Te-Rah Edwards: DL · Illinois · #23.
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Te-Rah Edwards
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Pat Fitzgerald and Bret Bielema. On tape: 8 tackles against Oregon, Week 9, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
LancasterOnline Oct 25
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Illinois | 38 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | Illinois | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | Illinois | 14 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 67 | 27 | 6.5 | 4.0 |
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 45-0vs Eastern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-17vs No. 19 Kansas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-9vs Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24@ No. 22 Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-21@ No. 9 Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 50-49vs Purdue | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-7vs No. 24 Michigan | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | L 9-38@ No. 1 Oregon | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 17-25vs Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-16vs Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-31@ Rutgers | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-28vs Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
18%7 hurries38 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
44.1%
352 pass / 446 run
Plays / game
61.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
38 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Northwestern and Illinois, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Pat Fitzgerald and Bret Bielema.
