Terrell Edmunds

FeDerius Terrell Edmunds (born January 20, 1997) is an American football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech.

Terrell Edmunds
Edmunds in 2019
No. 34 – Pittsburgh Steelers
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1997-01-20) January 20, 1997
Danville, Virginia
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Dan River (Ringgold, Virginia)
College:Virginia Tech
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Third team All-ACC (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:183
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:1
Pass deflections:7
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

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

College career

Edmunds played a key defensive role at Virginia Tech starting at Strong Safety and sharing time at Middle Linebacker from 2015 to 2017. After his junior season in 2017, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[3][4] He finished his career with 196 tackles, six interceptions, and 1.5 sacks.[5]

Professional career

On January 6, 2018, Edmunds announced his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. Edmunds and his brother Tremaine released joint statements on their Twitter accounts regarding their declaration for the draft.[6] He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, but was unable to perform all of the combine and positional drills due to a pre-existing shoulder injury and after developing cramps.

External video
Terrell Edmunds' NFL Combine Workout
Terrell Edmunds' 40-yard dash
Terrell Edmunds' 41.5" vertical jump

On March 14, 2018, Edmunds participated at Virginia Tech's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Edmunds was projected to be a third round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts.[7] He was also ranked the third best strong safety in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the sixth best safety by NFL analyst Mike Mayock.[8][9]

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
6 ft 0 1⁄2 in
(1.84 m)		 217 lb
(98 kg)		 32 3⁄4 in
(0.83 m)		 10 1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		 4.47 s 1.58 s 2.64 s 41 1⁄2 in
(1.05 m)		 11 ft 2 in
(3.40 m)
All values from NFL Draft[10][11]

2018

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Edmunds in the first round (28th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Edmunds was the third safety drafted in 2018.[12]

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Steelers draft Terrell Edmunds 28th overall
Instant Draft Analysis: Terrell Edmunds

On July 24, 2018, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Edmunds to a four-year, $10.80 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $6 million.[13] Throughout training camp, Edmunds competed to be a starting safety against veterans Morgan Burnett and Sean Davis.[14] Head coach Mike Tomlin named Edmunds the backup strong safety, behind Morgan Burnett, to begin the regular season.[15]

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Edmunds makes first career interception
Edmunds bullrushes Rivers for first NFL sack

He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season-opener at the Cleveland Browns and broke up one pass attempt during a 21–21 tie. Edmunds started in place of Morgan Burnett in the season-opener and became the permanent starting strong safety in Week 3 after Burnett was inactive for four games (Weeks 3-6) due to a groin injury.[16] On September 24, 2018, Edmunds recorded one tackle, deflected a pass, and made his first career interception during a 30–27 win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 3. Edmunds intercepted a pass by Buccaneers’ quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, that was intended for wide receiver Mike Evans, and returned it for a 35-yard gain during the second quarter.[17][18] In Week 12, Edmunds collected a season-high nine solo during a 24–17 loss at the Denver Broncos. On December 2, 2018, he recorded eight combined tackles, deflected a pass, and made his first career sack as the Steelers lost 33–30 against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 13.[19] He finished his rookie season in 2018 with 78 combined tackles (55 solo), four pass deflections, one sack, and one interception in 16 games and 15 starts.[20] He received an overall grade of 63.7 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked 66th among all safeties in 2018.[21]

2019

In week 2 against the Seattle Seahawks, Edmunds recorded a team high 11 tackles as the Steelers lost 26-28. [22] Edmunds started all 16 games in his second season, recording 105 tackles, two for loss, and 3 pass defenses. [23]

Personal life

His brothers, Trey and Tremaine also played college football at Virginia Tech.[24][25] Trey and Tremaine also play in the NFL. Trey plays for the Steelers and Tremaine plays for the Buffalo Bills. Their father, Ferrell Edmunds, also played in the NFL as a tight end.[26] Ferrell was a two-time Pro Bowler with the Miami Dolphins as a tight end. Along with Tremaine, he was part of the first set of brothers to be drafted in the first round of the same NFL Draft.[27]

References
  1. Metcalfe, Trevor. "Community rallies behind history-making Edmunds brothers in return to where it all started". GoDanRiver.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. Dan River's Edmunds verbally commits to Virginia Tech
  3. Huge loss for Hokies: Both Tremaine and Terrell Edmunds declare for the NFL Draft
  4. Edmunds brothers both decide to leave Tech and head to the NFL early
  5. "Terrell Edmunds College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  6. Bitter, Andy (January 10, 2018). "Huge loss for Hokies: Both Tremaine and Terrell Edmunds declare for the NFL Draft". roanoke.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  7. "Falcons 2018 potential draft pick profile: S Terrell Edmunds". thefalconswire.usatoday.com. April 16, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  8. "*Terrell Edmunds, DS No. 3 FS, Virginia Tech". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  9. Mayock, Mike (April 24, 2018). "Mike Mayock's 2018 NFL Draft top 100 prospect rankings". NFL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  10. "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Terrell Edmunds". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  11. "Virginia Tech SS Terrell Edmunds : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  12. "Steelers select Edmunds in the first round". Steelers.com. April 26, 2018. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018.
  13. "Terrell Edmunds signs rookie contract with Pittsburgh Steelers". NFL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  14. "Steelers' 1st-round pick Terrell Edmunds remains unsigned as camp looms". triblive.com. July 22, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  15. Chester, Simon (September 3, 2018). "Steelers publish their first depth chart of the 2018 season". behindthesteelcurtain.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  16. "Steelers injury report: Morgan Burnett (groin) downgraded at practice". triblive.com. September 21, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  17. "Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - September 24th, 2018". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  18. Gorman, Kevin. "First pick special for Steelers 1st-rounder Terrell Edmunds". TribLive. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  19. "Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers - December 2nd, 2018". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  20. "NFL Player stats: Terrell Edmunds (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  21. "Pro Football Focus: Terrell Edmunds". profootballfocus.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  22. "Wilson, Seahawks edge Steelers 28-26 as Roethlisberger exits". www.espn.com. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  23. "Terrell Edmunds Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  24. Terrell and Tremaine Edmunds keep Virginia Tech football a family affair
  25. Edmunds brothers keep tradition alive on Virginia Tech defense
  26. Remaining Edmunds brothers get starting slots for Virginia Tech defense
  27. "Terrell and Tremaine Edmunds are first brothers drafted in first round". ESPN. April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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