I think his ceiling his sky-high. I know the coaches love him. He is extremely physically impressive in person.
Legit 6'3, athletic build, very smooth and coordinated. He also has some short-area burst for a tall guy (Top 8 in state in high jump). I see him as a CB. That's his preferred position and he has the ideal length and fluidity. What he lacks in pure speed (4.6ish to my eyes) he makes up for in overall athleticism. Some have him pegged at safety, but I'm not sure he's physical enough.
Big-time talent who is way underrated nationally.
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I've heard you say you've been waiting for Miami to bring in that rangy safety that can cover all types of ground. Why isn't that Edwards?
The story goes that we were recruiting him at safety at first, but he prefers CB and didn't like that. So we told him, "Fine, you athletic freak, whatever you say!" Finally a staff that is a) adaptive instead of rigid and/or b) knows how to play the game. With a staff like this, maybe we get kids like Torrance Gibson.
I prefer him at safety because I question his pure speed and ability to recover.
That said, he's an athletic freak and real long (including in crank), so I think he might make for a stud CB, too.