Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Rutgers
Gus Edwards
RB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Staten Island, NY, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Gus Edwards leans workhorse runner traits and 45.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
59
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Miami • Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Gus Edwards built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Staten Island, NY wearing No. 13, spending time with Miami and Rutgers. The clearest part of Gus Edwards' career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Gus Edwards, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Rutgers. Gus Edwards leans workhorse runner traits and 45.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,846
- Rushing yards
- 1,690
- Receiving yards
- 156
- Touchdowns
- 19
Quick Answers
Gus Edwards quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,846
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Apollo · Tennessee Tech
- High school pipeline
- Apollo · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 816 scrimmage yards · RB 98th (top 17%) · Big Ten 16th (top 7%) · National 189th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Miami | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 41.7 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Miami | 9 | 300 | 300 | 0 | 4 | 41.7 |
| 2014 Postseason | Miami | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 41.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami | 10 | 368 | 324 | 44 | 5 | 41.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 10 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 32.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 10 | 280 | 271 | 9 | 1 | 32.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 816 | 713 | 103 | 7 | 74 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Gus Edwards
Gus Edwards played RB for Miami and Rutgers. Across 5 tracked seasons, Gus Edwards recorded 1,690 rushing yards, 156 receiving yards, and 8 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 816 primary output with 45.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 45.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami, Rutgers.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
68
Efficiency
45.1
Usage
30.7
Consistency
63.1
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 97. Eastern Michigan: 59. Morgan State: 66. Nebraska: 60. Ohio State: 43. Illinois: 137. Purdue: 99. Michigan: 39. Maryland: 132. Penn State: 44. Indiana: 30. Michigan State: 10
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 27 by 35.5. Eastern Michigan: 13 by 48.1. Morgan State: 11 by 62.5. Nebraska: 16 by 39.8. Ohio State: 10 by 44.8. Illinois: 23 by 51.9. Purdue: 16 by 67.7. Michigan: 14 by 29.3. Maryland: 22 by 57.4. Penn State: 14 by 33.8. Indiana: 7 by 44.6. Michigan State: 4 by 26
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins108.5 · Games = 4 · +60.8 vs Losses
Losses47.8 · Games = 8 · -60.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
67.7 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Michigan State | L 7-40 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Indiana | L 0-41 | 7 | 30 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Penn State | L 6-35 | 13 | 43 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Maryland100 rush yards | W 31-24 | 21 | 109 | 5.20 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Michigan | L 14-35 | 12 | 34 | 2.80 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.8 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Purdue | W 14-12 | 14 | 94 | 6.70 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6.2 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Illinois2+ TD | W 35-24 | 21 | 91 | 4.30 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 6.0 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Ohio State | L 0-56 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Nebraska | L 17-27 | 15 | 58 | 3.90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Morgan State | W 65-0 | 11 | 66 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 13-16 | 12 | 56 | 4.70 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Washington | L 14-30 | 24 | 79 | 3.30 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3.6 |
Player Story
Gus Edwards story
Gus Edwards built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Staten Island, NY wearing No. 13, spending time with Miami and Rutgers. The clearest part of Gus Edwards' career was his backfield work: 1,690 rushing yards, 350 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 156 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 156 receiving yards and 8 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Gus Edwards' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Miami
2013-2016
Opening stop
- 2
Rutgers
2017
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Miami | 338 | 44.8 | 14.8 | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Miami | 338 | 44.8 | 14.8 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Miami | 393 | 54.2 | 11.8 | 55 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami | 393 | 54.2 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | — | — | -393 |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 299 | 39.2 | 11 | 299 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 299 | 39.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 816 | 45.1 | 30.7 | 517 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia Tech
Week 9 · W 30-6 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
140
Scrimmage Yards
87.9 takeover
140 scrimmage yards and 36.2 usage.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 10 · W 31-24 · Conference game
132
Scrimmage Yards
84.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
132 scrimmage yards and 40.7 usage.
#3
@ Illinois
Week 7 · W 35-24 · Conference game
137
Scrimmage Yards
84 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
137 scrimmage yards and 43.4 usage.
#4
vs Savannah St
Week 4 · W 77-7
113
Scrimmage Yards
80.4 takeover
Win with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
113 scrimmage yards and 18.2 usage.
#5
vs Florida A&M
Week 1 · W 70-3
106
Scrimmage Yards
80.3 takeover
Win with 106 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
106 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
816 primary output · 45.1 efficiency · 30.7 usage
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#2
2013 Postseason · Miami
41.7
338 primary · 44.8 efficiency · 14.8 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Miami
41.7
338 primary · 44.8 efficiency · 14.8 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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