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Linebacker, Wisconsin, 2014–18
T.J. Edwards
- Number
- No. 53
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 248 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lake Villa, IL
- Born
- Aug 12, 1996, in Lake Villa, Illinois
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T.J. Edwards played linebacker at Wisconsin (2014–18).
Career highs
18tackles, career highvs. Minnesota, 20182sacks, career highvs. Nebraska, 2018Honors
All-America: AP 2017; Athlon Sports 2017; ESPN 2017; USA Today 2017
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Wisconsin | 53 | ILB | RS | ||
| 2015 | Wisconsin | 53 | ILB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Wisconsin | 53 | ILB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Wisconsin | 53 | ILB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Wisconsin | 53 | ILB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 248 |
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
2018 Wisconsin 13 games, 103 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 34–3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. New Mexico | W 45–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. BYU | L 21–24 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Iowa | W 28–17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Nebraska | W 41–24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Michigan | L 13–38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Illinois | W 49–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Northwestern | L 17–31 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Rutgers | W 31–17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | at Penn State | L 10–22 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Purdue | W 47–44 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Minnesota | L 15–37 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Miami | W 35–3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2017 Wisconsin 14 games, 81 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Utah State | W 59–10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 31–14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atBYU | W 40–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Northwestern | W 33–24 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atNebraska | W 38–17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Purdue | W 17–9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Maryland | W 38–13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | atIllinois | W 24–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Indiana | W 45–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Iowa | W 38–14 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Michigan | W 24–10 | 11 | 7 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | atMinnesota | W 31–0 | 7 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Ohio State | L 21–27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | atMiami | W 34–24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Wisconsin 13 games, 89 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Akron | W 54–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Georgia State | W 23–17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Michigan State | W 30–6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atMichigan | L 7–14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Ohio State | L 23–30 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atIowa | W 17–9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Nebraska | W 23–17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atNorthwestern | W 21–7 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Illinois | W 48–3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atPurdue | W 49–20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Minnesota | W 31–17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Penn State | L 31–38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Western Michigan | W 24–16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅜″ | |
| Weight | 230 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| Wingspan | 75⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.87 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.74 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.28 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).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 104 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 68 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 125 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 143 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 138 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 119 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 10 | 67 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Chicago Bears | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 104 | 705 | 12 | 8 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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