Mike
Edwards.
Mike
Edwards.
Kentucky· 5'10"· 205 lb
Fangio two-high
Rotational safety, special teams ace early on, potentially growing into a starting safety role leveraging his versatility.
Man-heavy press coverage schemes where he is consistently isolated against shifty receivers without safety help.
A versatile safety who can contribute as a run defender, cover short zones, and make an impact on special teams, best utilized in a scheme that values interchangeable safeties.
Selected #99 overall in Round 3 of the 2019 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of Kentucky.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— No athletic data recorded
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kentucky | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Kentucky | 13 | 100 | 0.5 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | Kentucky | 13 | 96 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | Kentucky | 13 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | — | 51 | 278 | 1.5 | 10 | 21 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Mike Edwards played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs, serving as a versatile safety and special teams player. He was a key contributor to the Buccaneers' Super Bowl LV win and the Chiefs' Super Bowl LVII win.