Player Dossier

2017-2022

SMU

Ben Redding

TE • 6'5" • 233 lbs • Friendswood, TX, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Ben Redding reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

0%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

2

Developing production for a tight end

lowelite

Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

14

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Houston Christian

Player Story

Ben Redding built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a tight end from Friendswood, TX wearing No. 81, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Ben Redding's career was his receiving role: 18 catches,...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8255

Friendswood · Friendswood, TX

Committed To
SMU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Ben Redding, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · SMU. Ben Redding reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
161
Receptions
18
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

Ben Redding quick answers

Latest team and position
SMU · TE
Career Receiving Yards
161
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 12 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · SMU
Top game
Houston Christian
Recruit profile
3-star · Friendswood · SMU
High school pipeline
Friendswood · 18 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 81 · Senior
2022 Receiving yards rank
107 receiving yards · TE 180th (top 41%) · American Athletic 77th (top 46%) · National 926th (top 44%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonSMU0-00-
2018 Regular SeasonSMU3449147.2
2019 Regular SeasonSMU0-00-
2020 Regular SeasonSMU0-00-
2021 Regular SeasonSMU315014.4
2022 Regular SeasonSMU613107460.9

Related Context

Ben Redding played TE for SMU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Ben Redding recorded 4 rushing yards, 161 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with SMU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

SMU paired 107 primary output with 50.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 33.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UCF

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · SMU

Games

3

Receiving Yards / G

1.7

Efficiency

33.3

Usage

2.6

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

UCF

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Game-by-Game Trend

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123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 0. Navy: 0. UCF: 5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half0 · Games = 2 · -5 vs Second Half
Second Half5 · Games = 1 · +5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

UCF

Best efficiency game

33.3 vs UCF

Result
Sat 11/13vs UCFW 55-28155505
Sat 10/9@ NavyW 31-24
Sat 9/11vs North TexasW 35-12

Player Story

Ben Redding story

Ben Redding built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a tight end from Friendswood, TX wearing No. 81, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Ben Redding's career was his receiving role: 18 catches, 161 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 4 rushing yards across 12 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 12 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ben Redding's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    SMU

    2017-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonSMU0
2018 Regular SeasonSMU4965.65.149
2019 Regular SeasonSMU0-49
2020 Regular SeasonSMU00
2021 Regular SeasonSMU533.32.65
2022 Regular SeasonSMU10750.38.3102

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Houston Christian

Week 5 · W 63-27

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

29

Receiving Yards

74.5 takeover

29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.

#2

@ UCF

Week 6 · L 19-41 · Conference game

35

Receiving Yards

66.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

35 receiving yards with a 58.3 efficiency score.

#3

@ UCF

Week 6 · L 20-48 · Conference game

23

Receiving Yards

64.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

23 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Cincinnati

Week 8 · L 27-29 · Conference game

25

Receiving Yards

62.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

25 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.

#5

@ Tulsa

Week 9 · W 45-34 · Conference game

20

Receiving Yards

58.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

20 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · SMU

107 primary output · 50.3 efficiency · 8.3 usage

60.9

#2

2018 Regular Season · SMU

47.2

49 primary · 65.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · SMU

14.4

5 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 2.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games