River Hill running back-defensive back Malek Redd, a 5-foot-7, 171-pounder, has accepted a full football scholarship offer from Central Michigan, he informed DigitalSports a few minutes ago.
Redd had earlier clocked a 4.27-second clocking — a feat he accomplished twice — in the 40-yard dash during a one-day camp at the University of Michigan.
“We were just up there for a visit an, the coaches were nice,, and I talked to a few of the players. I’m going to play running back there,” Redd said. “I’m glad to get it out of the way, because there was so much stress involved. I just wanted to find a place that I can play, and now I can concentrate on my high school season.”
Click here for highlights of Malek Redd in the Hawks’ Class 2A state championship victory over Eastern Tech’
The offer by Central Michigan was the first for Redd, who was part of a three-pronged rushing attack which paced the Hawks through last fall’s 14-0, Class 2A state championship season.
Redd was told by the Central Michigan coaches that “they have been searching for a running back like him for a while, and they found him today,” according to River Hill assistant coach Attilio Campanaro, whose son, the Wake Forest-bound Michael Campanaro, was Redd’s running mate last fall.
Redd’s teammates, LeRon Eaddy, a linebacker prospect, has been offered full scholarships to Bowling Green as well as Central Michigan, Attilio Campanaro said.
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