Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024East Carolina
Mike Edwards III
LB • 6'1" • 221 lbs • Trussville, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mike Edwards III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39 disruption score.
Impact Production
67
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern • East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: App State
Player Story
Mike Edwards III built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Trussville, AL wearing No. 10, spending time with East Carolina and Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Mike Edwards III's...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Southern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Mike Edwards III, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · East Carolina. Mike Edwards III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 208
- TFL
- 24.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Mike Edwards III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · LB
- Career Tackles
- 208
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · East Carolina
- Top game
- App State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hewitt-Trussville · Georgia Southern
- High school pipeline
- Hewitt-Trussville · 36 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 75 tackles · LB 129th (top 11%) · American Athletic 18th (top 3%) · National 203rd (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 11 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 49.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | East Carolina | 9 | 16 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 58 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 49.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | East Carolina | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 63.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 69 | 9 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 63.9 |
Related Context
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Mike Edwards III played LB for Georgia Southern and East Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mike Edwards III recorded 6 receiving yards and 208 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
East Carolina paired 15.5 primary output with 39 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 39 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Georgia Southern, East Carolina.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · East Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
39
Usage
8.2
Consistency
48.6
Best Game by takeover score
UTSA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 1. Norfolk State: 1.5. Old Dominion: 2.5. App State: 0.5. Liberty: 1.5. UTSA: 3.5. Charlotte: 2. Army: 1. Temple: 1. Tulsa: 0. North Texas: 0.5. Navy: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 6 by 35. Norfolk State: 7 by 44.2. Old Dominion: 7 by 54.2. App State: 6 by 30. Liberty: 5 by 35.8. UTSA: 9 by 72.5. Charlotte: 3 by 32.5. Army: 2 by 18.3. Temple: 5 by 30.8. Tulsa: 7 by 29.2. North Texas: 7 by 34.2. Navy: 11 by 50.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
72.5 vs UTSA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ NC State | W 26-21 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Navy10+ tackles | L 20-34 | 11 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ North Texas | W 40-28 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/15 | @ Tulsa | W 38-31 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Temple | W 56-34 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Army | L 28-45 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ CharlotteSplash game | L 24-55 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs UTSASplash game | W 30-20 | 9 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Liberty | L 24-35 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs App State | L 19-21 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Old DominionSplash game | W 20-14 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Norfolk State | W 42-3 | 7 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mike Edwards III story
Mike Edwards III built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Trussville, AL wearing No. 10, spending time with East Carolina and Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Mike Edwards III's career was his defensive production: 208 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with East Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Mike Edwards III's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 6 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across East Carolina and Georgia Southern.
The arc is straightforward: Mike Edwards III moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Georgia Southern
2021
Opening stop
- 2
East Carolina
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 10 | 31.4 | 8.2 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | East Carolina | 1 | 8.5 | 1.2 | -9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | East Carolina | 9.5 | 27.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | East Carolina | 15.5 | 39 | 8.2 | 6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | East Carolina | 15.5 | 39 | 8.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ App State
Week 3 · L 28-43
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#2
vs UTSA
Week 5 · W 30-20 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
90.8 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas State
Week 11 · W 38-30 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 10 · L 8-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Old Dominion
Week 2 · W 20-14
2.5
Havoc Plays
75.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · East Carolina
15.5 primary output · 39 efficiency · 8.2 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · East Carolina
63.9
15.5 primary · 39 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
49.9
10 primary · 31.4 efficiency · 8.2 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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