AJ Edwards is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Sam Houston.
Edwards moves between deep coverage and the slot. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Jake Spavital, G.J. Kinne and Phil Longo. On tape: 8 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Western Kentucky, Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-41@ Western Kentucky | 8 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 21-38vs UNLV | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-37@ Hawai'i | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-55@ No. 8 Texas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-37@ New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-35vs UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-55@ Louisiana Tech | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-17@ Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-23vs Delaware | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-31@ Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-56vs Florida International | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 29 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFL41 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road7g | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
51.3%
388 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
63.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
443 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #228 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #15 of 43 Conference USA DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jake Spavital, G.J. Kinne and Phil Longo.
