Former linebacker at Massachusetts. 2024: 15 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Las Vegas, NV
The story
Former linebacker at Massachusetts. 2024: 15 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearRJ Edwards
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Jedd Fisch, Don Brown and Shane Montgomery. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against Mississippi State, Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Massachusetts, 19 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Alex Miller, Don Brown, and Shane Montgomery. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (2nd 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
2024 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 15 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 3-45vs Missouri | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-7vs Wagner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-45@ Mississippi State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 34-35vs Liberty | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Timmy Hinspeter’s 2024 season.
Matches Timmy on
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to West Weeks's junior season at LSU (2023).
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Player DNA