Quentin Reddish Season 2023

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Selected Virginia Tech ahead of:  Duke, Miami (Fla.), Missouri, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest, West Virginia
 
From Reddish’s head coach DJ McFadden:  “Quentin is everything you want in a safety. He has length, can run and is not afraid to strike you. He’s the type of leader you want and need in the back end and I cannot wait to watch him grow at Virginia Tech.”  
 
High School:  Captain and three-year varsity letterwinner at Independence High School in Mint Hill, North Carolina (2021-23) … Recorded 196 career tackles (114 solo), 14 career interceptions totaling 108 return yards, 34 passes defended, a fumble recovery, a blocked punt and a blocked field goal … Two-time North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Southwestern 4A All-Conference defensive back … As a senior, led the NCHSAA Southwestern 4A Conference in interceptions (five) during the 2023 season … Co-led Independence to the 2023 NCHSAA 4A West regional final (state semifinals) – the school’s first appearance since 2009 … Helped the Patriots achieve the combined 22-6 record during his junior and senior seasons, including the 2022 NCHSAA Southwestern 4A co-championship … 2022 HighSchoolOT’s All-State Football Team Honorable Mention … Began high school as a junior varsity quarterback before changing positions to defensive back … Rated as a four-star safety by On3 and Rivals; three-star safety by 247Sports and ESPN … Ranked as the nation’s No. 216 overall recruit by On3 … Ranked as the nation’s No. 18 safety by On3; No. 32 by Rivals; No. 103 by ESPN; No. 132 by 247Sports … Ranked as the No. 6 overall recruit from North Carolina by On3; No. 10 by Rivals; No. 36 by 247Sports; No. 37 by ESPN.
 
Personal:  Full name is Quentin Isaiah Reddish … Nickname is “Q” … Born Jan. 29, 2006, in Charlotte, North Carolina … Son to Quacey and Latoya Reddish … Has three brothers, Joseph, Nicholas and Christian, and two sisters, Riaunee and Simone … Played with his brothers, Joseph and Nick, on the Independence football team … Interested in studying business at Virginia Tech with aspirations of working in real estate … Cites family and movies as his primary hobbies.