#81

Ben Redding

TE · SMU · Sr. · #81

SMU 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Ben Redding

TE · SMU · Sr · #81

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1670 national
CFB
College
SMU
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2022era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jim Leavitt → Rhett Lashlee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021SMU8-4HC: Jim Leavitt · Balanced
2022SMU7-6HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022SMU131078.24--
2021SMU155.00--
Career141128.04--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022

W 77–63

vs Houston

4 rush yds (1 car)

Edged out Houston at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Brandon Chapman’s 2021 season.

Wake Forest · 2021

#2

Aubry Payne

Georgia State · 2021

60%
#3

Zach Rasmussen

UL Monroe · 2022

59%
#4

Seth Green

Houston · 2021

58%
#5

Carson Terrell

Utah State · 2021

57%

Matches Brandon on

Height
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Brandon on

Weight (lower)
TD rate (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Devin Miller’s path through Marshall.

Devin Miller

73%match

Marshall · 2022

#2

Cade Conley

Western Michigan · 2025

71%
#3

Tyler Fortenberry

Arkansas State · 2025

69%
#4

Nick Gallo

Virginia Tech · 2022

69%
#5

Christian Ross

Memphis · 2025

61%

Matches Devin on

Yards per reception
Recruiting rating
Weight

Differs from Devin on

Height (higher)

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Chapman's sophomore season at Wake Forest (2021).

Wake Forest · 2021

#2

Austin Henderson

Liberty · 2023

76%
#3

Toby Payne

Marshall · 2024

All-Sun Belt
76%
#4

Aubry Payne

Georgia State · 2021

All-Sun Belt
72%
#5

Bentley Hanshaw

Liberty · 2023

71%

Matches Brandon on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Weight

Differs from Brandon on

TD rate (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Ben Redding

#1

Devin Miller

Marshall · 2021

73%
#2

Tyler Fortenberry

Arkansas State · 2025

69%
#3

Devon Tauaefa

Hawai'i · 2025

62%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
5.02021
1072022

+2040%

Up 2040% from first season to most-recent.