Silas Redd

Silas Redd (born March 1, 1992) is an American football running back for the USC Trojans. He was the starting running back for the 2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.

College career
Redd served as a backup in 2010, and became Penn State's lead running back in 2011. He rushed for 1,188 yards in the 2011 regular season, third most in the Big Ten Conference and 22nd most among all NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision players. He ranked 28th in the Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing yards per game.

Redd rushed for 100 or more yards in six of 12 games for Penn State in 2011, including a career-high 164 yards against Northwestern on October 22, 2011.

On July 31, 2012, Redd announced his transfer to the University of Southern California in the wake of NCAA sanctions levied against the Nittany Lions football program following the Penn State child sex abuse scandal. Redd practiced with the Trojans for the first time on August 6.

Redd announced he intended to remain at USC for his senior season.