Trey Edmunds

Ferrell "Trey" Edmunds III (born December 30, 1994) is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech and Maryland and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

Trey Edmunds
Edmunds in 2019
No. 33 – Pittsburgh Steelers
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-30) December 30, 1994
Danville, Virginia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Dan River (Ringgold, Virginia)
College:Maryland
Undrafted:2017
Career history
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Rushing yards:140
Rushing average:4.5
Rushing touchdowns:1
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:48
Receiving touchdowns:0
Interceptions:1
Return yards:65
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Edmunds attended and played high school football at Dan River High School.[1] Over three seasons, Trey started both ways as a running back and linebacker. He rushed for a career 2,596 yards and 33 touchdowns on 283 carries, which accounted for 61.5 percent of Dan River's offense. On defense, he also recorded 143 tackles, two sacks, four interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery as a senior. Trey Edmunds also excelled outside of football, winning the 200-meter dash state title in track and scoring over 1,000 career points for his basketball team. Trey was a 4-star recruit and chose to play football at Virginia Tech over offers from Maryland, Virginia, Florida State, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt.

College career

Edmunds attended and played college football at Virginia Tech from 2013 to 2015 and Maryland in 2016.[2] He made his collegiate debut against Alabama and had 20 carries for 132 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the loss.[3] In the 2013 season, he had 675 rushing yards and ten rushing touchdowns to go along with 17 receptions for 155 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.[4] In the 2014 season, he appeared in five games and had 21 carries for 97 rushing yards.[5] In the 2015 season, he appeared in ten games and had 47 carries for 185 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.[6] In the 2016 season, his only with Maryland, he had 26 carries for 158 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.[7]

Collegiate statistics
YearTeamGPRushingReceiving
RushYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2013Virginia Tech 121666754.110171559.12
2014Virginia Tech 521974.602–5–2.50
2015Virginia Tech 10471853.93188.00
2016Maryland 5261586.1111414.00
Total322601,1154.314211728.22

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard splitThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 0 5⁄8 in
(1.84 m)		 223 lb
(101 kg)		 4.48 s1.58 s2.58 s7.25 s35 1⁄2 in
(0.90 m)		10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		14 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[8]

New Orleans Saints

Edmunds signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on May 15, 2017.[9]

On September 11, 2017, in the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football, Edmunds had one kickoff return for 22 yards in his NFL debut.[10] On November 12, 2017, he recorded his first career touchdown against the Buffalo Bills, running it in for 41 yards in the 47–10 victory.[11] Overall, in his rookie season, he finished with nine carries for 48 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.[12]

Edmunds was waived by the Saints on September 3, 2018.[13]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On September 5, 2018, Edmunds was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad, reuniting him with his brother Terrell.[14] He was promoted to the active roster on December 4, 2018.[15] He appeared in four games and contributed on special teams in the 2018 season.[16]

On August 31, 2019, Edmunds was waived by the Steelers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was promoted to the active roster on October 11, 2019.[19] In Week 10 against the Los Angeles Rams, Edmunds recorded an interception off punter Johnny Hekker on a pass attempt during a fake punt in the 17–12 win.[20] In the 2019 season, he recorded 22 carries for 92 rushing yards to go along with six receptions for 48 receiving yards.[21]

On September 5, 2020, Edmunds was waived by the Steelers and signed to the practice squad the next day.[22][23] He was elevated to the active roster on October 10 and October 24 for the team's weeks 5 and 7 games against the Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[24][25] He was signed to the active roster on October 31.[26] He was waived on November 7.[27] On November 10, 2020, Edmunds was re-signed to the active roster.[28] He was placed on injured reserve on November 26, 2020.[29] On January 12, 2021, he was released by the Steelers.[30] On January 15, 2021, Edmunds signed a reserve/futures contract with the Steelers.

Personal life

Edmunds' brothers, Terrell and Tremaine, played college football at Virginia Tech.[31][32] His father, Ferrell Edmunds, was a two-time Pro Bowler, and his younger brothers were the first pair of brothers to ever be drafted in the first round of the same NFL draft.[33]

References
  1. Anstaett, Colter. "Dan River High School grad, NFL running back Trey Edmunds..." WSLS. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  2. "Trey Edmunds College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  3. "Alabama vs Virginia Tech Box Score, August 31, 2013". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  4. "Trey Edmunds 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  5. "Trey Edmunds 2014 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  6. "Trey Edmunds 2015 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  7. "Trey Edmunds 2016 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  9. "Saints Announce Roster Moves After Rookie Minicamp". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 15, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  10. "New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings - September 11th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  11. "New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills - November 12th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  12. "Trey Edmunds 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  13. Sigler, Josh (September 3, 2018). "Saints re-sign OL Josh LeRibeus, release RB/FB Trey Edmunds". saintswire.usatoday.com.
  14. "Pittburgh Steelers sign RB Trey Edmunds to practice squad". 247sports.com. September 5, 2018.
  15. "Steelers promote RB Edmunds". Steelers.com. December 4, 2018.
  16. "Trey Edmunds 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  17. "Steelers make roster cuts". Steelers.com. August 31, 2019.
  18. "Steelers announce 2019 practice squad". Steelers.com. September 1, 2019.
  19. Varley, Teresa (October 11, 2019). "Steelers activate Lynch, Edmunds". Steelers.com.
  20. "Steelers defense leads way in 17-12 win over Rams". www.espn.com. November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  21. "Trey Edmunds 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  22. Varley, Teresa (September 6, 2020). "Steelers make moves to get to 53-man roster". Steelers.com.
  23. Varley, Teresa (September 6, 2020). "Steelers add 14 to practice squad". Steelers.com.
  24. Varley, Teresa (October 10, 2020). "Edmunds elevated from practice squad". Steelers.com.
  25. Varley, Teresa (October 24, 2020). "Steelers continue to make roster moves". Steelers.com.
  26. Varley, Teresa (October 31, 2020). "Roster moves continue for Steelers". Steelers.com.
  27. Varley, Teresa (November 7, 2020). "Steelers make additional roster moves". Steelers.com.
  28. Varley, Teresa (November 10, 2020). "Steelers sign Edmunds to 53-man roster". Steelers.com.
  29. Varley, Teresa (November 26, 2020). "Steelers make roster moves". Steelers.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  30. Kozora, Alex (January 12, 2021). "Steelers Waive RB Trey Edmunds". SteelersDepot.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  31. "Terrell and Tremaine Edmunds keep Virginia Tech football a family affair". WashingtonPost.com. October 26, 2016.
  32. "Edmunds brothers keep tradition alive on Virginia Tech defense". ESPN.com. October 27, 2016.
  33. "Terrell and Tremaine Edmunds are first brothers drafted in first round". ESPN. April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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