Ron Edwards (American football)

Ron Edwards
Edwards (#95) on the sidelines
No. 98, 95, 96
PositionDefensive tackle
Personal information
Born (1979-07-12) July 12, 1979
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High schoolHouston (TX) Klein Forest
CollegeTexas A&M
NFL draft2001: 3rd round, 76th overall pick
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles207
Sacks16.5
Forced fumbles3
Fumble recoveries3
Pass deflections7
Defensive touchdowns1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ronald Harold Edwards (born July 12, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He started 35 consecutive regular season games at nose guard for Texas A&M University, where he recorded 121 tackles with 10 sacks and 23 stops for losses. He was selected in the 3rd round of the 2001 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.[1] He went to Klein Forest High School in Houston, Texas.[2]

Early life

Edwards played high school football at Klein Forest High School which is located in Houston, Texas. He was named a Super Prep All-American. Edwards also was in the high school's track and field team, winning the 5A state championships in shot put in 1997. He placed second in the 5A state championships shot put in 1996.

College career

Edwards chose Texas A&M as his alma mater.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 BUF 7 3 10 7 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 BUF 16 16 40 25 15 2.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
2003 BUF 5 0 7 5 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2004 BUF 16 2 21 13 8 4.0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2005 BUF 4 4 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 KAN 16 16 20 15 5 2.5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2007 KAN 16 15 26 23 3 3.0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
2008 KAN 16 0 8 8 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 KAN 16 14 29 24 5 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0
2010 KAN 16 15 26 15 11 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2012 CAR 11 11 14 7 7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 139 96 207 146 61 16.5 23 0 0 0 0 7 3 3 0 1

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2006 KAN 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 KAN 1 1 3 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 2 2 6 1 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Ron Edwards Archived November 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, NFL Players Association. Accessed December 10, 2007.


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