T.J. Edwards

T.J. Edwards
Wisconsin Badgers No. 53
Position Linebacker
Class Freshman
Career history
College

High school Lakes Community High School
Personal information
Place of birth Lake Villa, Illinois
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 238 lb (108 kg)
Career highlights and awards

  • FWAA Freshman All-American (2015)
  • 1× Big Ten freshman of the week (2015)

T.J. Edwards is an American football linebacker for the Wisconsin Badgers.

High school

Edwards played quarterback in high school. His senior year he also played three games at Safety. In his three games on defense he posted 20 tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 sacks and an interception.[1]

Recruiting

Despite playing quarterback in high school he recruited for college football as a defensive player. Edwards was originally committed to Western Michigan. However, in early December 2013 Edwards flipped his commitment to Wisconsin after being recruited by Wisconsin's defensive coordinator Dave Aranda.[2]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
T.J. Edwards
LB		 Lake Villa, IL Lakes Community 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) - Dec 2, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 68
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 46   Rivals: NR
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

Edwards attends the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he plays inside linebacker for the Wisconsin Badgers football team.

2014

Edwards redshirted his freshman year.[3] At the end of the season the team was preparing to play against Auburn in the Outback Bowl. The younger players on the team received extra reps and UW's defensive coordinator Dave Aranda praised Edwards, saying "He was the MVP of that period, in my opinion."[4]

2015

With 2014 starting inside linebackers Marcus Trotter and Derek Landisch graduating and needing to be replaced Edwards was thrown in the mix to become a starter. After spring practice Edwards had earned the starting role alongside Leon Jacobs.[5]

In his redshirt freshman year Edwards started all 13 games.[6] In the season opener Edwards tallied 12 tackles against Alabama. The next three games however he only recorded ten tackles. October 19 Edwards was named Big Ten freshman of the week for his performance against Purdue where he had 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and one forced fumble.[7]

For the season Edwards led the team in tackles, recording 84, 6.5 tackles-for-loss and one forced fumble.[8] At the end of the season Edwards was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American team.[9] He was also named honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches.[10]

College Stats

Year Team GP GS Solo Ast Total TFL TFLyds Sack INT PD FF FR
2014 Wisconsin redshirt
2015 Wisconsin 13 13 41 43 84 6.5 11 0 0 4 1 0
College Totals 13 13 41 43 84 6.5 11 0 0 4 1 0
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References

  1. ↑ "Football - Wisconsin Athletics". Uwbadgers.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. ↑ "Lakes grad T.J. Edwards getting first-team LB snaps with Badgers - Lake County News-Sun". Chicagotribune.com. 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  3. ↑ http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/sports/ct-lns-jeff-bonato-column-st-0415-20150414-story.html
  4. ↑ "Badgers football: Redshirt freshman T.J. Edwards embraces switch to linebacker | College football". host.madison.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  5. ↑ Temple, Jesse (2015-05-04). "Athletic LB T.J. Edwards transitioning into 'natural' position for Wisconsin Badgers". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Football - Wisconsin Athletics - T.J. Edwards named Freshman All-American". Uwbadgers.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  7. ↑ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week Big Ten Conference Official Site". Bigten.org. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  8. ↑ "2015 Wisconsin Badgers Tackles". cfbstats.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  9. ↑ "Badgers football: Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Edwards named FWAA Freshman All-American | College football". host.madison.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  10. ↑ "View 2015 All-Big Ten Defensive Team & individual award winners « Big Ten Network". Btn.com. 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2016-01-12.

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