Selected by Arizona in the fourth round (134th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, Edmonds appeared in all 16 games as a rookie.
2018: Played all 16 games and totaled 208 rushing yards and two TDs on 60 carries plus 103 receiving yards on 20 receptions … also added nine special teams tackles and 48 yards on three kickoff returns … gained 48 scrimmage yards – 24 rushing on four carries and 24 receiving on four receptions – in his NFL debut vs. Was (9/9) … had a 12-yard reception on the Cardinals 12-play, 78-yard scoring drive vs. SF (10/28) … had a five-yard carry to the Chiefs one-yard line that set up David Johnson’s TD plunge on the next play @ KC (11/11) … scored both of the Cardinals TDs and gained 53 of the team’s season-high 182 rushing yards @ GB (12/2); became the first Fordham alum to score an NFL TD since Jets WR Kurt Sohn in 1988; scored his first-career TDs at Lambeau Field at 1265 Lombardi Ave, the namesake of another Fordham alum who played for the Rams from 1933-36.
A three-time consensus All-American, started all 44 games he appeared in at Fordham and closed out his career as the Patriot League all-time leading rusher and ranked fifth in NCAA FCS history with 5,862 career rushing yards ... graduated as the Patriot League all-time leader in career TDs (74) and rushing TDs (67) ... his 67 rushing TDs rank fourth in NCAA FCS history … amassed 7,374 career all-purpose yards, a school and Patriot League career record which also ranks 10th in NCAA FCS history … as a senior in 2017, the Patriot League preseason Offensive Player of the Year was limited to seven games due to injury but still managed to garner second-team All-League honors … rushed 136 times for 577 yards and five TDs and also caught 11 passes for 129 yards … a consensus first-team All-American as a junior in 2016, started all 11 games he appeared in and rushed for 1,799 yards and 19 TDs on 257 carries, averaging 7.0 yard per attempt … also caught 25 passes for 272 yards and a TD and returned two kickoffs for 70 yards … led the NCAA FCS in rushing yards per game (163.5) and ranked second in scoring (10.1 points/game); also ranked second in the FCS in total rushing yards and all-purpose yards per game (194.6) … established a school and Patriot League record with 359 rushing yards vs. Lafayette, setting an NCAA FCS record by averaging 21.1 yards per carry … became the fastest Fordham RB to reach the 1,000-yard mark in a season (six games) … started all 12 games as a sophomore in 2015 and was named the Patriot League and ECAC Offensive Player of the Year … earned second-team AP All-America honors as well as first-team STATS NCAA FCS and second-team College Sports Madness All-America honors … rushed for 1,648 yards and 20 TDs on 251 attempts and caught 31 passes for 383 yards and five TDs … led the Patriot League and was third in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards and led the league and was fourth in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards per game (137.3) and rushing TDs … led the league and was fourth in the NCAA FCS in all-purpose yards per game (184.2) and was second in the nation in scoring (12.5 points per game) … set a school and Patriot League record with 347 rushing yards and three TDs versus Lehigh … also caught two passes for 55 yards and TD against Lehigh to break the Patriot League single game all-purpose yardage mark (402) … started all 14 games at RB as a freshman in 2014 and was named the Jerry Rice Award winner as the NCAA FCS Rookie of the Year after rushing for a career-high and school-record 1,838 yards and 23 TDs on 294 carries, all of which were Patriot League highs … also caught 19 passes for 121 yards and a TD and returned 24 kickoffs for 514 yards … named the Patriot League and ECAC Rookie of the Year … led the Patriot League in rushing yards per game (131.3) and was second in the NCAA FCS in rushing TDs (23) and fourth in total rushing yards (1,838) … helped the offense rush for a school-record 2,353 yards, shattering the former mark of 2,162 set in 2013, and scoring with 569 points, surpassing the 2013 record of 526 … set Fordham freshman rushing record with 231 yards on 22 carries with four TDs against Rhode Island.
Attended Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg, PA) High School where he was a consensus first-team All-State selection as a senior in 2013 … named MVP of the Big-33 Game where he rushed nine times for 73 yards and TD and caught four passes for 31 yards … also named Mid-Penn Player of the Year … accumulated 2,378 total yards and 25 TDs, including 1,984 rushing yards, as a senior … also a member of the basketball team at Central Dauphin East … earned a degree in Communications … has a daughter, Avery.
