Michael Edwards III
Michael Edwards III
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Michael Edwards III has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Navy — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at East Carolina, 208 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Houston.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 75 | 27 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 58 | 36 | 7.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 59 | 27 | 8.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 208 | 97 | 24.5 | 1.5 | 5 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Taurus Jones’s 2022 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tatum Bethune's senior season at Florida State (2023).
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