Connor Redmond

2015: True freshman tight end who came to Carolina nursing a back injury and spent the entire fall rehabbing… was unable to contribute and elected to take a medical hardship following the season, ending his playing career prematurely.

HIGH SCHOOL: Tight end prospect who graduated from Archer High School in Lawrenceville, Ga. in 2015… overcame a back injury to help head coach Andy Dyer and the Tigers to the Class AAAAAA state championship game and an 11-4 record after an 0-3 start in his senior season… earned a spot on the 2013 AJC first-team offense all-state team after making about 40 catches… played tight end and linebacker as a freshman then moved strictly to tight end for the remainder of his prep career… considered a three-star prospect by Rivals… rated a three-star prospect and the 37th-best tight end in the country by Scout… regarded as a three-star prospect, the 158th-best player in the state and the 60th-best tight end in the country by 247Sports… ranked as a three-star prospect, the 106th-best player in Georgia and the No. 21 tight end in the country by ESPN… had more than a dozen Division I offers… picked South Carolina over Boston College, Virginia and Kansas State.

PERSONAL: Connor Redmond was born September 9, 1996.