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Overview
\n<\/strong>Position<\/strong>: Running back
\nHeight<\/strong>: 5’8″
\nWeight<\/strong>: 205 pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>: Indiana Hoosiers<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\n40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.76 seconds
\nBench press<\/strong>: 16 reps
\nVertical jump<\/strong>: 30.5 inches
\nBroad jump<\/strong>: 9 feet, 8 inches
\nThree-cone drill<\/strong>: 7.18 seconds
\n20-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 4.46 seconds
\n60-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 12.03 seconds<\/p>\n

Devine Redding 2017 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Over the past several years, “running back U” might be an apt description for Indiana football. The program has produced a tandem of talented runners in Tevin Coleman<\/a><\/strong> and Jordan Howard<\/a><\/strong> who’ve made an instant impact in the NFL. Devine Redding<\/a><\/strong> hopes to be the next former Hoosier back to make his mark at the next level.<\/p>\n

Redding starred at Glenville High School in Ohio under well-known head coach Ted Ginn<\/a>, Sr.<\/strong> But he fell under the radar for the most part from a recruiting standpoint with Indiana the only Power Five school to offer him a scholarship. As a true freshman, he saw limited reps and finished fifth on the team with 118 rushing yards.<\/p>\n

But a year later, his role in the run game\u00a0expanded significantly. Alongside Howard who transferred in from UAB, he comprised one of the most potent one-two punch backfields in college football. Both rushed for over 1,000 yards, with Indiana being one of seven programs to have a tandem of running backs to eclipse that milestone. Howard\u00a0missed the Pinstripe Bowl which gave Redding an opportunity to assume the feature back role. He didn’t disappoint, rushing for a game record 227 yards while adding a touchdown.<\/p>\n

Redding continued to impress as a junior. With him installed as the lead man in the IU backfield, he finished with the fourth most carries (253) and fifth highest rushing yardage total (1,122) in the Big Ten. He joined\u00a0Vaughn Dunbar<\/strong>, Anthony Thompson<\/a><\/strong> and Courtney Snyder<\/strong> as the only Indiana running backs to post consecutive seasons of 1,000+ yards on the ground.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h3>\n