2011 Day 119 - Mike Edwards, Jr.

[BigWave96744]

Mike Edwards, Jr.
#2
Class: Sophomore
Position: Cornerback
HT/WT: 5’ 10’’ / 190 lbs

2011:


2010:
Redshirted at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas

2009:

Played in eight games as a true freshman at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, under coach Lane Kifin... tallied five tackles in limited action.

Prep:

A 2009 graduate of Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio…a three-year letterwinner in football...helped team to three conference titles, one regional title and a state championship...one publication rated him as the 21st best cornerback in the country and 21st overall prospect in the state of Ohio…also rated No. 36 cornerback nationally by ESPN…as a senior, named first-team all-Ohio and all-district…named one of the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Top 40 high school football players…team MVP as a senior...accounted for 34 tackles and five interceptions…a standout return specialist, who averaged 20 yards on punt returns and almost 33 yards on kick returns…also a track standout...helped team to two conference track titles

Personal:
Born in Cleveland, Ohio...intends to major in communication...has one brother and two sisters...has a son, Jaylen...parents are Mike Edwards and Tameeka Edwards of Streetsboro, Ohio

Fun Facts:
- Chose Tennessee over Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan St & Minnesota
- Went to the same HS as Heisman Trophy Winner Troy Smith and NFL players Ted Ginn, Jr, Donte Whitner and Pierre Woods. Also comedian Steve Harvey and co-creators of Superman (Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster)
- Coach at Glenville High School by Ted Ginn, Sr.
- First football player from his high school to sign with an SEC school
- During his Sophomore year in HS, 7 teammates played of Ohio State
- Coffeyville Community College famous alum include Mike Rozier and Paul Soliai of the Miami Dolphins

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Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Mike Edwards, Jr.

[uhwarrior23]

It didn't take long for big Mike to earn that 1st team CB spot. This kid is going to do big things for the Warriors! Can't wait to see him out there locking down WR's!

[cp222]

From what I saw in practice, He looks like the real deal to me.

[Txbow]

Is it just me who thinks that our mainland recruiting is way better now under Mack than it ever was under JJ?
I hope it all translates to more wins on the field.

[madeinhawaii]

Recruiting has become a "season" unto itself. It seems to be getting better each year. So much so that you start looking forward to all the new names before the real football season is over... hang on every nibble and bite... Worry that they will get accepted or renege... then to distract you from all that, spring practice begins... pro draft... free agency... who's in unsupervised workouts - summer school? ... who made the roster cut? ...

It's all good. Football, year round.

[H20]

Just saw the kitv sports and I LOVE his attitude, he just jumped up to one of my favorites.

[SundayJam]

Is it just me who thinks that our mainland recruiting is way better now under Mack than it ever was under JJ?
I hope it all translates to more wins on the field.

June Jones was panned regularly by the preseason writers for his lack of recruiting. However, JJ never pretended to be a good recruiter and a lack of staff here (and in other areas) was one of his reasons for leaving.

Mack, on the other hand, is an acclaimed recruiter for other BCS programs. Besides getting seemingly better players on the field, Mack also seems to be getting better players off the field. i.e. they are not getting into trouble as often.

Yeah, I also like Mike Edwards attitude off the field as well. He seems really well spoken. I look forward to watching him play.

[letsgobows]

from the video scott posted of practice, edwards looks really good. cant wait to see him on the field.

[RedZone]

Just saw the kitv sports and I LOVE his attitude, he just jumped up to one of my favorites.

Just checked the video and see what you mean. Having a shut down corner will allow the front seven to attack.

http://www.kitv.com/video/28888710/detail.html

[uhwarrior23]

Just saw the kitv sports and I LOVE his attitude, he just jumped up to one of my favorites.

Just checked the video and see what you mean. Having a shut down corner will allow the front seven to attack.

http://www.kitv.com/video/28888710/detail.html

No diggidy no doubt. Having a lockdown CB like this combined w/ our front 7 spells disaster for opposing teams offenses!

[Grinch]

Our D has guys who played in SEC (Edwards) and Pac-10 (Kaniela) games. Others have played schools from such conferences already. Confidence should be high.

[tchang09]

Was good in the return game, but even better against the pass. I believe they only tried to throw on him one time
and he broke up the pass. The staff should consider having him shadow the other teams top receiver.

Another note, I believe he will be eligible for the NFL draft following this season.

[xer 21]

he will be eligible, but i doubt he'll go, as he wont have the national profile people at other schools do.

but he is a HUGE steal for us. he could be our Charles Woodson!

[season ticket holder]

he will be eligible, but i doubt he'll go, as he wont have the national profile people at other schools do.

but he is a HUGE steal for us. he could be our Charles Woodson!

let's not get carried away.

[xer 21]

he will be eligible, but i doubt he'll go, as he wont have the national profile people at other schools do.

but he is a HUGE steal for us. he could be our Charles Woodson!

let's not get carried away.

i dont mean he'll be as good. im just talking about his role on our team. Woodson was his team's shutdown corner and was huge for their return game.

Edwards wont be at that level, but his role is similar. by "Our Charles Woodson", i didnt mean he'd BE Woodson, i just meant, he could be like him in terms of impact to the team's success.