Mark Redman Season 2022

#81
PositionTE
Weight250 lbs
Height6-6
ClassJunior
HometownNewport Beach, Calif.
Previous SchoolWashington

HONORS
* 2023 Second-Team All-Mountain West
* 2022 First-Team All-Mountain West
* 2022 Mountain West Fall All-Academic Team
* 2021 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll


Joined the Aztecs in the spring of 2022 after spending his first two seasons at Washington ... Athletic body with a ton of potential ... Enters the season as the projected starting tight end.

SENIOR SEASON (2023)
Was named to the John Mackey Award Watch List for the most outstanding tight end for a second straight season ... Was also named a preseason first-team all-Mountain West selection by the league’s media, Phil Steele Magazine and Athlon Sports ... Is the first SDSU tight end to earn preseason all-MW honors from the league’s media since David Wells in 2017 and just the second since 2012 ... Also a second-team pick by Lindy’s Sports ... Entered thes season listed as the 42nd draft-eligble tight end by Phil Steele Magazine ... Named all-Mountain West second team at the end of the season ... Started all 12 games ... Led the team with 37 catches, 394 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns... Had multiple receptions in 11 of the 12 games this season ... Played 792 of 799 offensive snaps this season, tied for the most on offense with QB Jalen Mayden ... Had a big game against Ohio in the opener on Aug. 26, catching five passes for 62 yards and two touchdowns ... Became just the third Aztec tight end since at least 1996 with two touchdown catches in a game, joining Gavin Escobar (three games from 2011-12) and Kahale Warring (at Nevada in 2018) ... Became the first Aztec tight end with two touchdown catches in a season opener and the seventh overall player (the other six were all wide receivers) ... Was named the team’s offensive player of the game ... Made his second straight start to begin the season against Idaho State on Sept. 2, playing all 73 offensive snaps ... Was targeted twice, making both catches for eight total yards ... Also recorded his first career kickoff return, running it back for 16 yards ... Played all 72 offensive snaps against UCLA on Sept. 9 ... Caught five of his eight targets for 32 yards with a long of nine ... His five receptions matches his career high ... Had a tremendous day at No. 16/17 Oregon State on Sept. 16 ... Recorded a career-high 77 receiving yards on four catches ... Recorded a career long catch of 29 yards on San Diego State’s last drive of the game ... Also had a 24-yard reception in the first quarter that ultimately led to an Aztec field goal attempt ... Played all 67 offensive snaps ... Played every offensive offensive snap in the conference opener against Boise State on Sept. 22 ... Reeled in two of his three targets for 29 total yards ... His long of 15 came on the final Aztec drive that led to a touchdown and a three-point deficit in the final minutes of the game ... Also played on special teams ... Played every offensive snap and special teams at Air Force on Sept. 30 ... Led the team in receiving with two catches for 27 yards ... Longest reception of the game was a 21-yard reception on the first play of the game ...  His second catch came on the second Aztec drive of the game that led to the first score of the night ... Caught three of his four targets at Hawai’i on Oct. 14 ... Totaled 21 yards, including a 13-yard gain on a thrid quarter drive that ended with an Aztec field goal ... Targeted just once against Nevada on Oct. 21 ...  Scored his third touchdown of the season against Utah State on Nov. 4 ... Totaled 44 yards on five catches (8.8 avg) ... His five receptions matches his career-high ... Scored the fifth TD of his career on the second play of the second quarter on a nine-yard reception to open the scoring ... Also Had a nine-yard reception on the final Aztec drive of the fourth quarter leading to the game-tying field goal ... Was the leading Aztec receiver at Colorado State on Nov. 11 ... Made four catches, on seven targets, for 53 yards ... It is his third game with 50-plus yards this season ... Recorded a long reception of 25 yards on the second SDSU play of the third quarter, which led to a field goal ... Played his 40th career game at San Jose State on Nov. 18 ... Made two catches for 15 yards (7.5 avg) with a long of 10 yards ... Caught four of his six targets in the season finale vs. Fresno State on Nov. 25 ... Totaled 40 yards with a long of 16.

JUNIOR SEASON (2022)
Was named a second-team all-Mountain West selection by the league’s head coaches and media ... Also was a first-team selection by Phil Steele Magazine and an honorable-mention selection by College Football Network ... Was named to the John Mackey Award Watch list for the most outstanding tight end ... Also was a preseason first-team all-Mountain West selection by Phil Steele Magazine ... Had 21 catches for 233 yards (11.1 avg.) with two touchdowns on the season in 12 starts (13 games played) with a long catch of 28 yards ... Among Mountain West tight ends, ranked second in yards per reception (11.1, min. 20 rec.), third in yards (233), and tied for fourth in receptions (21) and touchdowns (2) ... Came up with a 15-yard catch in his first start with the Aztecs across 53 snaps vs. Arizona on Sept. 3 ... Made a 4-yard grab in 54 snaps and a start vs. Idaho State on Sept. 10 ... Played 50 statless snaps in a start at No. 14/15 Utah on Sept. 17 ... Had a team-high four receptions for 19 yards (4.8 avg.) with a long of 10 yards in a start against Toledo on Sept. 24, playing all 59 snaps in the game ... Was unable to record a stat in 52 snaps in a start at Boise State on Sept. 30 ... Made an 8-yard catch in 56 offensive snaps against Hawai’i on Oct. 8 ... Had a pair of catches for 34 yards, including a 21-yard grab, in a start and 56 snaps at Nevada on Oct. 22 ... Started again at Fresno State without making a catch in two targets, playing 60 of the team’s 63 snaps ... Did jump on a Tyrell Shavers fumble to keep the Aztecs with the ball ... Had three catches for a then career-high 39 yards (13.0 avg.) and his first career touchdown in a start and 62 snaps against UNLV on Nov. 5 ...The 24-yard touchdown put the Aztecs up, 14-0, with 10:55 remaining in the third quarter and proved to be the game-winning score ... The 24-yard catch was also a career long ... Made a 5-yard grab in another start vs. San José State on Nov. 12 across 57 offensive snaps ... Had career highs of five catches and 66 yards (13.2 avg.) in 56 offensive snaps in a start at New Mexico on Nov. 18, including a career-long 28-yard grab ... Made a pair of catches for 34 yards (17.0 avg.) with a long of 28 yards vs. Air Force in 31 snaps off the bench vs. Air Force on Nov. 26 ... It was the first time he did not start on the season (because of Senior Night) ... The 28-yard catch tied a career long ... Had a 9-yard touchdown catch against Middle Tennessee in the EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl on Dec. 24, playing 62 of 76 snaps ... The touchdown put the Aztecs up, 7-0, and was his second of the season (and career).

AT WASHINGTON (2020-21)
Spent the last two seasons at Washington with fellow incoming transfer Cooper McDonald … Played in all 16 games over his two seasons with the Huskies with one start … Played in all 12 games in 2021 with one start (at Colorado) … Had one catch for five yards, which came in a 31-24 overtime win over California … Enrolled at UW for the spring 2020 season … Played all four games without recording a stat.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned three letters for Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, Calif. … Played in 50 games over his career, making 149 catches for 1,832 yards and 25 touchdowns … Captained the 2019 squad to a 35-27 win over Serra in the Division 1A CIF State Championship … Corona del Mar ended up 16-0 in the 2019 campaign and also won the Division 3 CIF Southern title … Was named to the 2019 all-CIF Southern Section Division 3 team … Logged 72 catches for 979 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior … Made 54 receptions for 598 yards and nine scores as a junior, and 23 catches for 255 yards and three more touchdowns as a sophomore … Was an all-CIF-SS Division 4 first-team selection and a first-team all-league pick as a junior … Was a four-star recruit out of high school by both 247sports and Rivals, and a three-star recruit by ESPN … Received a grade of 91 by 247sports and 79 by ESPN … Ranked by 247Sports as the No. 15 tight end in the country and No. 44 recruit in California ... Was listed as the No. 249 overall recruit and No. 7 tight end in the country, as well as the No. 24 player in his state, by Rivals ... ESPN listed him as the nation's No. 10 "tight end-Y" recruit ... Named to the Tacoma News-Tribune's "Western 100."

PERSONAL
Picked Washington out of high school over offers from San Diego State, Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Texas A&M, USC, UCLA, Arizona, Boise State, California, Colorado, Utah State, Colorado State and Yale.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Receptions: 5, four times
Receiving Yards: 77 at No. 16/17 Oregon State (9/16/23)
Touchdown Receptions: 2 vs. Ohio (8/26/23)
Long Reception: 29 at No. 16/17 Oregon State (9/16/23)