Intro hello and welcome to the 247 Sports YouTube channel I am 247 Sports National analyst Tom ly and we are bringing you another commitment from one of the top prospects in the entire country West Palm Beach Florida Cardinal Newman three star safety Max Redman is ready to share some big news with everybody and announce where he'll play his college ball the six the class of 2025 Talent is ranked as the number 87 safety in the country and is pushing for a top 100 spot in the talent Rich State of Florida last all the 6 185 pounder racked up 63 total tackles nine for a loss and added an interception as well not only does he shine on the football field but Redmond is also a terrific basketball player who runs track as well on the recruiting front Redmond had plenty of offers to choose from however he has narrowed his Focus to three finalists the schools in play include Florida State Illinois and South Florida these three have been pushing hard to land the coveted Prospect but before we get into that let's bring in Max Redmond himself to talk about his recruitment and eventually learn about his commitment Interview destination Max first thank you for joining us here at 247 Sports we are glad to be a part of your special day man yeah thank you thank you for having me thank you for having me set the stage for everybody where are you today and and who all do you have in the building supporting you on your big day uh I'm in my school's gymnasium and I have my family and friends surrounding me you know that's been with me since the start so terrific man now before we get into the finalist and your commitment can you tell me a little bit about getting to this point in your process and and what a day like this means to not only you but also your family uh it's always been a childhood dream growing up just to have know D1 offers to make it to College you know support my mom support my family and obviously make it to the big leads you know just working out grinding every day you know going outside with my brother after practice before practice working out with his his uh friends and just you know staying consistent and I already mentioned the three finalists but now it's time to dive into him but start with Florida State what has the seminal in it for you down the stretch oh they've been they've been on me since day one since they saw me at the FAU Camp you know they just been texting me you know hitting me up just checking in on me whether it's just just to say what's up you know calling or just to call just give me up there for a game or for a visit and with Illinois what has the fighting Alli Eye In Contention oh they a pretty good school you know they they produced a lot of DBS into the league you know de Witherspoon other DBS like that and they just show they like they hard grit DBS in South Florida that's another top cont Contender especially one in state what stands out about the Bulls uh is that their building process and what they came what they becoming you know they went from one and 11 to seven and 16 team Under head coach Alex goldish so just seeing what they're building and see where they're coming from and they're going up in the shs it just C my and I I would love I would I wouldn't mind being part of that all right Max the floor is yours your family is there with you take your time take a breath it's your moment where are you headed to continue your academic and athletic career well first and foremost I would like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ without him I would not be in this position right now and I'm very grateful and blessed that I am I would like to thank my mom for always being there for me and the sacrifice she made to make sure I had the best experience not only in life and in football VR my brother for believing in me regardless of others and training me since the beginning of my football Journey my grandpa for his wisdom Insight on life and prayers for my grandma that prayed over me you know to stay healthy my sister Rachel and Dora supported me on and off the field my dad for pushing me and giving me the great knowledge I have on the game I like to thank every coach I had along the way Eddie prince my uncle Keith coach Jonathan coach black coach Manny off Le L coach coach Sam coach Mario coach D from the Wildcats and Coach Jack Coach Park coach Le coach Pierre from Newman you men to you men took the time out your life to teach me the game of football and developed me to be the best athlete I could be I also want to thank all my friends whove been on my side since the start especially Jaylen Brown brenon King Bryce stre and D Wright love y'all boys last but not least I would like to thank every coach who recruited me and saw the potential I had to be a D1 athlete with that being said for the next three to four years I'll be taking my talents too where te difficulties trying to keep air I'm I'm stuck hold on hold on hold on hold on special delivery [Applause] University this is a really nice pickup for Florida State kind of had everybody there for a second but the seals got him on campus early in June illo South Florida top 30 class so far in 2025 red is now commitment number 11 for head mikee norell in his max you got me I got you little bit longer Why Florida State but what was it about Florida state that tipped the scales for the seminal man my side since day one applying pressure you know just they show they they kept the real since day one you know been by my side the ups and downs no matter what and I just I love what they're building over there I love coell coach 1 all the staff over there and thinking back when did you actually know you wanted to be a seminal man just going to my first seminal game that this experience being on campus like uh being in an environment of dope Stadium it was it was amazing it just it just I just felt love since since day one and take everybody a little bit behind the scenes share with us the moment you actually told the staff you were coming and how it all played out behind the scenes uh I told the staff like two days after my last OV you know it just when I got there it just felt like home I just let I let Tex to coach Noel made a group chat with him uh Cain coach Fuller you know I told him I was coming home and I'm being old and I know coach coach Patrick Cain the defensive coach uh defensive backs coach there played a huge role in your commitment but can you share with everybody what that relationship means to you and how he impacted your decision man it's he a lot he's a great coach you know has great knowledge know no what to take no no know what it has to take to make it to the lead go pro because he he don't put his son he don't train his son through and you don't put a lot of DBS into the league too and you already mentioned coach Adam Fuller the defensive coordinator there what were your talks like with him and and what has you so fired up to playing his defense uh he would love for me to play safety or nickel you know like because I'm very physical DB I could also cover and come down ahead you know Blitz off the edge and he loves that about me we mostly just talked about family you know just what it means to have people surround you and people love you for who you are and lastly I know there's a ton of Florida State fans fired up at home watching this so share with them what they can expect from you on and off the field day one once you arrive on campus they can expect a hard worker you know somebody that's going to go out and get it that's going to make the crowd Roar and somebody who's going to work hard for everything that needs to be Max congrats on your big day I want to thank you for sharing your special moment with us at 24/7 Sports we appreciate it and wish you nothing but the best both as a senior and obviously Beyond at Florida State yes sir thank you let's go CH 25 let's [Applause] go so what did the seminal Landon Scouting Report Redmond 247 Sports director scouting Andrew Ivans a Florida native in his own right had this to say on his 247 Sports profile page Redmond is a two-way athlete at the prep level that projects as a second level Defender given how he closes gaps and makes stops in the open field has experienced working from a safety position but has also gotten more and more looks near the line of scrimmage and could ultimately settle in as a slot defender or weak side linebacker ability to quickly read and diagnose allows him to play Fast more times than not has proven to be a physical tackler that can wrap in the open field and get ball carriers to the ground can add value on the blitz and enter senior season with six sacks to his credit May lack the foot speed to hang with assignments in the deeper third can get stuck in reverse but competes in coverage and has a good sense of his surroundings overall should be viewed as a potential multi-year contributor at the power for level that could carve out a rle in different packages as I said before this is a really really nice pickup for Florida State everybody over at n247 has you locked and loaded with a ton of coverage but that's going to do it for another commitment 247 sports for everybody at home please like And subscribe to the 247 Sports YouTube channel to stay locked in with all the latest in college football and college football recruiting I also want to thank all of the fans out there for joining us today until next time have a great rest of your day [Music]