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John Edwards
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    160
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Wethersfield, Conn.
  • High School:
    Capital Preparatory Magnet School
  • Previous College:
    Utica College
  • Position:
    WR
  • Major:
    Communication
  • gp
    3
  • yds
    44
  • yds/g
    14.7
  • td
    0

Bio

Sophomore (2019-20): Played in one game.

Freshman (2018-19): Attended NCAA Division III Utica College in New York. 

Prep: 2018 graduate of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut... Competed in football, track and lacrosse at Capital Prep... Twice earned all-conference accolades in football... Made the Dean's List all four years.

Personal: Son of Shirley Ellis... Majoring in business administration and communication studies with a minor in graphic design. 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18
  Total Conference
Receptions 8 8
Yards 44 44
Yards per game 14.7 14.7
Yards per catch 5.5 5.5
Touchdowns 0 0

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 1 7 7.0 7 0 - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 6 33 5.5 10 0 - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 2 11 5.5 7 0 - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - 0
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - 0
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - 0
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - -

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 5 76 15.2 26 0 - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 1 7 33 - 76 116
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 1 - 11 - - 11
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 1 - - - - 0
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - -

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 1 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 3 1 7 2.3 7.0 0 7 - -
2022-23 1 - - - - - - - -
Total 5 1 7 1.4 7.0 0 7 - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 1 - - - - - - -
2020-21 3 8 2.7 44 14.7 5.5 0 10
2022-23 1 1 1.0 -1 -1.0 -1.0 0 0
Total 5 9 1.8 43 8.6 4.8 0 10

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 1 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 1 - - - - - - - 0
Total 5 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 1 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 1 - - - - - - - -
Total 5 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 76 15.2 0 26 - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 5 76 15.2 0 26 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 1 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 3 7 44 - 76 127 42.3
2022-23 1 - -1 - - -1 -1.0
Total 5 7 43 - 76 126 25.2

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
March 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 3 1 7 2.3 7.0 0 7 - -
Conference 3 1 7 2.3 7.0 0 7 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 1 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 1 7 3.5 7.0 0 7 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 1 7 2.3 7.0 0 7 - -
Month                  
March 3 1 7 2.3 7.0 0 7 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 3 8 2.7 44 14.7 5.5 0 10
Conference 3 8 2.7 44 14.7 5.5 0 10
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 1 2 2.0 11 11.0 5.5 0 7
Away 2 6 3.0 33 16.5 5.5 0 10
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 8 2.7 44 14.7 5.5 0 10
Month                
March 3 8 2.7 44 14.7 5.5 0 10

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 3 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 1 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
March 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 1 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
March 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total 5 76 15.2 0 26 - - - - -
Conference 5 76 15.2 0 26 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away 5 76 15.2 0 26 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 76 15.2 0 26 - - - - -
Month                    
March 5 76 15.2 0 26 - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 3 7 44 - 76 127 42.3
Conference 3 7 44 - 76 127 42.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 1 - 11 - - 11 11.0
Away 2 7 33 - 76 116 58.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins - - - - - 0 -
Losses 3 7 44 - 76 127 42.3
Month              
March 3 7 44 - 76 127 42.3

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Month                        
March 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
March 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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