Lac Edwards
| No. 4 – New York Jets | |||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 27, 1992 Hastings, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Sam Houston State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 235 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2016 | |||||||||
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Lachlan Edwards (born April 27, 1992) is an Australian-born American football punter for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He played college football at Sam Houston State.
Early life
Edwards was born in Hastings, Victoria, and attended Mornington Secondary College. In his youth, he was a promising player of Australian rules football, winning selection for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup (Victoria's under-18 competition). Edwards subsequently went on to the North Ballarat Football Club, which play in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He spent three years on North Ballarat's list, but was unsuccessful in his attempts to be drafted into the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] Prior to immigrating to the U.S., Edwards attended the University of Ballarat, where he represented the university in Australian rules football, rugby, cricket, and track and field. He was selected to the 2012 All-Australian University team.
College career
Sam Houston University
Edwards was selected to the All-Southland Conference First-team and Sports Network FCS All-America third team. Edwards led the NCAA with a 44.4 yard punting average.
Professional career
New York Jets
On April 30, 2016, Edwards was drafted by the New York Jets in the 7th round (235th overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft.[2][3]
References
- ^ Lachlan Edwards lands NFL contract with New York Jets
- ^ "Jets Select Lachlan Edwards With the 235th Pick in the 2016 NFL Draft". ganggreennation.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Logan. "Why the New York Jets should embrace Aussie rules". isportsweb. Retrieved 15 May 2016.