Education
Redmond attended East High School in Memphis, Tennessee, where played both sides of the ball and on special teams.
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Career
Redmond was rated as a four-star recruit by 247sports.com and Rivals.com, and a three-star recruit by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. Redmond"s scholarship offers included Cincinnati, Clemson, Georgia, Illinois, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Ole Mission, Purdue, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Virginia. Redmond committed to Mississippi State on August 1, 2011, and signed with the Bulldogs the following February, despite a late push from Georgia. The university formally disassociated the booster.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association declared Redmond ineligible for the 2012 season and the first five games of the 2013 season.
Redmond was also required to repay $2,660 in impermissible benefits. Sophomore season (2013)
Redmond finally made his college debut against Bowling Green in October.
He recorded 23 tackles that season as a reserve defensive back. Junior season (2014)
Redmond played in every game for the Bulldogs in 2014.
Redmond finished the season with 51 tackles and 3 interceptions.
Senior season (2015)
Redmond has started every game so far in 2015. Highlights have included interceptions in wins against Southern Mission and Auburn. On October 22, after playing in seven games, Redmond tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament in practice.
He is not expected to return to the field this season.
Redmond has been projected as the top cornerback in the 2016 NFL Draft by Mel Kiper and as a first-round pick by Todd McShay, who remarked that Redmond "shows excellent quickness and agility, which is why he gives up little separation in man-to-man coverage.".
