Growing up in St. Pete, attending Lakewood High, the bar for Bucs wide out Bernard Reedy wasn’t set by an older brother, father or even fellow alum Louis Murphy.

"She was like one of the fastest on the track team," said Reedy.  "I couldn’t beat her."

Older sister Innekia won Co-Pinellas County Flag Football Player of the Year in 2007. Bernard a split running back and wide receiver, just trying to keep up.

The biggest branch on the Reedy Family tree may just be speed. So once he closed the gap who was faster?

“Once I hit high school then it was debatable," said Reedy.  "She won’t race me no more"

Reedy's resume is nothing to blink at.  The 2009 Pinellas County Offensive Player of the Year. The 2011 Military Bowl MVP with Toledo. An Atlanta Falcon college free agent and now a Bucs wide receiver hopeful.

“We call him “Speedy Reedy” for short," said Bucs head coach Dirk Kotter. "Somebody besides me thought of that.”

He can rip off a 4.3 40 yard dash. Something other members of a crowded Bucs wide receiver group can’t do.

“His quickness," said Koetter when asked about Reedy's impressive qualities.  "I mean he’s one of the quickest guys on the field.”

“I know when I catch it I try to them rate it then, when I’m running with the ball," Reedy said about his speed flying under the radar to most.

Reedy is after his first NFL roster spot. Well stocked with pass catchers and reserves, he could crack the list on special teams. But, he does know this offense well spending time with Dirk Koetter, then Falcons offensive coordinator, as a rookie at Falcons camp in 2014.

"I feel like it’s a better chance (of making the roster) simply because I was already up on the plays, going through the plays and then making it second nature," said Reedy.

He’s yet to play in a regular season game, on and off the Atlanta practice squad for two seasons.

"I got released with Atlanta and sat out all last year," said Reedy. "It’s a feeling I never want to get back."

Pushing him towards his dream more than being released, going underrated out of college.

“That’s something I still think about until this day," said Reedy.  "That’s something that we can’t fix, we can’t change. But, I think my draft day comes when I crack that 53-man roster"