Braylon Edwards

Infobox NFLactive
currentteam=Cleveland Browns


caption= Edwards signing an autograph for a fan in February 2008
country=USA
currentnumber=17
currentposition=Wide receiver
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|2|21
birthplace=Detroit, Michigan
heightft=6
heightin=3
weight=215
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Cleveland Browns
highlights=
* Fred Biletnikoff Award (2004)
* Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
* Pro Bowl selection (2007)
* 2007 Associated Press All-Pro second team
college=Michigan
draftyear=2005
draftround=1
draftpick=3
pastteams=
* Cleveland Browns (2005-present)
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=Receptions
statvalue1=173
statlabel2=Receiving Yards
statvalue2=2,685
statlabel3=Touchdowns
statvalue3=25
nfl=EDW127548

Braylon Jamel Edwards (born on February 21, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.

His father, Stan Edwards, played football at the University of Michigan (1977-1981) and with the Houston Oilers (1982-1986) and Detroit Lions (1987).

High School years

Edwards graduated from Bishop Gallagher High School in city-state|Harper Woods|Michigan after transferring from Martin Luther King High School in city-state|Detroit|Michigan. [cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2005draft/Edwards,Braylon-WR-Michigan.htm|title=Braylon Edwards, WR, Michigan|publisher=USA TODAY|accessdate=2007-12-30|date=2005-05-18] During his three years he made 63 receptions for 740 yards with eight touchdowns and played a variety of positions.

College career

Edwards followed his father's footsteps to Michigan, where he played from 2001-2004. During his senior year in 2004, Edwards set Michigan season records for receptions (97) and yards (1,330), and career records for receptions (252), yards (3,541), and touchdowns (39);cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/document_file/fbl-2007spring-records1.pdf|title=Record Book|accessdate=2007-12-30|date=2007|publisher=University of Michigan & Host Interactive] the career touchdown mark is also a Big Ten Conference record. [cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2007bigtenfbguide.pdf|accessdate=2007-12-30|title=Big Ten Football: Individual Records (All Games)|publisher=The Big Ten Conference] Edwards also set the Michigan record for the most games with 100 or more receiving yards (17). That year Edwards won the Fred Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation's top wide receiver, and was named the Big Ten Conference MVP. He was also a consensus All-America selection.

Edwards is the only wide receiver in Big Ten history, and the third in NCAA Division I-A annals, to gain 1,000 or more receiving yards in three consecutive years. At Michigan, Edwards wore jersey number 80 during his freshman and sophomore years, but changed to wear number 1 jersey during his junior and senior years. Edwards concluded his college career by recording three touchdown catches in the 2005 Rose Bowl against Texas, tying a record for that game. Braylon's Michigan career did not entirely eclipse Jack Clancy's who still holds the Michigan single game receptions yardage at 197, while Edwards remains third for his 189 yard effort in 2004. [cite web|url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=615|title=Versus Michigan State October 30, 2004|accessdate=2007-12-01|date=2003|publisher=Regents of the University of Michigan] Edwards also fell just short of eclipsing Clancy's 10 game single season records of 76 receptions and 1077 yards by recording 76 and 1049 in 10 games on his way to his record setting 97 reception 1330 yard 12 game efforts of 2004. Edwards also ran track and his indoor 200 meter time of 21.81 was the third fastest in Michigan history when he completed his career.cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/document_file/tfm-records-2006.pdf|title=The Record Book (through the 2006 season)|publisher=MGoBlue.com|accessdate=2008-01-08] It is now sixth fastest.

NFL career

2005 NFL Draft

Edwards was selected in the first round (3rd overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.

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ee also

*Lists of Michigan Wolverines football receiving leaders

Notes

External links

* [http://braylonedwards.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.braylonbunch.com The Braylon Bunch]
* [http://www.braylonedwardsfoundation.org The Braylon Edwards Foundation]
* [http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/player.php?id=407 Browns Player Bio]