T.J. Edwards
LB
#53
Experience: 6 years
Height: 6-1
Age: 27
Weight: 242 lbs
College: Wisconsin
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Packers | L 20 - 38 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | @Buccaneers | L 17 - 27 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | @Chiefs | L 10 - 41 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Broncos | L 28 - 31 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | @Commanders | W 40 - 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Vikings | L 13 - 19 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | Raiders | W 30 - 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | @Chargers | L 13 - 30 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 9 | @Saints | L 17 - 24 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Panthers | W 16 - 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | @Lions | L 26 - 31 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | @Vikings | W 12 - 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Lions | W 28 - 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | @Browns | L 17 - 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | Cardinals | W 27 - 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | Falcons | W 37 - 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | @Packers | L 9 - 17 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 12 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 14 | 64 | 66 | 130 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 17 | 99 | 60 | 159 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 17 | 91 | 64 | 155 | 74 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 78 | 64 | 306 | 238 | 544 | 266 | 7.5 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:
- Enters sixth season in NFL and second in Chicago
- Spent first four NFL seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles after signing as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Wisconsin in 2019
- Has appeared in 78 games, making 64 starts with 523 total tackles (296 solo), 28 tackles for loss, 17 quarterback hits, 20 passes defensed, 7.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and five interceptions.
2023 SEASON (BEARS):
- Started all 17 games
- Led the team with 153 tackles (90 solo), 2.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and three interceptions
- Finished the 2023 regular season ranked seventh the NFL in total tackles
- Logged first sack of season in Week 5 against the Commanders and first forced fumble of the season in Week 6 against the Vikings
- Was Bears top-graded player in Week 6 per PFF (91.0)
- Reached 250-career solo tackles and 450 total tackles in Week 8
- Finished the game with 13 tackles (nine solo), two tackles for loss and one fumble recovery
- Tallied 25th tackle for loss of career in Week 9
- Recorded 100th tackle of the season in Week 10
- Recorded second interception of season in Week 12
- Set career-high for interceptions in a single-season (2)
- In Week 14, recovered a Lions fumbled snap late in the third quarter, setting up a Bears touchdown
- Also logged four tackles (three solo), one tackle for loss, one interception and one pass defensed
- Against Cleveland in Week 15, notched six tackles, 0.5 sacks, two passes defensed and one QBH
- Picked off a Taylor Heinicke pass in Week 17 for third interception of the season and fifth of career, this was also 20th pass defensed on his career
- Led the team with 10 tackles (seven solo) in Week 18 at Green Bay
2022 SEASON (Eagles):
- Started in all 17 games for the Eagles and led the team with 159 total tackles
- Added 10 TFLs, seven passes defensed, 2.0 sacks and one fumble recovery
- Edwards' 159 tackles were tied for the sixth-most in the NFL last season and stand as the second-most recorded in a single season in Eagles franchise history, trailing Bryon Evans' 175 total tackles recorded in 1992
2021 SEASON (Eagles):
- Appeared in 16 games (14 starts), logging 125 tackles (62 solo) while adding one interception, five passes defensed, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery
2020 SEASON (Eagles):
- Started in all 12 appearances on the season, logging 64 tackles (34 solo) with one interception, one pass defensed, two quarterback hurries and five tackles for loss
2019 SEASON (Eagles):
- Appeared in all 16 games (4 starts) and logged 22 tackles (11 solo)
POSTSEASON:
- Edwards made three postseason starts for the Eagles this year, tallying 13 tackles and a pass defensed. In Super Bowl LVII alone, he had six tackles (5 solo) and one pass defensed versus Kansas City
