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2017 Football Roster

69 Cody Edwards

  • Position Punter
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 220
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Major Biological Sciences
  • Hometown High Ridge, Mo.
  • Highschool Rockwood Summit

Biography

2017 (SENIOR): Punted in all 11 games and served as the field goal holder in all 11 games... averaged 38.9 yards per punt with 14 punts inside the 20-yard line and 15 punts resulting in fair catches... had seven punts over 50 yards with a long of 74 yards against Illinois State which ranks as the sixth longest punt in EIU's NCAA Division I history... had two kickoffs against Southeast Missouri averaging 59.5 yards per kick... was a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy presented to the top football scholar-athlete in the nation... named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society... 
2016 (JUNIOR): Punted in all 11 games and served as field goal holder for nine games... averaged 38.3 yards per punt which ranked sixth in the OVC... had five punts over 50 yards with a long of 60 yards at Jacksonville State... pinned 17 of 56 punts inside the 20 yard line with only two punts going for touchbacks on the year... 
2015 (SOPHOMORE): Member of team but did not play in any games... 
2014 (RS-FRESHMAN): Opened season as the starting punter covering the first six games of the season... had 26 punts for a 35.4 yards per punt average... had a season long punt of 51 yards against Southern Illinois... 
2013 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted 2013 season... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Mike Bellers at Rockwood Summit HS… two-time first team All-State selection at punter as a junior and senior… twice named first team All-South Suburban Conference… earned Academic All-State honors as a senior… team finished the season at 8-4 leading the St. Louis Suburban South Conference in scoring at 37.3 points per game as school advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Class 5 playoffs… ranked 5th as a top college prospect by Kicking.com… averaged 40.4 yards per punt as a senior with 18 punts downed inside the 20-yard line… had a long punt of 62 yards…

Statistics

Season:
2017

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 69

    2013Freshman

    Punter
    6'3" 195 lbs
    69
  • 69

    2013-14Redshirt Freshman

    Punter
    6'3" 195 lbs
    69
  • 69

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    Punter
    6'3" 220 lbs
    69
  • 35

    2015Redshirt Sophomore

    Punter
    6'3" 220 lbs
    35
  • 69

    2016Redshirt Junior

    Punter
    6'3" 215 lbs
    69
  • 69

    2017Redshirt Senior

    Punter
    6'3" 220 lbs
    69
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