- Troy Edwards
NFL player
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1977|04|7
Birthplace=Shreveport, Louisiana
Height_ft=5
Height_in=10
Weight_lbs=195
Position=Wide Receiver
number=16,81
College=Louisiana Tech
DraftedYear=1999
DraftedRound=1
DraftedPick=13
Stats=Y
Awards=Fred Biletnikoff Award winner (1998)
PFR=EdwaTr00
NFL=133278
DatabaseFootball=EDWARTRO01
years=1999-2001
2002
2003-2004
2005
2006
2007
teams=Pittsburgh Steelers St. Louis Rams Jacksonville Jaguars Detroit Lions
Jacksonville JaguarsGrand Rapids Rampage (AFL)Troy Edwards (born
April 7 ,1977 inShreveport ,Louisiana ), is a professionalAmerican football player who was drafted by thePittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (13th overall) of the1999 NFL Draft . A 5'10", 195 lbs.wide receiver fromLouisiana Tech University , Edwards led the nation in receiving during his senior year in college with 140 receptions for 1,996 yards and 27 touchdowns. One of the most prolific receivers inNCAA history, Edwards was awarded theFred Biletnikoff Award in 1998 and was named Offensive Player of the Year byThe Sports Network .Edwards played his first three years with the Steelers before being traded to the
St. Louis Rams before the start of the 2002 season. After spending one year in St. Louis, Edwards spent the next two seasons playing for theJacksonville Jaguars , and then a single season with theDetroit Lions . In the 2006 offseason, he was signed by the Jaguars, only to be cut before the start of the season.He most recently played for the
Grand Rapids Rampage of theArena Football League before being released in April 2007.College career
Despite going on to be a first round
bust for the Steelers, Edwards was at the time the first player the team drafted from Louisiana Tech since Hall of Famequarterback Terry Bradshaw was drafted first overall in 1970.His 27 touchdown catches during his senior year at
Louisiana Tech is the most ever inNCAA 1-A history. He also has the record for most receiving touchdowns in a college career with 50. His 140 receptions is the second most inNCAA Division I-A history, two behind Houston'sManny Hazard who had 142 in 1989. His 1,996 receiving yards gained is also the second most in NCAA I-A history, behind Nevada'sTrevor Insley who had 2,060 yards in 1999.In the 1998 season opener versus the
University of Nebraska , Edwards had 21 catches for 405 yards. His yardage gained in that game was the most ever by a college wide receiver, a record which has since been broken. [ [http://www2.ncaa.org/portal/media_and_events/ncaa_publications/records_books/fall/football/index.html NCAA - Football Records ] ]Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.rampagefootball.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=228 Grand Rapids Rampage player page]
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