Austin Edwards
8 Austin Edwards
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    280
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Lansing, Mich.
  • High School:
    Waverly
  • Position:
    DE

Bio

FSU: Key member of Bulldog team that reached the NCAA Division II National Championship game and matched an all-time NCAA wins record with 15 victories in 2018 ... Part of 2018 team that captured the GLIAC Championship and won Super Region Three in the NCAA Division II Playoffs en route to the title game ... Claimed All-America honors as one of the nation's top defensive ends in 2018 ... Was a nominee for the Cliff Harris National Small College Defensive Player of the Year honor ... All-Region and All-Conference choice ... Finished with a team-high 97 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks in 2018 ... Had 42 unassisted stops as a junior ... Helped team to a second-straight national quarterfinal appearance in 2017 ... Saw significant action as a reserve and on special teams ... Totaled 12 tackles in 11 games on the defensive line ... Member of the Bulldogs' 2016 team that advanced to the NCAA Division II National Semifinals ... Played in seven games and finished with eight tackles in 2016 ... Redshirted during the 2015 campaign ... Member of FSU squad that won a second-straight GLIAC Championship and reached the NCAA Division II Playoffs ... High School: Played on both sides of the football … Saw action at both tight end and wide receiver on the offensive end … Three-year varsity player … Compiled more than 60 tackles, seven sacks, three forced fumbles and three TD's as a junior in 2013 … Multi-year starter … Also competed in basketball … Earned all-district honors as a prep player during his sophomore year in Texas … All-Academic honoree … Received Division I recruiting interest … Earned Lansing State Journal All-Area accolades … Was a Mid-Michigan All-Conference honoree … Named to the Sports Scene Football Dream Team … Claimed Associated Press All-State recognition … Named to Premier Prep's Defensive Line Watch List for the class of 2015 … Coached by Chris Huff.