Ben Edwards Season 2017

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Career Accolades
• 2017 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• 92 tackles (45 solo), three interceptions, 10 passes defended and one forced fumble in 43 career games

As a Senior (2018)
• Played in first three games and started all three
• Missed remainder of season due to injury
• 15 tackles (one solo) and one pass breakup
• Five tackles in season opener vs. San Diego State (Aug. 31)
• Eight tackles and one pass breakup in win over USC (Sept. 8)
• Two tackles prior to injury in win over UC Davis (Sept. 15)

As a Junior (2017)
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• 13 games played
• 39 tackles (21 solo), one forced fumble, two interceptions, two pass breakups
• One tackle vs. Rice
• Two tackles (one solo) at USC
• Four tackles (one solo), interception, pass breakup vs. UCLA
• Six tackles (one solo) vs. Arizona State
• Three tackles (two solo) at Utah
• Five tackles (two solo), pass breakup vs. Oregon
• Two tackles (one solo) at Oregon State
• Four solo tackles at Washington State
• Solo tackle vs. Washington
• Four tackles (two solo), forced fumble and interception vs. Cal
• Team-high seven tackles (six solo) vs. TCU (Alamo Bowl)

As a Sophomore (2016)
• 13 games played
• 29 tackles (18 solo), three pass breakups
• Two tackles vs. USC
• One tackle at UCLA
• Four tackles at Washington
• Three solo tackles vs. Washington State
• Season-high five solo tackles, one pass breakup at Notre Dame
• First career interception (35-yard return), two tackles at Arizona
• One tackle vs. Oregon State
• Two solo tackles at Oregon
• Three tackles and two pass breakups at Cal
• Three tackles vs. Rice 
• Two tackles vs. North Carolina (Sun Bowl)

As a Freshman (2015) • Game-by-Game Statistics
• 14 games played
• Nine tackles
• Career debut at Northwestern
• Two tackles, one pass breakup vs. UCF
• Five tackles vs. UCLA
• One tackle vs. Notre Dame

The Edwards File
• Prepped at Trinity Christian (Fla.) under head coach Verton Dorminay
    • Four varsity football letters
• Four-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and PrepStar
• Nation’s 10th-best safety by Rivals, 12th by PrepStar, 13th by ESPN, 26th by 247Sports, 38th by Scout
• Florida’s 28th-best recruit by Rivals, 35th by PrepStar, 36th by ESPN, 59th by Scout, 63rd by ESPN
• 124 career tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, three interceptions and two forced fumbles
• 38 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one interception as a senior
• 37 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and two interceptions as a junior
• Led team to two state titles and four district titles
• Two-time All-First Coast 
• Jacksonville’s Super 11
• 2014 MaxPreps all-state first team
• Born in Jacksonville, Fla. 
• Full name is Benjamin Eugene Edwards, Jr.
• Son of Ben Edwards Sr. and Aldrena Edwards
     • Father lettered in football at Clark Atlanta
• Uncle, Richard Edwards, played professional baseball for the Texas Rangers
• Grandfather, Alfred Denson, played football at Florida A&M and professionally for eight seasons
• Uncle, Ahmad Denson, played football at Oklahoma State
• National Honor Society
• Enjoys playing basketball
• Majoring in science, technology and society (communication and media)