A two-time All-American, two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection and three-year starter at defensive end who played in 52 career games at Texas, Redding recorded 211 tackles, 22 sacks, 57 tackles for loss and 77 QB pressures as a Longhorn. His 57 career TFL rank fourth on the UT all-time list. He capped his career in style, leading the Horns to a 35-20 victory over LSU, earning Cotton Bowl Defensive MVP honors in 2002. Redding posted 76 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 24 TFL (No. 3 on the UT all-time season list) and 37 QB pressures en route to first-team All-America honors as a senior. Texas finished 11-2 and ranked No. 6 nationally that year. He also was a finalist for the Lombardi and Hendricks Awards that year. Redding was a key part of a Longhorns defense that led the nation in total defense (236.2 ypg) as a junior, earning second-team All-America honors, when Texas was 11-2 and ranked No. 5 nationally. He was the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 1999. Selected in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, Redding is now with the Indianapolis Colts and entering his 12th NFL season. In 11 previous seasons, he played in 160 games with 131 starts, posted 378 tackles, 32 sacks and 11 fumble recoveries. Very active in charitable activities through his Cory Redding Foundation, Redding was voted the Indianapolis Colts' "Man of the Year" in 2012. He donated $100,000 in 2012 to establish the Cory and Priscilla Redding Family Scholarship at UT's College of Education.
