 Edwards signing an autograph for a fan in February 2008 |
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| No. 17 New York Jets | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: February 21, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Michigan | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | |
| Debuted in 2005 for the Cleveland Browns | |
| Career history | |
As player:
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of 2009 | |
| Receptions | 238 |
| Receiving Yards | 3,697 |
| Touchdowns | 28 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Braylon Jamel Edwards (born February 21, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns third overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan.
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Early years
Edwards graduated from Bishop Gallagher High School in Harper Woods, Michigan after transferring from Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, Michigan.[1] During his three years he made 63 receptions for 740 yards with eight touchdowns and played a variety of positions.
College career
Edwards followed his father Stan Edwards's footsteps to Michigan, where he played from 2001-2004. During his senior year in 2004, Edwards set Michigan season records for receptions (97) and yards (1,330), and career records for receptions (252), yards (3,541), and touchdowns (39);[2] the career touchdown mark is also a Big Ten Conference record.[3] Edwards also set the Michigan record for the most games with 100 or more receiving yards (17). That year Edwards won the Fred Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation's top wide receiver, and was named the Big Ten Conference MVP. He was also a consensus All-America selection.
Edwards is the only wide receiver in Big Ten history, and the third in NCAA Division I-A annals, to gain 1,000 or more receiving yards in three consecutive years. At Michigan, Edwards wore jersey number 80 during his freshman and sophomore years, but changed to wear number 1 jersey during his junior and senior years. Edwards concluded his college career by recording three touchdown catches in the 2005 Rose Bowl against Texas, tying a record for that game. Edwards' Michigan career did not entirely eclipse Jack Clancy's who still holds the Michigan single game receptions yardage mark at 197, while Edwards remains third with his 189 yard effort in 2004.[4] Edwards also fell just short of eclipsing Clancy's 10-game single season records of 76 receptions and 1,077 yards by recording 76 and 1,049 in his first 10 in 2004. Edwards also ran track at Michigan and his indoor 200 meter time of 21.81 seconds was the third fastest in school history when he completed his career.[5]
NFL career
2005 NFL Draft
Edwards was selected in the first round (3rd overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.
| Pre-draft measureables | |||||||||
| Wt | 40y | 20ss | 3-cone | Vert | BP | Wonderlic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 lb | 4.40s | 4.02s | 6.83s | 38"[6] | 22* | 27*[7] | |||
(* represents NFL Combine)
Cleveland Browns
2005
Edwards began his rookie season as Cleveland's third wide receiver - he would have started higher, but a hold-out caused him to miss the beginning of training camp. Early in the season Edwards revealed that he had a staph infection, and missed a few weeks as a result of it. He moved into the starting lineup by midseason. He made his NFL debut versus the Cincinnati Bengals on September 11 and caught his first NFL touchdown at the Green Bay Packers on September 18. He amassed 512 receiving yards and three touchdowns before suffering a season ending knee injury. Edwards had surgery in the offseason, and while rehabilitating bonded with Kellen Winslow II. Both were determined to make a full and speedy recovery.
2006
Edwards, like Winslow, had a successful rehabilitation that enabled him to be ready to play in the team's opening game in 2006. Edwards became the top receiver for the Browns after an injury to Joe Jurevicius that season. Edwards totaled 61 receptions for 884 yards and six touchdowns on the season. At the end of the season, Edwards announced he would give $500,000 to the University of Michigan for a scholarship endowment for football players. Edwards also had an infamous altercation with Charlie Frye on the sidelines of a game in 2006. He said "and they're talking about video games." Edwards continued to make headlines that season when he called out Mike Minter, Chris Gamble and other defensive backs of the Carolina Panthers. Additionally, he attended the annual
2007
Edwards had a breakout season in 2007 and made his first Pro Bowl, becoming the first Browns receiver to make the Pro Bowl since Webster Slaughter in 1989. Edwards broke franchise records for receiving yardage with 1289 receiving yards compared to Slaughter's record of 1236 in 1989 and receiving touchdowns with 16 compared to Gary Collins's 13 in 1963. Edwards' 16 touchdowns was also second in the league behind only Randy Moss who set an NFL record with 23 touchdowns.
2008
Edwards and the Browns struggled during the entire year. The Browns finished at 4-12, and Braylon led the NFL in dropped passes with 16.[8]
New York Jets
2009
On October 7, Edwards was traded to the New York Jets for wide receiver Chansi Stuckey, linebacker Jason Trusnik and two draft picks.[9]
Statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Starts | Receptions | Yards | Average | Touchdowns |
| 2005 | Cleveland | 10 | 7 | 32 | 512 | 16 | 3 |
| 2006 | Cleveland | 16 | 15 | 61 | 884 | 14.5 | 6 |
| 2007 | Cleveland | 16 | 16 | 80 | 1,289 | 16.1 | 16 |
| 2008 | Cleveland | 16 | 16 | 55 | 873 | 15.9 | 3 |
| 2009 | Cleveland | 4 | 4 | 10 | 139 | 13.9 | 0 |
| 2009 | NY Jets | 7 | 7 | 20 | 321 | 16.1 | 2 |
| Totals | 62 | 58 | 238 | 3697 | 15.5 | 28 |
See also
Notes
- ^ "Braylon Edwards, WR, Michigan". USA TODAY. 2005-05-18. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2005draft/Edwards,Braylon-WR-Michigan.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ "Record Book". University of Michigan & Host Interactive. 2007. http://www.mgoblue.com/document_file/fbl-2007spring-records1.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ "Big Ten Football: Individual Records (All Games)". The Big Ten Conference. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2007bigtenfbguide.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ "Versus Michigan State October 30, 2004". Regents of the University of Michigan. 2003. http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=615. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ "The Record Book (through the 2006 season)". MGoBlue.com. http://www.mgoblue.com/document_file/tfm-records-2006.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ Brandt, Gil (April 19, 2005). "Gil Brandt's NFL Draft Analysis By Position: Wide Receivers". Green Bay Packers Official website. http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2005/04/19/2/. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ "Braylon Edwards, WR, Michigan - 2005 NFL Draft Scout Profile". Nfldraftscout.com. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=53766. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ "League Stats, Dropped Passes". iWon.com. 2009-01-17. http://sports.iwon.com/nfl/stats/league/passesdropped.html. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ Cleveland Browns trade wide receiver Braylon Edwards to New York Jets, ESPN. Published October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
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