Running back, Georgia, 2020–⁠23

Daijun Edwards

Number
No. 30
Height
5′10″
Weight
201 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Moultrie, GA

Daijun Edwards played running back at Georgia (2020–⁠23).

Career highs

146rushing yards, career highat Vanderbilt, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Auburn, 20226catches, career highvs. Kentucky, 2023

Team titles: National champions, 2021 and 2022; SEC champions, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
8–⁠2AP 714–⁠1★ AP 115–⁠0★ AP 113–⁠1AP 4
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Georgia372185.9147
2021Georgia492154.4331
2022Georgia1407695.5728
2023Georgia1648815.41362
Career3902,0835.32462

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Georgia133.003
2021Georgia24221.0037
2022Georgia141017.2021
2023Georgia201979.8028
Career373439.3037

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Georgia30RBFr.
2021Georgia30RBSo.
2022Georgia30RBJr.
2023Georgia30RBSr.5′10″201

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Georgia390.19––7.510%0.14
2021Georgia530.13––7.08%0.21
2022Georgia1560.1759th (n=470)0.1427.115%0.16
2023Georgia1850.2880th (n=450)0.1752.123%0.26

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Georgia 12 games, 881 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 16vs.South CarolinaW 24–⁠1420118121––
Sep 23vs.UABW 49–⁠21126621616
Sep 30atAuburnW 27–⁠201976216––
Oct 7vs.KentuckyW 51–⁠13954013651
Oct 14atVanderbiltW 37–⁠202014616217
Oct 28vs.FloridaW 43–⁠20159622013
Nov 4vs.MissouriW 30–⁠211677022228
Nov 11vs.Ole MissW 52–⁠171259222217
Nov 18atTennesseeW 38–⁠10113409215
Nov 25atGeorgia TechW 31–⁠231355116231
Dec 2vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠271038011211
Dec 30 ✦vs.Florida StateW 63–⁠3762217128
2022 Georgia 15 games, 769 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.OregonW 49–⁠3424010234
Sep 10vs.SamfordW 33–⁠062308112
Sep 17atSouth CarolinaW 48–⁠7433018––
Sep 24vs.Kent StateW 39–⁠22127301729
Oct 1atMissouriW 26–⁠2211491121−1
Oct 8vs.AuburnW 42–⁠10128332810
Oct 15vs.VanderbiltW 55–⁠01049120––
Oct 29vs.FloridaW 42–⁠2012106222––
Nov 5vs.TennesseeW 27–⁠13164602014
Nov 12atMississippi StateW 45–⁠1961106218
Nov 19atKentuckyW 16–⁠614500914
Nov 26vs.Georgia TechW 37–⁠14857018––
Dec 3vs.LSUW 50–⁠301277028––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 42–⁠4185802119
Jan 9 ✦vs.TCUW 65–⁠7530012212
2021 Georgia 10 games, 215 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11vs.UABW 56–⁠7729012––
Sep 18vs.South CarolinaW 40–⁠131404––
Sep 25atVanderbiltW 62–⁠01046115––
Oct 2vs.ArkansasW 37–⁠03−300––
Oct 9atAuburnW 34–⁠106303––
Nov 6vs.MissouriW 43–⁠6329017137
Nov 13atTennesseeW 41–⁠173503––
Nov 20vs.Charleston SouthernW 56–⁠762111615
Nov 27atGeorgia TechW 45–⁠0643123––
Dec 31 ✦vs.MichiganW 34–⁠11438031––
2020 Georgia 5 games, 218 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 26atArkansasW 37–⁠101404––
Oct 3vs.AuburnW 27–⁠672707––
Oct 10vs.TennesseeW 44–⁠21470513
Nov 28atSouth CarolinaW 45–⁠16147709––
Dec 12atMissouriW 49–⁠1411103147––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 7–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height5′9⅝″
Weight207 lb
Arm length29¾″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan71¾″W
40-yard dash4.71 s
10-yard split1.63 sW
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill7.20 s
20-yard shuttle4.32 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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