Reddy Steward: CB · Troy · #2.
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Reddy Steward
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. The five seasons at Troy span two head coaches: Chip Lindsey and Jon Sumrall. All-Sun Belt in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 7 tackles against App State — Week 14, 2023.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 10 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-30vs Stephen F. Austin | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-42@ No. 15 Kansas State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-16vs James Madison | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-7@ Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-3vs Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-0@ Army | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-13@ Texas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-10vs South Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-14@ UL Monroe | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24vs Louisiana | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-17@ Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-23vs App State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
 Bowl | L 10-17vs Duke | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 50 | 38 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 4 | 10 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
50tackles this season50 tackles · 4 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 10 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Pass share
48.7%
455 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
66.8
14 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
485 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #12 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Troy, 178 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 53 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chip Lindsey → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
