Tarleton State University Athletics

Junior (2018):
D2CCA second team All-American ... Don Hansen Honorable Mention All-American ... D2CCA first team All-Region ... Don Hansen first team All-Region ... All-LSC first team ... Tarleton Defensive MVP voted on by teammates ... D2Football National Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 1 ... LSC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 29 ... Played in and started all 13 games ... A part of Tarleton’s first outright Lone Star Conference Championship ... Second on the team with 88 tackles ... Led the team with 62 solo tackles ... Had six tackles for a loss ... Recorded four interceptions and six pass breakups ... Recorded his first interception against Delta State on Aug. 30 and returned it 76 yards for a touchdown ... Had four double-digit tackle games ... Posted a career-high 13 tackles in an overtime win at No. 10 MSU Texas on Oct. 27 ... Helped lead the Tarleton defense that ranked No. 9 in the nation in points allowed (16.5).
 
Blinn Junior College:
Played two seasons for Blinn, making over 100 tackles … As a freshman, had two sacks and seven tackles for a loss in addition to returning five kickoffs for 73 yards.
 
Atascocita High School:
Lettered four years in football and basketball … All-District First Team in football … All-District First Team in basketball.
 
Personal:
Is a 2014 graduate of Atascocita HS … Son of James and Carla Edwards … Has a brother, Carsen, and two sisters, Madison and Aspen … Brother, Carsen, plays in the NBA for the Boston Celtics … Majoring in Kinesiology and Business … Born April 4 … Full name is James Edwards.