Michael Edwards III: LB · East Carolina · #10.
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Michael Edwards III
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Navy — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Norfolk State | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-14@ Old Dominion | 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-21vs App State | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-35@ Liberty | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-20vs UTSA | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-55@ Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-45@ No. 23 Army | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-34vs Temple | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-31@ Tulsa | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-28@ North Texas | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-34vs Navy | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
 Bowl | W 26-21vs NC State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 27 | 9.0 | 0.5 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
75tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%9 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
5%4 pass breakups75 tackles · 9 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Houston
Pass share
47.9%
427 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #218 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Georgia Southern and East Carolina, 208 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Chad Lunsford, Kevin Whitley, Mike Houston and Blake Harrell.
