Kristopher Redding

Height:
6-4
Weight:
275
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Mableton, GA
High School:
Whitefield Academy

2012 (Junior)
Played in 11 games with six starts ... Finished the season with 30 tackles, including 14 solo stops ... Tied for fourth on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss ... Also added 3.5 sack, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... Tied for third on the team with four pass breakups, the most for any Deacon defensive lineman in 2012 ... Started the season opener vs. Liberty (Sept. 1) and had three tackles, including a half-tackle for loss ... Had five tackles, including two solo and a half-tackle for loss, vs. North Carolina (Sept. 8) ... Turned in a strong performance at Florida State (Sept. 15), finishing with four tackles, two sacks for 11 yards and a forced fumble ... Followed the FSU performance with a season-high nine tackles, including four solo and one for loss, vs. Army (Sept. 22) ... Had two tackles and a pass breakup vs. Duke (Sept. 29) ... Had two tackles, including a half-sack, and two pass breakups vs. Boston College (Nov. 3) ... Recorded an 11-yard sack and broke up a pass at NC State (Nov. 3). 2011 (Sophomore)
Played in 10 games off the bench to earn his second varsity letter ... Finished the season with three tackles, including two solo stops and a half-tackle for loss ... Made two tackles, including a half-tackle for loss, vs. Gardner-Webb (Sept. 17) Also had a solo stop at North Carolina (Oct. 29). 2010 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action in nine games to earn his first varsity letter ... Finished the year with six tackles, including one for loss ... Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. Presbyterian (Sept. 2) ... Had a tackle in ACC opener vs. Duke (Sept. 11) ... Added a tackle at Stanford (Sept. 18) and at Florida State (Sept. 25) ... Made two tackles at Maryland (Oct. 30) ... Had one solo tackle for loss at Vanderbilt (Nov. 27). 2009 (True Freshman)
Redshirted the season. High School
A 2009 graduate of Whitefield Academy in Mableton, Ga. ... Earned all-region honors and was selected to play in the Cobb County Senior Bowl ... Helped the Wolfpack to 10 victories in 2008 ... Was part of a Whitefield squad in 2008 that hosted its first playoff game, won its first region title and recorded its first 10-win season ... Credited with 84 tackles including 19 for losses as a senior ... Added 12 sacks ... Suffered a torn ACL in the summer of 2007 that kept him out of action during his junior season ... Played for Coach Jimmy Fields ... Ran a 4.7 40 ... Also played power forward and center on the Wolfpack basketball team ... Chose Wake Forest over Louisville ... Recruited by Brian Knorr. Personal
Majoring in communication ... Son of Pastor Kenney and Cynthia Redding ... Born Feb. 8, 1991.