 Edwards with the Toronto Argonauts in 2018 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 8, 1988 Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Greenwood | ||||||||
| College: | Appalachian State (2006–2009) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2010 / round: 3 / pick: 89 | ||||||||
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Armanti Fredrico Edwards Sr. (born March 8, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a quarterback for the Appalachian State Mountaineers from 2006 to 2009, and was named a 2024 inductee of College Football Hall of Fame.[1] Edwards led Appalachian State to one of the biggest upsets in college football history, a 34–32 victory over then fifth-ranked Michigan in 2007. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft.[2] In 2017, Edwards won the Grey Cup with the Toronto Argonauts. He last played for the CFL's Edmonton Elks.
In addition to leading Appalachian State to consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championships (FCS) in 2006 and 2007, Edwards became the first quarterback in Southern Conference history to lead his team to four straight conference championships.[3] He became the first quarterback in NCAA Division I history to throw for 9,000 and rush for 4,000 yards in a career, accomplishing the feat against Furman on October 31, 2009.[4][5] Later in the season, he would become the first quarterback to pass for over 10,000 yards and rush for an additional 4,000 yards in a career.[6] He is also the first back-to-back and two-time Walter Payton Award winner, given to the Football Championship Subdivision's most outstanding offensive player, receiving the award in 2008 and 2009.[7][8]
- ^ National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame (January 8, 2024). "NFF Announces Star-Studded 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class". NFF. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ Andrew Mason (April 23, 2010). "After QB, Panthers target targets". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ^ Appalachian Sports Information (November 14, 2009). "Mountaineers Clinch Fifth-Straight SoCon Title". GoASU. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
- ^ Appalachian Sports Information (October 31, 2009). "Mountaineers Rout Furman, 52–27". GoASU. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
- ^ Jason Gilmer (November 19, 2009). "Did He Just Do That?". High Country Press. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
- ^ "Edwards takes it: ASU quarterback wins the Walter Payton Award for the second time". Winston-Salem Journal. December 18, 2009. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ "Armanti Edwards wins 2009 Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Edwards wins second Payton Award". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved December 17, 2009.