Haason Reddick thought he was going to be a “regular college student” when he got accepted to Temple.
Injuries ended his junior and senior seasons at Haddon Heights High School in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, limiting the highlight reel he could show college coaches. After some prodding from his father and a call to family friend and Temple’s former defensive backs coach Francis Brown, Reddick walked onto the team in 2012.
Five years later, Reddick is poised to be a first-round pick in this month’s NFL draft.
“I came so far,” Reddick said at Temple’s Pro Day in March.