Junior defensive back on Maryland's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 193 lb · Alvin, SC · Timberland
The story
3 defensive back on Maryland's 2025 roster.
Gavin Edwards
He got to Maryland by way of Austin Peay. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Florida Atlantic, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Maryland | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 44–17
vs Towson
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 27-point win at home against Towson.
With M. Washington — 261 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 94.8 · 29 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · B. McFerson — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 52 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-7vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 44-17vs Towson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-55vs Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Maryland
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Maryland
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Maryland · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #46 · 2026 recruiting class #43
As a Redshirt Sophomore in 2025: Saw action in all 12 games during his first season as a Terp. Finished the season with seven tackles, including 6 solo stops. Recorded two tackles against Indiana. Had two solo tackles against Towson. Finished his debut as a Terp with three solo tackles against FA...
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