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T.J. Edwards

LB

#53

Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 28

Weight: 242 lbs

College: Wisconsin

2024 SEASON

  • Solo
    59
  • SCK
    3
  • FF
    1
  • INT
    1
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Defense

Field Position

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line 5 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line 14 54 33 21 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 9 11 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 13 32 17 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Game Halves

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
1st Half 13 50 34 16 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Last Two Minutes of Half 5 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Half 14 51 24 27 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Home vs Road

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Home Games 7 59 29 30 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Road Games 7 44 30 14 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Margin of Victory

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Margin 0-7 2 23 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Margin 15+ 2 11 4 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Point Differential

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Ahead 5 13 5 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ahead by 1-8 Points 4 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ahead by 9-16 Points 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behind 13 70 43 27 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Behind by 1-8 Points 13 31 19 12 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Behind by 9-16 Points 9 34 21 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tied 14 20 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Quarters

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
1st Quarter 11 22 13 9 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
4th Quarter 11 26 12 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4th Quarter within 7 5 11 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overtime 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Quarter 11 28 21 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3rd Quarter 12 25 12 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Stadium Surfaces

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Turf 14 103 59 44 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0

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
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