Defensive end, LSU, 2008–12
Lavar Edwards
- Number
- No. 89
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Gretna, LA
- Born
- Mar 29, 1990, in Gretna, Louisiana
Lavar Edwards played defensive end at LSU (2008–12). The Tennessee Titans took Edwards in round 5, No. 142 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Team titles: SEC champions, 2011
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| On file | 41 | 55 | 96 | 20 | 10.5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2012 LSU 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs. Idaho | W 63–14 | 1 |
2010 LSU 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20 | vs. Ole Miss | W 43–36 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (South team, won 21–16).
| Drill | Combine 2013 | Combine or pro day 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4″ | |
| Weight | 277 lb | |
| Arm length | 35½″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.80 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.51 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Tennessee Titans | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | Cleveland Browns | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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