Silas Redd
American football running back and rugby league footballer
Silas Raynard Redd Jr. (born March 1, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and USC Trojans, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2014.
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 life
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 linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis who was his teammate on the school's football team.
College career
Redd served as a backup in 2010, and became Penn State's lead running back in 2011. 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. He ranked 28th in the Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing yards per game.
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.
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