T.J. Edwards
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| Wisconsin Badgers No. 53 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class |  Freshman |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Lakes Community High School |
| Personal information | |
| Place of birth | Lake Villa, Illinois |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
T.J. Edwards is an American football linebacker for the Wisconsin Badgers.
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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 |
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| T.J. Edwards LB |
Lake Villa, IL | Lakes Community | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | - | Dec 2, 2013 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 68 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 46 Rivals: NR | ||||||
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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 |
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| 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
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