(1988-03-08) March 8, 1988 (age 36) Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:
183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:
Greenwood
College:
Appalachian State (2006–2009)
NFL draft:
2010 / Round: 3 / Pick: 89
Career history
Carolina Panthers (2010–2013)
Cleveland Browns (2013)
Chicago Bears (2014)*
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2016)
Toronto Argonauts (2017–2019)
Team 9 (2020)*
Dallas Renegades (2020)
Edmonton Elks (2020–2021)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:
American
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (2017)
2× NCAA FCS national champion (2006, 2007)
2× Walter Payton Award (2008, 2009)
2× SoCon Offensive Player of the Year (2008, 2009)
3× First-team All-SoCon (2006, 2008, 2009)
Second-team All-SoCon (2007)
Appalachian State Mountaineers No. 14 retired
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
6
Receiving yards:
131
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:
244
Receiving yards:
3,181
Receiving touchdowns:
16
Player stats at CFL.ca
College Football Hall of Fame
Armanti Fredrico Edwards Sr. (born March 8, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a quarterback for the Appalachian State Mountaineers from 2006 to 2009, and was named a 2024 inductee of College Football Hall of Fame.[1] Edwards led Appalachian State to one of the biggest upsets in college football history, a 34–32 victory over then fifth-ranked Michigan in 2007. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft.[2] In 2017, Edwards won the Grey Cup with the Toronto Argonauts. He last played for the CFL's Edmonton Elks.
In addition to leading Appalachian State to consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championships (FCS) in 2006 and 2007, Edwards became the first quarterback in Southern Conference history to lead his team to four straight conference championships.[3] He became the first quarterback in NCAA Division I history to throw for 9,000 and rush for 4,000 yards in a career, accomplishing the feat against Furman on October 31, 2009.[4][5] Later in the season, he would become the first quarterback to pass for over 10,000 yards and rush for an additional 4,000 yards in a career.[6] He is also the first back-to-back and two-time Walter Payton Award winner, given to the Football Championship Subdivision's most outstanding offensive player, receiving the award in 2008 and 2009.[7][8]
^National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame (January 8, 2024). "NFF Announces Star-Studded 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class". NFF. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^Andrew Mason (April 23, 2010). "After QB, Panthers target targets". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
^Appalachian Sports Information (November 14, 2009). "Mountaineers Clinch Fifth-Straight SoCon Title". GoASU. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
^Appalachian Sports Information (October 31, 2009). "Mountaineers Rout Furman, 52–27". GoASU. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
^Jason Gilmer (November 19, 2009). "Did He Just Do That?". High Country Press. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
^"Edwards takes it: ASU quarterback wins the Walter Payton Award for the second time". Winston-Salem Journal. December 18, 2009. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
^"Armanti Edwards wins 2009 Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
^"Edwards wins second Payton Award". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
Armanti Fredrico Edwards Sr. (born March 8, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the Canadian Football League...
percentage. The program boasts a back-to-back Walter Payton Award winner, ArmantiEdwards, the first ever to win in consecutive years (2008, 2009). Appalachian's...
both being the only players from their institutions to win. In 2009, ArmantiEdwards from Appalachian State became the first to receive the award twice...
quarterback Trey Elder started the game, filling in for an injured ArmantiEdwards, and threw for 210 yards and rushed for 90 more. The Mountaineers scored...
third-round selection (89th overall; traded to Carolina, who selected ArmantiEdwards). #50: Atlanta → Kansas City (PD). Atlanta traded this selection to...
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Cross in 1987, followed by Steve McNair, from Alcorn State in 1993. ArmantiEdwards, from Appalachian State University, was also briefly mentioned as a...
running back Shaun Draughn three days after. On June 3, receivers ArmantiEdwards and Micheal Spurlock were signed, and two weeks later, Chicago signed...
linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals Matt Dodge – former NFL punter ArmantiEdwards – NFL and CFL wide receiver; played quarterback at App State, led team...
High School, where he was a teammate of other future NFL players in ArmantiEdwards and D. J. Swearinger. In 2006, Norman was the only two-way player on...
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multiple Payton Awards after former Appalachian State quarterback ArmantiEdwards became the first in 2009. Major honors Walter Payton Award Finalists...
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(NCAA) history to both rush and pass for 1,000 yards (the other being ArmantiEdwards of Appalachian State). He is also one of only eight players in NCAA...
of children ArmantiEdwards (born 1988), born in Greenwood, Pro football player for the Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns Carl Edwards Jr. (born 1991)...
multiple Division I FCS championships and upsetting Michigan with ArmantiEdwards as their quarterback. Five years after the Michigan game, CBSSports...
for consecutive 100-yard reception games with six, surpassing Braylon Edwards' record of 4. Chad Henne broke several of John Navarre's career records...
Appalachian State Mountaineers, the alma mater of their wildcat quarterback ArmantiEdwards, who played quarterback for the Mountaineers. The Denver Broncos use...
A&M by Mark McCarter at Alabama.com, 4 Mar 2012 "App State to Retire ArmantiEdwards' Number 14". App State Sports. August 24, 2023. Retrieved November...
exchange for a 2010 third round selection (#89 overall; used to select WR ArmantiEdwards). ^[b] Compensatory selection. ^[c] The Panthers traded its original...
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