Lavar Edwards
| No. 93 – Buffalo Bills | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 29, 1990 Gretna, Louisiana | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Desire Street Academy (LA) | ||||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013 / round: 5 / pick: 142 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||
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Lavar M. Edwards (born April 29, 1990) is an American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU). He was drafted in the fifth round, 142nd overall pick by the Tennessee Titans of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Early years
Edwards attended Desire Street Academy high school. He was ranked among one of the top 40 prospects in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com.[1] During high school, He was named to the Baton Rouge Advocate's Super Dozen.[1]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Lavar Edwards Defensive end |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Desire Street Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | 4.9 (According to Scouts.com) |
Jan 26, 2008 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 23 (TE) Rivals: 42 (DE), 33 (Louisiana) | ||||||
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College career
He accepted a scholarship to play at Louisiana State University for coach Les Miles' LSU Tigers football team from 2009 to 2012. In his last two years, he played defensive end behind Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery.
He finished his college career with a total of 96 tackles, 10.5 sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.[2] On January 25, 2013, he was selected to participate in the 2013 Senior Bowl.[3]
Professional career
2013 NFL Combine
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||||
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| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
277 lb (126 kg) |
35+1⁄2 in (0.90 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.80 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) |
119 ft 0 in (36.27 m) | ||||||
| All values from the NFL Combine [4] | ||||||||||||
Tennessee Titans
Edwards was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round (142th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft, with the intention of playing defensive end in defensive coordinator Jerry Gray's 4-3 defense. As a rookie, he was inactive for nine games, played in 7 contests (one start), while registering 10 tackles, one tackle for loss, one quarterback pressure and a pass defensed.
The next year defensive coordinator Ray Horton was hired to change the defense to a 3-4 alignment, so he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a conditional seventh round pick (not exercised) on August 30, 2014.[5]
Dallas Cowboys (first stint)
Edwards was waived on September 20, 2014,[6] with this pattern repeating two additional times during the season, until being re-signed to the practice squad on November 3. He was placed on the injured reserve list on December 10, finishing with 10 tackles. He was cut on September 6, 2015, to make room for running back Christine Michael.
Oakland Raiders
A day after being waived by the Dallas Cowboys, Edwards was claimed by the Oakland Raiders. On September 11, 2015, he was cut to make room for linebacker Aldon Smith.
Chicago Bears
On September 16, 2015, he was signed by the Chicago Bears. He was released on September 25.
Dallas Cowboys (second stint)
On September 29, 2015, Edwards was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad.[7]
Buffalo Bills
On December 1, 2015, he was signed by the Buffalo Bills from the Cowboys practice squad.
References
- ^ a b "Lavar Edwards LSU Tigers profile". lsusports.net.
- ^ "Lavar Edwards LSU Statistics". sports-reference.com/.
- ^ "Russell Shepard, Lavar Edwards Set for Senior Bowl". sportsnola.com. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Lavar Edwards NFL Combine profile
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 30, 2014). "Titans cut Maikon Bonani, Moise Fokou; Edwards traded". Tennessean.com. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ^ MacMahon, Tim (September 20, 2014). "LB Keith Smith moves up to 53-man roster". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ^ Helman, David (September 29, 2015). "Cowboys Sign DE/DT David Irving From Kansas City; Make Practice Squad Move". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.