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2024 Football Roster

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45 Justin Edwards

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 206
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown East Hampton, CT
  • High School Kingswood Oxford
  • Position RB
  • Major Economics
  • College Claremont McKenna

Biography

At CMS
Holds school record for rushing touchdowns in a season with 16, set in 2021, as well as tying for the No. 3 total in 2023 (14) and the No. 6 total in 2022 (13) ... Already has the CMS career record in rushing touchdowns (43) and all-purpose touchdowns (44) ... Has the No. 8 (1146 in 2021) and No. 10 (1090 in 2022) top seasons in rushing yardage in CMS annals.

2023 (Junior)
SCIAC Offensive Player of the Year ... Third-Team D3football.com All-West Region ...
Started all 10 games and had 850 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns ... Rushed for three touchdowns in a game three times, including at La Verne when he had a season-high 227 yards on the ground ... Rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns at Cal Lutheran ... Had three touchdowns in a 31-17 home win over Redlands, when he broke the CMS record for career touchdowns ... Ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns in a road win at Chicago to open the season. 

2022 (Sophomore)
First-Team D3football.com All-West Region ... First-Team All-SCIAC
... Started all nine games at tailback, finishing the year with 1090 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground ... Added 16 receptions for 149 yards and a touchdown ... Ran for 100 yards seven times in nine games ... Had a high of 156 yards on 26 carries with two touchdowns in a 28-6 win over Chapman ... Scored three touchdowns and added 154 yards on 30 carries in a 41-3 win over Cal Lutheran ... Opened the year with 112 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Whittier ... Had 141 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries in a 42-0 win over Redlands that clinched a share of the SCIAC title for the Stags. 

2021 (First-Year)
SCIAC Newcomer of the Year ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... Third-Team D3football.com All-West Region ... Two-time SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week ... Two-time D3football.com Team of the Week Selection ... Rushed for 1146 yards in 10 games, ranking him No. 8 on the single-season rushing list in CMS history ... Broke the program record with 16 rushing touchdowns, breaking the mark of 15 which had stood for 35 years since Chris Dabrow set it in 1986 ... Earned SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week after both Chapman games, when he went over 200 yards each time ... Had 204 yards and four touchdowns in the first meeting with the Panthers, a 29-21 CMS victory on Sept. 25 ... Had 211 yards and three touchdowns in the rematch, a 42-34 road win on Nov. 6 ... Had a season-high 229 yards and two touchdowns in a road win over Cal Lutheran ... Tallied 174 yards on the ground and three touchdowns in a win over La Verne ... Also caught nine passes for 123 yards on the year.  

Prior to CMS
Attended Kingswood Oxford School in Connecticut, where he was a member of the football team ... Earned all-league honors at running back ... Won the Merritt Prize at Kingswood Oxford ... Honor roll student ... Served as a tour guide for Kingswood Oxford and volunteered for a football camp run by the school. 

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in economics ... Chose CMS because "how could you not?"

Justin Edwards posed shot

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2021Freshman

    RB
    5'9" 206 lbs
    45
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    2022Sophomore

    RB
    5'9" 206 lbs
    45
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    2023Junior

    RB
    5'9" 206 lbs
    45
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    2024Senior

    RB
    5'9" 206 lbs
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