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2015 Football Roster

24 Chris Edwards

  • Position Safety/Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Southfield, Mich.
  • High School Southfield High School

Biography

2015: Played in all 12 games and was fourth on the team in total tackles with 62 (51 solo, 11 assists) ...  returned an interception for 20 yards to score and had four passes defensed, three breakups and two hurries as well as one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
2014: Played in six games and had 14 total tackles (nine solo and five assists) ... also intercepted two passes and had one quarterback hurry as well as one tackle for loss.
Junior college: As a sophomore at Butte, Edwards had 55 total tackles (34 solo and 21 assists) in a season during which Butte was undefeated and earned co-National Junior College Association championships with a 12-0 mark. He also had one interception and one fumble recovery. He was a North Division Nor-Cal Conference honoree. During his freshman season at Grand Rapids, Edwards played in four games and had five tackles, two interceptions and one pass defensed. Grand Rapids dropped its football program after its 11-0 2011 season.
Personal: Son of Sophia Edwards and Jerry Rice ... born Dec. 23, 1992.
Single game bests: Total tackles – 9 (at USC, Sept. 12, 2015). Solo tackles – 8 (vs. Georgia Southern, Sept. 26, 2015). Assists –  4 (at USC, Sept. 12, 2015). Tackles for loss –  2 (vs. Georgia Southern, Sept. 26, 2015). Sacks –  1 (at Troy, Oct. 17, 2015). Fumble recoveries – 1 (vs. Texas State, Nov. 28, 2015). Forced fumbles – 1 (vs. Georgia Southern, Sept. 26, 2015). Interceptions – 1, three times (at Arkansas State, Oct. 3, 2015; vs. South Alabama (Sept. 27, 2014) and at Louisiana-Monroe (Sept. 6, 2014). Quarterback hurries – 1, three times (at Arkansas State, Oct. 3, 2015; vs. Georgia Southern, Sept. 26, 2015, and vs. South Alabama, Sept. 27, 2014). Pass breakups – 1, three times (at New Mexico State, Oct. 31, 2015; vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Oct. 24, 2015, and at Arkansas State, Oct. 2, 2015).

    Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles Blocked  
Year G/GS UA A TT TFL/yds No/yds Int/yds Brup QBH Rcv/yds FF Kick Saf
2014 6 9 5 14 1.0-4 0-0 2-42 0 1 0-0 0 0 0
2015 12/12 51 11 62 8.0-16 1.0-2 1-20* 3 2 1-5 1 0 0
Totals 18/12 60 16 76 9.0-20 1.0-2 3-62 3 3 1-5 1 0 0

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2014Junior

    DB
    6'2" 217 lbs
    6
  • 24

    2015Senior

    Safety/Linebacker
    6'2" 215 lbs
    24
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