Eli Edwards

Height:
6-1
Weight:
250
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Long Beach, Calif.
Prev School:
Cerritos College

Career Division I games played/started: 26/8 (14/8 in 2013...12/0 in 2012).

2013 (Senior): Played in all 14 games and started nine while recording 29 tackles, including one sack and a career-high 4.5 tackles for loss, to go with three quarterback hurries and one pass breakup.

Recorded a career-best six tackles (4 solo), at Tulsa (Sept. 7)
Registered a tackle for loss in three consecutive games--at Tulsa (Sept. 7), vs. Cal Poly (Sept. 14) and at Alabama (Sept. 21)--and in five total (0.5 at New Mexico, 11/16, and 1.0 in the New Mexico Bowl, 12/21)
Posted three quarterback hurries, each of which has resulted in an errant pass
Selected as team captain for the Sept. 14 contest vs. Cal Poly and against Nevada (Nov. 9)
Helped hold No. 1 Alabama (Sept. 21) to only 66 yards rushing, the lowest total by the Crimson Tide since Oct. 9, 2010
CSU[apos]s defensive line played a large role in limiting opponents[apos] rushing attack to 140.6 yards per game, compared to 202.4 in 2012, a 31 percent difference

2012 (Junior): A transfer from Cerritos College made an immediate impact on the Rams defensive line playing in all 12 games and accounting for 14 tackles.

Made his Division I debut against in-state rival Colorado (Sept. 1)
In Colorado State[apos]s home-opener against North Dakota State (Sept. 8), registered two solo stops...his first career tackle came on a first quarter punt
In the Rams[apos] first true road game at San Jose State (Sept. 15), record two tackles
On the road at Air Force (Sept. 29), had a career-high three tackles (one solo)

High School: Played one year of football at Long Beach Poly High School...named to the All-CIF and All-Moore League first teams...helped lead Long Beach Poly to a 2008-09 CIF championship...head coach was Raul Lara...played against and with current CSU players Tomas Rivera and Hayden Hunt.

Personal: Given name Elisara Edwards...born on August 16, 1990 in Pago Pago, American Samoa...parents are Talalelei and Solomoe Edwards...has four brothers, T.J., Rich, Lucky and Wilson...has four sisters, Alofa, Salome, Celest and Mefi...father and uncle both played football at the University of Hawai[apos]i...married to Luisa Edwards...majoring in sociology at CSU...Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.