Silas Redd

Silas Raynard Redd Jr. (born March 1, 1992) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Penn State and USC, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2014. His football career ended after injuries and violations of the league's substance-abuse policy.

Silas Redd
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Redd with the Washington Redskins in 2014
No. 32
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1992-03-01) March 1, 1992
Norwalk, Connecticut
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:King Low Heywood Thomas
(Stamford, Connecticut)
College:USC
Undrafted:2014
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 2011 All-Big Ten 2nd team [1]
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:16
Rushing yards:75
Rushing touchdowns:1
Receptions:8
Receiving yards:107
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Redd was signed to play rugby league for the Ipswich Jets in the Australian Intrust Super Cup in 2018, but did not play in any league games for the team.

Early years

Redd played in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Redd attended King School, a private, Co-ed College preparatory school in preparatory Stamford, Connecticut alongside NFL Line-Backer Kevin Pierre-Louis who was his teammate on the school's football team.

College career
Redd playing at USC in 2012

Redd served as a backup in 2010, and became Penn State's lead running back in 2011.[2][3][4] He rushed for 1,188 yards in the 2011 regular season, third most in the Big Ten Conference and 22nd most among all NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision players.[5] He ranked 28th in the Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing yards per game.[6]

Redd rushed for 100 or more yards in six of 12 games for Penn State in 2011, including a career-high 164 yards against Northwestern on October 22, 2011.[7]

On July 31, 2012, Redd announced he would transfer to USC in the wake of NCAA sanctions levied against the Nittany Lions football program that gave players an opportunity to transfer to another major program without sitting out a year.[8] Redd practiced with the Trojans for the first time on August 6.[9] He finished his first year with 905 rushing yards and nine touchdowns.

Redd remained at USC for his senior season.[10] He played in six games, rushing for 376 yards with one touchdown.

Statistics
Rushing Receiving
SeasonTeamAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTD
2010Penn State Nittany Lions 774375.724276.70
2011Penn State Nittany Lions 2441,2415.179404.40
2012USC Trojans 1679055.49911312.61
2013USC Trojans 813764.6110454.51
Career 5692,9595.219322257.02

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dashVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m)		 212 lb
(96 kg)		 30+3⁄4 in
(0.78 m)		 9 in
(0.23 m)		4.70 s37.0 in
(0.94 m)		10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		18 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[11]

Redd was signed by the Washington Redskins on May 10, 2014 as an undrafted free agent.[12][13] Despite being undrafted, Redd made the Redskins' final 53-man roster on August 30 beating out Evan Royster, Lache Seastrunk and Chris Thompson for the third-string running back spot.[14] In the 41-10 win in Week 2 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he recorded his first career touchdown.[15]

Redd tore his right-anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) in the first 2015 preseason game against the Cleveland Browns.[16] On August 16, 2015, he was waived/injured.[17] After going unclaimed, he was placed on injured reserve.[18] On November 18, 2015, the NFL suspended him for four games, without pay, for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.[19] On April 12, 2016, Redd was suspended indefinitely for another violation of the substance-abuse policy.[20]

He was waived by the Redskins on December 27, 2016, after being reinstated from suspension.[21]

Rugby league career

In October 2017, Redd signed on to play rugby league with the professional Ipswich Jets of the Queensland Cup for the 2018 season.[22] He played in one off-season exhibition match in Hawaii between the Jets and the Tweed Heads Seagulls. In May 2018, Redd returned to the USA without playing a game in the Queensland Cup.[23]

References
  1. Flounders, Bob (November 28, 2011). "Penn State defensive lineman Devon Still, linebacker Gerald Hodges named first-team All-Big Ten". Harrisburg Patriot-News. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  2. "Penn State turns running game over to Redd zone". SI.com. August 22, 2011.
  3. "Silas Redd Carrying Heavy Burden In Penn State Backfield". Pittsburgh SBNation. October 19, 2011.
  4. Ron Musselman (October 10, 2011). "Redd honors grandmother with big game". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
  5. "NCAA Division I-A Player Rushing Statistics - 2011 (Rushing Yards Leaders - All Players)". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  6. "Statistics - Individual (Rushing)". ncaa.com. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  7. "Silas Redd". ESPN.com.
  8. "Silas Redd spurns Penn State Nittany Lions, heading to USC Trojans". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  9. Moura, Pedro (August 8, 2012). "Silas Redd gets taste of USC drills". ESPNLosAngeles.com.
  10. Pedro Moura, Sun Bowl: Postgame notebook, ESPNLosAngeles.com, December 31, 2012, accessed January 23, 2013.
  11. NFL Combine Profile
  12. Undrafted free agents 2014: Washington Redskins sign Silas Redd, Tommy Rees
  13. Jones, Mike (May 14, 2014). "Redskins sign nine undrafted rookies". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  14. Boyer, Zac (August 30, 2014). "Silas Redd, Kai Forbath win position battles as Redskins finalize roster". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  15. "Redskins-Jaguars Monday Stats Pack". Redskins.com. September 15, 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  16. Walker, Andrew (August 15, 2015). "Silas Redd Jr., Logan Paulsen Out For Year". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  17. Walker, Andrew (August 16, 2015). "Redskins Sign Tight Ends D.J. Williams And Ernst Brun". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  18. Czarda, Stephen (August 19, 2015). "Silas Redd Jr. To Have Surgery Thursday". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  19. Smith, Michael (November 18, 2015). "NFL suspends injured Washington RB Silas Redd". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  20. Keim, John (April 12, 2016). "RB Silas Redd violates substance abuse policy, gets indefinite suspension". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  21. "Redskins Waive RB Silas Redd After He's Reinstated From Suspension". NFLTradeRumors.com. December 27, 2016.
  22. Webeck, Tony (26 October 2017). "Ex-NFL player sights on start in NRL". NRL.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  23. Simpson, Mike (2 April 2020). "Five american footballers who tried rugby league". Rugby League World. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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