Chase Edmonds

Chase Edmonds (born April 13, 1996) is an American football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Fordham University.

Chase Edmonds
Edmonds with Fordham in 2017
No. 29 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1996-04-13) April 13, 1996
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Central Dauphin East
(Harrisburg, PA)
College:Fordham
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 134
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2019
Rushing attempts:119
Rushing yards:512
Rushing touchdowns:6
Receptions:32
Receiving yards:208
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early life

Edmonds grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and graduated from Central Dauphin East High School, where he played basketball and football for the Panthers. As a senior, Edmonds accumulated 2,378 total yards and 25 touchdowns, including 1,984 rushing yards and was a consensus All-State selection. He was selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic and was named the game's Most Valuable Player.[1]

Despite his success on the field, he garnered little interest from FBS programs due to his size.[2]

College career

Edmonds played for Fordham from 2014 to 2017.[1] As a freshman, Edmonds played in 14 games rushing for 1838 yards on 294 attempts for 23 touchdowns with an average of 6.3 yards per carry, and received for 121 yards on 19 attempts for one touchdown. During his freshman season, he won the 2014 Jerry Rice Award winner and the NCAA FCS Rookie of the Year.[3] In his sophomore season, Edmonds played in 12 games had 1,648 yards for 251 attempts and had 20 touchdowns along with five receiving touchdowns. In his junior year, Edmonds played in 11 games rushing for 1,799 yards on 257 attempts and had 19 touchdowns with 1 receiving touchdown. Against Lafayette, Edmonds set an FCS record by averaging 21.1 yards per carry (359 yards on 17 carries). In his final season with the Rams, Edmonds was injured and only played in seven games, rushing for 577 yards on 136 attempts with five touchdowns. Against Holy Cross, Edmonds set the Patriot League career rushing record.[4] Edmonds finished his college career ranked fifth in NCAA FCS history with 5,862 career rushing yards.[5] He graduated with a degree in Communications.

College statistics
NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Fordham Rams
RushingReceiving
YearTeamGPAttYardsAvgTDsRecYardsTDs
2014Fordham142941,8386.323191211
2015Fordham122511,6486.620313835
2016Fordham112571,7997.019252721
2017Fordham71365774.25111290
College Totals449385,8626.267869057

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9 1⁄8 in
(1.76 m)		 205 lb
(93 kg)		 31 1⁄8 in
(0.79 m)		 9 1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.55 s 4.07 s 6.79 s 34 in
(0.86 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 19 reps
All values from NFL Combine[6]

Edmonds was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round (134th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[7] On May 11, 2018, he signed his rookie contract.[8]

2018: Rookie year

Edmonds made his NFL debut on September 9, 2018 against in a 24–6 loss to the Washington Redskins, rushing four times for 24 yards and catching four passes for 24 yards.[5] Edmonds scored his first two professional touchdowns on December 2, 2018 in a 20-17 win over the Green Bay Packers.[9] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 60 carries for 208 yards and two touchdowns.[10]

2019

During Week 7 against the New York Giants, Edmonds posted his first career 100+-yard game as he finished with 126 rushing yards with three touchdowns, helping the Cardinals win 27-21.[11] Overall, in the 2019 season, Edmonds finished with 303 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go along with 12 receptions for 105 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[12]

Personal life

Edmonds has a daughter named Avery.[13][14] She was born during his freshman year at Fordham.

References
  1. "Chase Edmonds". Fordham Rams. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. Braziller, Zach (September 3, 2015). "Fordham's title dream depends on little running back who could". New York Post.
  3. "Chase Edmonds player stats". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  4. "Chase Edmonds Sets Patriot League Career Rushing Mark". Fordham Sports. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  5. "Chase Edmonds". azcardinals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  6. "Chase Edmonds pre draft". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  7. Urban, Darren (April 28, 2018). "RB Chase Edmonds Is Cardinals' Fourth-Round Pick". AZCardinals.com.
  8. Odegard, Kyle (May 11, 2018). "Three More Cardinals Draft Picks Sign Contracts". AZCardinals.com.
  9. Odegard, Kyle (December 2, 2018). "Chase Edmonds Steals The Show From Aaron Rodgers". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  10. "Chase Edmonds 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  11. Jaggi, Tyler (October 21, 2019). "Chase Edmonds Shines Bright in the Big Apple". SI.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  12. "Chase Edmonds 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  13. Hockensmith, Dustion (October 13, 2016). "Fordham's Chase Edmonds tears through FCS record books with fuel from his daughter and critics". PennLive.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  14. "Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds weathered storms to make it to NFL". azcentral. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
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