University of Memphis Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Michael Edwards
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 295
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sun Prairie, Wis.
- HS:
- Sun Prairie HS
- Prev School:
- Iowa Western CC
Career
Joined the program as a mid-year signee in December of 2014 … Enrolled at the University of Memphis in January of 2015 ... Has seen action in 13 contests ... Has 20 total tackles (12 solo/8 assists), two TFL (-9 yards), 0.5 sacks (-7 yards) and one forced fumble.
2015 (Junior; Memphis)
Played in all 13 games in his first season with the program ... Registered 20 total tackles (12 solo/8 assists), two TFL (-9 yards), 0.5 sacks (-7 yards) and one forced fumble ... Had four multi-tackle games ... Saw first action in a Memphis uniform in the season-opening victory over Missouri State ... Recorded first multi-tackle game with two stops (1-1) vs. the Bears ... Registered his first forced fumble as a Tiger vs. Missouri State ... His forced fumble came in the fourth quarter, and teammate Ty Northern recovered the loose ball ... Fumble led to Tigers’ final TD in their 63-7 win ... Had his first TFL and sack the following week in a road win at Kansas ... Stat line vs. the Jayhawks was four total tackles (2-2), 0.5 TFL (-7 yards) and 0.5 sacks (-7 yards) ... The assisted tackles, TFL and sack yardage all were season highs ... Has one total tackle in each of the next wins over Bowling Green, Cincinnati and USF ... Posed next multi-tackle performance with two total hits (1-1) in a home win over Tulane ... Had a season-best 1.0 TFL (-2 yards) in a home setback to Navy ... Recorded season bests for total tackles (5) and solo hits (4) vs. Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl.
2014 (Iowa Western Community College)
Transferred to Iowa Western Community College from the University of North Dakota ... Played his sophomore campaign for the Reivers (river pirates) under head coach Scott Strohmeier ... Saw action in all 12 games ... Registered 90 total tackles, 24 TFL (-140 yards) and 11 sacks (-81 yards) … Led the Iowa Community College Athletic Association (ICCAC) with 62 assisted tackles and three forced fumbles … Placed his name on the Iowa Western single-season charts for total tackles (3rd; 90), TFL (1st; 24) and sacks (3rd; 11) ... Totaled five multi-sack games ... 2014 honors included National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-America first team and All-Midwest Football Conference first team ... Helped lead Iowa Western to an 11-1 record and a NJCAA national championship runner-up finish ... The Reivers was ranked as high as No. 1 in the nation during the season and finished 2014 ranked No. 3 in the country ... After an undefeated regular season, suffered lone loss to East Mississippi Community College 34-17 in the Mississippi Bowl, the postseason contest that determined the NJCAA national title ... In the Mississippi Bowl, had seven total tackles, three TFL (-15 yards), 1.5 sacks (-14 yards), one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Registered eight-plus tackles in Iowa Western’s last five games … Five-game stretch started with an eight-tackle game vs. the College of DuPage ... Among his eight stops were 2.5 TFL (-11 yards) and two sacks (-9 yards) ... Also forced and recovered a fumble ivs. the College of DuPage … In an early-season contest vs. Highland Community College (Kansas), posted a season-high 11 tackles, including two sacks (-14 yards).
2012-13 (Freshman/Redshirt Freshman; University of North Dakota)
Originally signed with the University of North Dakota out of high school ... Redshirted the 2012 campaign ... Played his first season as a redshirt freshman in 2013 ... Saw action in 11 games ... Recorded 20 total tackles (13 solo/7 assists) ... Also had 3.0 TFL for six yards, 0.5 sacks for four yards and two blocked kicks.
High School
Played for head coach Brian Kamiski at Sun Prairie High School ... Earned all-state honors from the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (first team) and Associated Press (second team) his senior season … Also named All-Big Eight Conference first team as a senior … Named the 2011 Big Eight Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year … Voted team MVP ... A Wisconsin All-Star Game pick … Named a 2011 finalist for the Joe Thomas Award, given annually to the state of Wisconsin’s top high school offensive lineman … Helped lead The Cardinal to a 9-3 record and the 2011 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division I state quarterfinal round ... Served a a team captain his senior season.
Personal
Son of Michael Sr. and Yvette Edwards … Has four siblings … Born in Houston, Texas … Birthday is July 3 ... An interdisciplinary studies major.
