Scotty Edwards

Follow @edwards21scotty Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2023) · Greg Piers Award- Special Teams (2022) Saw action in 11 games, making seven starts at safety · Posted 54 tackles (32 solo, 22 asst), 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble, a pass breakup and one pass defensed in his redshirt junior season · His 54 tackles were the second-most by any Cardinal defender while his 2.5 sacks ranked him fourth amongst Stanford players · Matched his single-game career high in total tackles (11) at Virginia (Sept. 20) · Recorded sacks in back-to-back matchups: at SMU (Oct. 11) and vs. Florida State (Oct. 18) · Registered eight-or-more tackles in four games: 8 vs. Boston College (Sept. 13), 11 at Virginia (Sept. 20), 8 vs. San Jose State (Sept. 27), 10 at Miami (Oct. 25) Made 11 starts for Stanford, missing one game due to injury · Totaled 80 tackles, good for second-best on the team, while adding 2.0 TFLs (for five yards), two pass breakups and two passes defensed · Recorded double-digit tackles in three games, including a career-best 11 tackles in Stanford's upset of No. 22 Louisville Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll · Started 10 games for the Cardinal before missing the final two games · Tied for the team lead with two interceptions · Finished the season with 45 tackles, good for seventh-best on the team, and fourth on the secondary · Notched his first career sack at Hawai'i in the season opener while adding six tackles · Recorded his first interception in the home opener against Sacramento State (Sept. 16) · His second interception on the season came in the team's road win at Washington State (Nov. 7) ... added a career-best seven tackles and a quarterback hit in the game Greg Piers Award- Special Teams · Stanford Scout Team Player of the Week- Special Teams (Week 7- Notre Dame) · Stanford Scout Team Player of the Week- Special Teams (Week 8- ASU) · Appeared in four games, making five tackles Served on a two-year mission for the Church Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to Johannesburg, South Africa · Played at Olympus High School · Has lettered three times in football and once in basketball, while also running track · Ranked No. 15 in Utah by PrepStar and No. 19 by 247Sports · The No. 71 athlete in the class by PrepStar and the No. 146 athlete by 247Sports · 2019 Honorable Mention All-State · Two-time All-Region (2018, 2019) · Two-Time Region Champions (2018, 2019) · Member of the National Honor Society Son of Dave and Jill Edwards · Has two siblings – Amanda and Ryan · Born on Halloween in Boston, Mass. · Intends to study management science and engineering or product design · A concert pianist whose other hobbies include playing the ukelele, skiing and watching movies