Isaac Redman


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Position: RB
Jersey #: 33
Date of Birth: November 10, 1984
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 230 lbs
Drafted: Round , Pick in 2009 by
First Team: PIT (2009)
Last Team: PIT (2013)

Running Back Stats

Year Team Games Rush Att Rush Yds Rush TDs Rec Targets Rec Yds Rec TDs Fumbles Fantasy
2013PIT2101204514003
2012PIT14110410219232440271
2011PIT1611047931822780270
2010PIT15522470910722044

Career Summary

Isaac Redman was a Bowie State running back who played 50 NFL games for Pittsburgh from 2009 through 2013.

Redman became Bowie State's career rushing leader before joining Pittsburgh as an undrafted player in 2009. He rose from the Steelers' practice squad to a regular role in the backfield, recording more than 1,100 career rushing yards.

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Early Life

Redman was born November 10, 1984, and grew up in Paulsboro, New Jersey.

Redman was born on November 10, 1984. He attended Paulsboro High School in New Jersey before continuing his football career at Bowie State.

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High School

At Paulsboro High School, Redman was a two-time Gloucester County Player of the Year, a first-team all-state selection and a state wrestling champion.

Redman earned two Gloucester County Player of the Year awards and first-team all-state recognition at Paulsboro. He also was a 215-pound state wrestling champion and made three All-Conference first teams.

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College Career

Redman finished as Bowie State's career rushing leader with 2,762 yards and set school single-season, single-game and longest-run records.

Redman played four seasons at Bowie State and set program rushing records, including 1,512 yards in 2005, 218 yards against Livingstone in 2007 and a 99-yard run against Morgan State in 2005. He was the Bulldogs' all-time career rushing leader with 2,762 yards when he concluded his career.

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Path to the NFL

Redman joined Pittsburgh in 2009 and spent his first season on the Steelers' practice squad before making the 53-man roster in 2010.

Pittsburgh added Redman to its practice squad in December 2009. After a strong 2010 preseason in which he rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns, he earned a place on the Steelers' 53-man roster.

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NFL Career

Redman played 50 games for Pittsburgh, rushing for 1,148 yards and five touchdowns while adding 50 receptions for 408 yards and two touchdowns.

Redman appeared in 50 regular-season games with Pittsburgh from 2009 through 2013. NFL statistics credit him with 282 rushes for 1,148 yards and five touchdowns, plus 50 catches for 408 yards and two receiving touchdowns.

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Career Accomplishments

Redman earned multiple All-CIAA and all-region honors and was named the offensive MVP of the CIAA Championship and Gold Bowl Classic in 2005.

Redman's Bowie State honors included first-team All-CIAA selections in 2005 and 2007, all-region recognition and offensive MVP awards for the 2005 CIAA Championship and Gold Bowl Classic. He was also named Football Gazette Division II Running Back of the Week after the 2005 Pioneer Bowl.

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Playing Style

Redman was a powerful, high-volume runner whose Bowie State record included 37 carries in a game and a 99-yard scoring run.

Redman's college record shows a runner capable of handling a heavy workload and breaking long gains. He set Bowie State marks with 37 rushing attempts against Tuskegee and a 99-yard touchdown run against Morgan State before carrying that physical running style into Pittsburgh's backfield.

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Legacy

Redman is one of Bowie State's notable undrafted NFL players and remains central to the program's rushing record book.

Bowie State identifies Redman among the Bulldogs who reached the NFL despite going undrafted. His career rushing total and single-season, single-game and longest-run records established a standard for the program's running backs.

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