AJ Edwards
AJ Edwards
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Jake Spavital, G.J. Kinne and Phil Longo. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 2 TFL against Western Kentucky, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 41 | 29 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas State | 37 | 22 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas State | 24 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 103 | 70 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2025
W 26–23
vs Delaware
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #123 · 2026 recruiting class #126
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Gregory Rubin’s 2022 season.
Matches Gregory on
Differs from Gregory on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jashon Prophete's senior season at Northern Illinois (2024).
Matches Jashon on