Tariq Edwards
  • Position
  • Class
  • Weight
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Linebacker
  • Freshman
  • 229 lbs.
  • Marlboro County
  • Cheraw, S.C.

Selected to play for USA Football’s 2009 Junior National Team, which competed in the sport’s first junior world championship in the summer of 2009 … Ranked the No. 23 strongside linebacker prospect nationally by Scout.com … Listed as the No. 27 outside linebacker nationally by ESPN/Scouts, Inc. … Ranked the No. 15 player in the state of South Carolina by SuperPrep … The No. 23 prospect in South Carolina and the No. 50 outside linebacker in the country as ranked by Rivals … A member of SuperPrep’s Mid-Atlantic Team … Named to PrepStar’s All-Atlantic Region Team as a linebacker … Finished with 102 tackles, including five for a loss, and three sacks as a senior … Also blocked two kicks … Caught 12 passes for 225 yards and four touchdowns his senior year … Also scored twice on two-point conversions … Had one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions as a senior … Recorded 81 tackles, four sacks and two interceptions as a junior … Caught eight passes for 123 yards in limited time offensively his junior season.

Personal: Tariq Edwards … Born 5/1/91 in Cheraw, SC … Son of Bo and Felicia Campbell … Father is a former Hokie football player (1989-92 letterwinner) … Twin brother, Tyrell, signed with Tech as well.