2024 Football Roster

12 Sammy Edwards

  • Position QB
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 188
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. Augustine, Fla.

Biography

CAREER: Has played in 38 games, going 334 of 505 passing for 4,344 yards and 34 touchdown passes  and 11 interceptions ... He has a passing rating of 156.26 ... He 108 rushes for 318 yards and six rushing scores ... Edwards has 4,662 total yards in 613 plays for his career and has scored 38 points.  

IN 2023 AS A JUNIOR: Finished third in prestigious Harlon Hill in 2023 and named GSC Top Ten ... Named VSU Male Athlete of the Year ... Had a record-setting first season under center for the Blazers ... He helped lead the team to a share of the program's tenth Gulf South Conference title and a 12-2 record overall earning a berth in the NCAA National Quarterfinals ... He earned Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Year and was named D2 Conference Commissioners Association Super Region Two Offensive Player of the Year ... He finished second nationally for passing yards this season with 4,223, just three yards shy of tying the school-record for passing yards in a season ... He went 327 of 494 passing for 34 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, while is 34 touchdown passes put him third all-time in a single season in program history.  The 4,223 yards passing is third-most all-time in league history ... Nationally speaking, Edwards finished 11th in completion percentage at a 66.2 clip, while he finished sixth in completions per game at 23.36 ... He finished 20th nationally in passing efficiency (156.3) for third in the league, while his 34 TD tosses were sixth-most nationally ... Edwards finished with 301.6 yards passing per game for fifth nationally and he was fifth in total offense at 321.0 yards per game.  

IN 2022 AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 11 and was the holder on special teams...Went 1 for 1 passing for nine yards against Virginia Union.

IN 2021 AS A FRESHMAN: Played under center in 13 games as a freshman for the national runner-up Blazers ... Went 6 of 10 passing for 112 yards and a long of 64 yards ... Had ten carries for 47 yards for the season ... Rushed for a season-high 16 yards against West Alabama (Oct 16), while he went 2 of 3 passing for 77 yards at Virginia Union (Sep 11) and his 64-yard pass. 

PRIOR TO VALDOSTA STATE: Two-time All-Conference selection ... 2019 FACA District 6-6A All District Honorable Mention ... Named 2020 All-State Honorable Mention.  First team All-First Coast ... Two-time team captain ... Named 2020 Team Most Valuable Player ... A 2020 Elite 11 Invite ... Named 2020-Week 5 ESPN JAX Athlete of the Week ... Also a 2020-Week 10 Saint Johns County Player of the Week ... Finished his career with 4,805 yards, 60 Total TDs ... As a senior threw for 2,233yds and 31TDs.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2021Freshman

    QB
    6'2" 180 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2022Sophomore

    QB
    6'2" 188 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2023Junior

    QB
    6'2" 188 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2024Senior

    QB
    6'2" 188 lbs
    12