Biography
2015 (Senior): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers, starting in four...Finished the year with a single-season-best 21 catches for 238 yards...Averaged 11.3 yards-per-catch...Ranked No. 5 on the team in receptions and receiving yards...Recorded a team-high four catches for 45 yards at Marshall (11/14)...Set a career mark in receiving yards with 71 on four catches, including a career-long 40-yard catch at Florida Atlantic (10/31)...Had two catches for 41 yards, including a then-career-long 30-yard reception versus Old Dominion (10/24)...Grabbed a career-high six receptions for a career-best 48 yards at Middle Tennessee (10/17)...Recorded two catches at LA Tech (9/26)...Made season debut, primarily on special teams at UCF (9/3).
2014 (Junior): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers, starting in five...Registered nine catches for 65 yards...His nine catches were a career single-season best...Recorded at least one catch in each of the team’s last five games...Had two catches versus Middle Tennessee (11/15)...Notched a career-high 40 yards receiving while tying a career-best in catches (3) versus Marshall (10/18)...Also recorded a career-long 27-yard reception versus the Thundering Herd in first start of the season...Made first catch of the season at UAB (9/27)...Also tallied five tackles on special teams, including a career-high three at North Texas (11/22)...Named to the 2014-15 C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (3.0 GPA-or-better).
2013 (Sophomore): Began the season at tight end, but moved back to the quarterback position…appeared in 10 games on special teams.
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Moved to tight end during the spring after playing quarterback in high school…saw action in eight games, starting three…recorded starts at Louisiana (9/29), vs. Middle Tennessee (10/13) and at Troy (10/20)…had eight catches for 88 yards (11.0 avg.) with a long of 20 yards…caught three passes for 28 yards vs. Akron (9/8)…tied his season-best with three catches vs. Arkansas State (10/4) for 37 yards…his 20-yard reception came against the Red Wolves…also fielded three kick returns for 28 yards…had two kick returns for 16 yards in the Akron game and a 12-yard return in the Louisiana game.
2011 (Freshman): Redshirted the 2011 season…walked on to the football program…enrolled at FIU on an academic scholarship.
Redan: Three-time Georgia All-Region 2-5A Football Team selection...First-Team All-Region as a senior and junior, and Second-Team as a sophomore...region’s Most Outstanding Player as a senior...2010 Class 4A All-State Honorable Mention...DeKalb County Super 7 and First-Team All-County...three-year starter and team captain...played for Ronnie Fleetwood...participated at the ESPN EA Sports Elite 11 Quarterback Camp...named a Steve Clarkson QB Dream-Maker selection, CSA PrepStar Underclassmen All-American, CSA Top 100 Underclassmen Prospect...selected to the East Roster for the 2010 DeKalb County Coaches Association Senior All-Star Football Game…his career passing stats over 18 games were 2,165 yards, 19 touchdowns, eight interceptions, along with 152 receiving yards, 739 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns…set the single-game passing record for DeKalb County, 422 yards on 15-of-21 attempts with four touchdowns and no interceptions…rated three stars from Rivals...also excelled in basketball and baseball...in basketball, lettered all four years, was a two-year starter and senior team captain...All-DeKalb County All-Star selection and All-Region...on the baseball diamond, helped Redan to the 2010 Georgia Final Four...also a four-year letterwinner and two-year starter...hit more than 20 home runs in high school...
Personal: Parents - Musa and Cassandra Dan-Fodio...sibling - Jara...born June 12, 1993...majoring in international business...began playing football at age four...played youth football with the Central DeKalb Cardinals and Jaguars and Shiloh Generals... a pianist and percussionist…was a Governors Honors and Georgia Merit Scholar finalist…graduated in the top 10 percent of his class...member of the National Honor Society, National Beta Club and Mu Alpha Theta...volunteer for the Special Olympics (2009-10).
Career Highs (at FIU)
Receptions: 6 at Middle Tennessee (Oct. 17, 2015)
Yards Receiving: 71 at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 31, 2015)
Long Reception: 40 at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 31, 2015)
Kick Returns: 2 vs. Akron (Sept. 8, 2012)
Kick Return Yards: 16 vs. Akron (Sept. 8, 2012)
Long Kick Return: 12 at Louisiana (Sept. 29, 2012)
All-Purpose Yards: 71 at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 31, 2015)
Tackles: 3 at North Texas (Nov. 22, 2014)
