Defensive back, Hawai’i (from Iowa State), 2019–25
Virdel Edwards
Lettered 2022–23 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Plano, TX
Virdel Edwards played defensive back at Iowa State (2019–21) and Hawai’i (2022–25).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Hawai’i | 49 | 39 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Hawai’i | 37 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | Hawai’i | 31 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | 118 | 92 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Iowa State | 23 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Iowa State | 23 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Iowa State | 23 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Hawai’i | 23 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Hawai’i | 23 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Hawai’i | 23 | DB | Yr 6 | ||
| 2025 | Hawai’i | 23 | DB | Sr. (Yr 7) | 6′2″ | 210 |
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
2025 Hawai’i 10 games, 31 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. Stanford | W 23–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 30 | at Arizona | L 6–40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Portland State | W 23–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Fresno State | L 21–23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at Air Force | W 44–35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Utah State | W 44–26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | at Colorado State | W 31–19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at San José State | L 38–45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 21 | at UNLV | L 10–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. California | W 35–31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Hawai’i 12 games, 37 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | at Vanderbilt | L 28–35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 1 | vs.Stanford | L 24–37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. UAlbany | W 31–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Oregon | L 10–55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | atUNLV | L 20–44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. San Diego State | L 34–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at New Mexico | L 21–42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.San José State | L 0–35 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | at Nevada | W 27–14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Air Force | W 27–13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Wyoming | L 9–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Colorado State | W 27–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Hawai’i 13 games, 49 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs.Vanderbilt | L 10–63 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 17–49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Michigan | L 10–56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Duquesne | W 24–14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at New Mexico State | L 26–45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atSan Diego State | L 14–16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Nevada | W 31–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | atColorado State | L 13–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Wyoming | L 20–27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atFresno State | L 13–55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Utah State | L 34–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs.UNLV | W 31–25 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atSan José State | L 14–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021 Iowa State 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs. Kansas | W 59–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.