Football
- Name: Sammy Edwards
- Position: QB
- College: Valdosta State University
- Height: 6’2″
- Weight: 198 lbs
- X (Twitter): @SamEdwards1106
- Instagram: @sammy.edwards02
What made you decide you wanted to be a football player?
The social aspect of football. Being around football at a young age was what drove me to football and my dad was a coach so I went to practices with him and my older brother.
What are your favorite moments from your football life?
This last playoff run in 2024 after experiencing every type of turnout of a season at the division two level, finally getting to the championship game was a good feeling.
What are you looking to achieve as a football player going forward?
First of all excited to learn and see what this process is and then just get onto a team and see how a team operates and eventually show my talents on the field.
If you could hang out with any football player past or present for a day, who and why?
Blake Bortles, Jacksonville duval legend, just from what I’ve seen he’d be a really mellow guy to hang out with.
Which one of your family members inspires you the most and why?
My grandfather, he inspires me with how he treats everyone with compassion and even going through health issues recently and still loves everyone he interacts with.
What is your favorite offensive scheme and why?
Air raid, I grew up around the air raid and as a quarterback you want to air it out and no quarterback wants to run the ball.
What should we know about Sammy Edwards the person?
I’m a competitor at heart and I have a fiery personality as a quarterback and I think having an edge is important especially at the sport I play.
What stands out about your film the most?
My ability to move through my progression and ability to pick up on cues and reads and I just have a baller mentality to go out there and do whatever it takes.
How do you handle challenges both in life and on the football field?
Take them head on, adversity is important and through faith and the Lord and family you just have to go through them and not around them.
What would a team get in a player like you?
A guy who is going to buy in and make their team and building better regardless of status and provide to make everyone in the building better.
What do you love the most about the game of football?
The competitive nature and the edge and mindset of being the best has kept me going these last couple of years.
Who is the most underrated player you’ve played with and why?
Jordan Billups, a safety for us these past couple years, he’s not taller than 5’ 9”- 5’ 10” and how he earned his job back every semester speaks volumes of his character.
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