Tremaine Edmunds

Tremaine Edmunds
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Edmunds in 2018.
No. 49 – Buffalo Bills
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1998-05-02) May 2, 1998
Danville, Virginia
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Dan River (Ringgold, Virginia)
College: Virginia Tech
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First team All-ACC (2017)
  • Second team All-ACC (2016)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Total tackles: 38
Sacks: 1.0
Forced fumbles: 2
Fumble recoveries: 0
Interceptions: 0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Fe'Zahn Tremaine Edmunds (born May 2, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech and was drafted by the Bills in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Early years

Edmunds attended Dan River High School in Ringgold, Virginia.[1] He committed to Virginia Tech to play college football.[2][3]

College career

Edmunds played at Virginia Tech from 2015 to 2017 under head coaches Frank Beamer and Justin Fuente. As a junior season in 2017, he was a finalist for the Butkus Award after recording 108 tackles and 5.5 sacks.[4] After the season, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[5][6] He finished his career with 213 tackles, 10 sacks, and 1 interception.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 4 1⁄2 in
(1.94 m)		 253 lb
(115 kg)		 34 1⁄2 in
(0.88 m)		 9 3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.54 s 1.60 s 2.65 s 9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		 19 reps
All values from NFL Draft[7][8]

Edmunds was drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the 16th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.[9] At 19 years of age, he was the youngest player to be drafted, and was also the second teenager to be drafted in the first round since Amobi Okoye was in 2007.[10] On May 12, 2018, Edmunds signed a four-year deal worth $11.847 million, all guaranteed.[11] In his NFL debut in the Bills' season opener, he recorded a sack and seven total tackles in the 47–3 loss.[12]

Personal life

His brothers, Trey and Terrell also played college football at Virginia Tech.[13][14] Trey plays in the NFL on the practice squad for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Terrell was also drafted in the 2018 NFL Draft in the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Their father, Ferrell Edmunds, also played in the NFL, appearing in two Pro Bowls.[15] Tremaine and Terrell Edmunds are the first set of brothers to be drafted in the first round of the same NFL Draft.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Barber, Mike. "Danville native Tremaine Edmunds becomes latest Virginia Tech first-round draft pick". GoDanRiver.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  2. ↑ 381-1674, Andy Bitter andy.bitter@roanoke.com. "College football: Tremaine Edmunds to follow his brothers to Virginia Tech".
  3. ↑ Gueguen, Nick. "Tremaine Edmunds commits to Virginia Tech". GoDanRiver.com.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Tech LB Tremaine Edmunds named Butkus Award finalist". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  5. ↑ "Virginia Tech LB Edmunds declares for draft". ESPN.com.
  6. ↑ Wood, Norm. "Edmunds brothers both decide to leave Tech and head to the NFL early". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  7. ↑ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Tremaine Edmunds". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Virginia Tech OLB Tremaine Edmunds : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ Wesseling, Chris (April 26, 2018). "Bills trade with Ravens to draft Tremaine Edmunds". NFL.com.
  10. ↑ Kirshner, Alex (April 26, 2018). "Bills draft pick Tremaine Edmunds is 19. He might be the youngest player in the NFL in 2018". SB Nation. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  11. ↑ Hagemann, Andie (May 12, 2018). "Bills sign No. 16 overall pick LB Tremaine Edmunds". NFL.com.
  12. ↑ Lee, Edward. "The Ravens allowed just one sack Sunday, but the offensive line sees room for improvement". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  13. ↑ Wallace, Ava (26 October 2016). "Terrell and Tremaine Edmunds keep Virginia Tech football a family affair" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  14. ↑ "Edmunds brothers keep tradition alive on Virginia Tech defense".
  15. ↑ 381-1676, Andy Bitter andy.bitter@roanoke.com. "Remaining Edmunds brothers get starting slots for Virginia Tech defense".
  16. ↑ "Terrell and Tremaine Edmunds are first brothers drafted in first round". ESPN. April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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