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Watch 4-foot-5 running back baffle opponents

American Heritage running back Adam Reed is 4-foot-5, 95 pounds.Miami Herald/YouTube

American Heritage running back Adam Reed is 4-foot-5, 95 pounds.

Running backs are known for being undersized, and Adam Reed fully embodies that stereotype.

All 95 pounds of him.

The 17-year-old senior is listed at 4’5″ and 95 pounds by MaxPreps and is the fifth-string running back at American Heritage High School in Plantation, FL, according to the Miami Herald.

Still, his teammates have no hesitations when they hand the ball off to him.

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“I’m a little undersized, but it’s, whatever,” Reed told the Herald. “I don’t let my size stop me from doing anything.”

As his game footage shows, Reed has no fear when the ball is tucked under his arm. He motors straight into the torsos of guys that tower over him.

American Heritage’s football program is ranked No. 19 nationally according to MaxPreps, and though Reed has yet to enter a varsity game this season, he did see game action with the middle school and junior varsity teams.

While there are no official records for the shortest player to play in a high school game according to the Herald, Reed could be making history if he gets any playing time for the varsity.

Reed has no fear when he lines up next to his teammates.Miami Herald/YouTube

Reed has no fear when he lines up next to his teammates.

His coach told the Herald that he wasn’t sure yet whether or not Reed would see the field.

“But I have some plans and ideas to get him involved because he sacrificed the way everybody else sacrificed,” Coach Rumph said.

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