to the list of candidates for the Doak Walker Award. [5] Redding finished the year with 1,122 total yards rushing and 7 touchdowns. This was the second year in a row that Redding finished the season with more than 1,000 yards rushing. Redding received 2016 All-Big Ten honorable mention honors. On January 6, 2017, Redding announced that he would forego his senior season and declare for the 2017 NFL Draft. [6]

Statistics

Collegiate career statistics
SeasonRushingReceiving
AttYardsAvgLongTDRecYardsAvgLongTD
2014 291184.116111414.0140
2015 2261,0124.566912857.1210
2016 2531,1224.4367271465.4192
NCAA Total5082,2524.46617402456.1212

[7] [8]

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Redding was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2017. [9] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad the next day. [10] [11] He was released on September 6, 2017. [12]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On August 26, 2018, Redding was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [13] He was waived on September 1, 2018. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 Devine Redding
  2. ↑ ESPN Recruiting Profile - Devine Redding
  3. ↑ Redding scores first collegiate touchdown
  4. ↑ Devine Redding - Pinstripe Bowl
  5. ↑ "Doak Walker Award Candidates". www.smu.edu. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Redding declares for NFL draft". Twitter.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Devine Redding". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Devine Redding". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University Athletics. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. May 9, 2017. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Chiefs Sign Eight to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ Roesch, Wesley (September 7, 2017). "Chiefs sign CB Taurean Nixon to practice squad, cut RB Devine Redding". USAToday.com.
  13. ↑ Smith, Scott (August 26, 2018). "Bucs Sign Three to Start Last Preseason Week". Buccaneers.com.
  14. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 1, 2018). "Robinson, Tandy Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53". Buccaneers.com.
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