Justin Redd

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-4
Weight:
328
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hampton, Va.
High School:
Hampton
Prev School:
Norfolk State
Major:
Sports Studies

CAREER NOTES: Earned a total of four letters during his collegiate career (1/East Carolina, 3/Norfolk State) … Played in 47 career games making 46 starts (13 at ECU during 2022) … Earned letter at ECU in 2022 after starting all 13 games at left tackle … Helped the Pirates to an 8-5 overall record which included a 53-29 win over Coastal Carolina in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl … Two-time All-MEAC selection (2019, 2021) for the Spartans.

2022 (East Carolina): Earned varsity letter in 2022 after starting all 13 games at left tackle … Credited with 948 total snaps with 876 as a member of the offensive line (72 on special teams) … Member of an offensive line unit that helped the Pirates top 450-plus yards of total offense eight times and 500 or more on four occasions including a season-high 575 against South Florida (465 pass, 110 rush) … Opened up running lanes for Keaton Mitchell’s second consecutive 1,000-yard campaign (1,452) and nine 100-plus yard rushing efforts (160/Old Dominion, 185/Campbell, 149/Memphis, 105/UCF, 176/BYU, 112/Cincinnati, 128/Houston, 222/Temple, 127/Coastal Carolina) … Provided pass protection for Holton Ahlers’ 3,708 passing yards, which stands as the fourth-most passing yards in a single campaign … Transferred from Norfolk State after starting 33 of 34 games from 2017-21.

2021 (Norfolk State): Started all 11 games at right guard … Voted the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year, NSU’s first such award winner since 2011 … Named the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week following games against St. Francis (Pa.), Hampton and N.C. Central … Helped block for the MEAC’s top scoring (33.2), rushing (212.2 ypg) and total offense (440.5 ypg) … NSU set single-season Division I school records in all three of those categories and topped the 40-point mark four times.

2020 (Norfolk State): Did not play due to COVID-19.

2019 (Norfolk State): Started all 12 games at right guard … Was voted to the All-MEAC second team and the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) all-state second team … Also earned FCS Sophomore All-America honorable mention from Hero Sports … Helped NSU finish the season as the top scoring offense in the school’s Division I history, at 28.9 points per game overall and 31.8 in MEAC games … The Spartans also ranked second in the MEAC in passing offense and third in rushing offense … Graded out at 90 percent on the season … Played 884 snaps on the year, tied with Kenneth Kirby for most on the team … Allowed just one sack on the year … Graded among the top three linemen on the team in 10 of the 12 games.

2018 (Norfolk State): Played in all 11 games … Started 10 games at right guard … Helped block for an offense that ranked third in the MEAC in passing yards (220.5 ypg) and tied for second in the conference in fewest sacks against (18).

2017 (Norfolk State): Did not participate in any game action due to redshirt season.

High School: First-team All-Conference 10, Second-Team All-5A South Region and Second-Team All-757 by UltimateRecruit.com as a senior … First-Team selection to the Daily Press all-stars … Did not allow a sack in helping the Crabbers advance to the 5A state quarterfinals … Played in the Virginia High School Coaches Association state all-star game following his senior season … Teammates with fellow NSU lineman Jalen Powell … First-Team all-conference and second-team All-State 5A selection as a junior … Also played basketball for Hampton.

Personal: Full name is Justin Antwan Redd … Son of Justin and Sandra Redd … Graduated with a degree in psychology from Norfolk State (2022) … Has three cousins who attended NSU.