Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Kentucky
Mike Edwards
S • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mike Edwards shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
70
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Mike Edwards built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Mike Edwards' career was his defensive production: 278...
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- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 99
- NFL Team
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mike Edwards, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Kentucky. Mike Edwards shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 278
- TFL
- 18.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 21
- Touchdowns
- 3
Featured Highlight
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Mike Edwards Kentucky Highlights
2018 · Kentucky · Player Highlight
Mike Edwards college highlights at Kentucky.
- Season
- 2018
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Mike Edwards quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · S
- Career Tackles
- 278
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Kentucky
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Winton Woods · Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Winton Woods · 31 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 3 · Pick 35 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 82 tackles · S 19th (top 5%) · SEC 18th (top 3%) · National 167th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kentucky | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 41.9 |
| 2016 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 64.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 93 | 4.5 | 0.5 | - | 8 | 0 | 64.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 67.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 67.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 64.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 77 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 64.5 |
Related Context
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Mike Edwards played S for Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mike Edwards recorded 278 tackles and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Kentucky paired 17 primary output with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Kentucky
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
43.8
Usage
10
Consistency
48.8
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 1. Southern Miss: 0. Eastern Kentucky: 1. South Carolina: 1. Florida: 1. Eastern Michigan: 3. Missouri: 1. Mississippi State: 2. Tennessee: 2.5. Ole Miss: 1. Vanderbilt: 2. Georgia: 1. Louisville: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 7 by 39.2. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Kentucky: 2 by 18.3. South Carolina: 7 by 39.2. Florida: 11 by 55.8. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 63.3. Missouri: 11 by 55.8. Mississippi State: 11 by 65.8. Tennessee: 10 by 66.7. Ole Miss: 11 by 55.8. Vanderbilt: 5 by 40.8. Georgia: 4 by 26.7. Louisville: 6 by 30
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ Northwestern | L 23-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Louisville | L 17-44 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Georgia | L 13-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ VanderbiltSplash game | W 44-21 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Ole Miss10+ tackles | L 34-37 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Tennessee10+ tackles · Splash game | W 29-26 | 10 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Mississippi State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-45 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Missouri10+ tackles | W 40-34 | 11 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Eastern MichiganSplash game | W 24-20 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Florida10+ tackles | L 27-28 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ South Carolina | W 23-13 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 27-16 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Southern Miss | W 24-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mike Edwards story
Mike Edwards built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Mike Edwards' career was his defensive production: 278 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 10 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Mike Edwards' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kentucky
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kentucky | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Kentucky | 17 | 44.8 | 9.4 | 16 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 17 | 44.8 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 17 | 43.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 17 | 43.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Kentucky | 18 | 40.1 | 8.5 | 1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 18 | 40.1 | 8.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico State
Week 3 · W 62-42
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 12 · W 34-23
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas A&M
Week 6 · L 14-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Tennessee
Week 9 · W 29-26 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 5 · W 24-20
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Kentucky
17 primary output · 43.8 efficiency · 10 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Kentucky
67.7
17 primary · 43.8 efficiency · 10 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Kentucky
64.5
17 primary · 44.8 efficiency · 9.4 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
14
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
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