Braylon Jamel Edwards (born on February 21, 1983 in
Detroit, Michigan) is an American football wide
receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National
Football League.
His father, Stan Edwards, played football at the
University of Michigan (1977-1981) and with the
Houston Oilers (1982-1986) and Detroit Lions (1987).
Edwards graduated of Bishop Gallagher High School in
Harper Woods, Michigan after transferring from
Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, Michigan.
Edwards followed his father's footsteps to Michigan,
where he played from 2001-2004. During his senior
year in 2004, Edwards set Michigan season records
for receptions (97) and yards (1,330), and career
records for receptions (252), yards (3,541), and
touchdowns (39); the career touchdown mark is also a
Big Ten Conference record. Edwards also set the
Michigan record for the most games with 100 or more
receiving yards (17). That year Edwards won the Fred
Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation's top wide
receiver, and was named the Big Ten Conference MVP.
He was also a consensus All-America selection.
Edwards is the only wide receiver in Big Ten
history, and the third in NCAA Division I-A annals,
to gain 1,000 or more receiving yards in three
consecutive years. At Michigan, Edwards wore jersey
number 80 during his freshman and sophomore years,
but changed to wear number 1 jersey during his
junior and senior years. Edwards concluded his
college career by recording three touchdown catches
in the 2005 Rose Bowl against Texas, tying a record
for that game. Braylon's Michigan career did not
entirely eclipse Jack Clancy's who still holds the
Michigan single game receptions yardage at 197,
while Edwards remains third for his 189 yard effort
in 2004. Edwards also fell just short of eclipsing
Clancy's 10 game single season records of 76
receptions and 1077 yards by recording 76 and 149 in
10 games on his way to his record setting 97
reception 1330 yard 12 game efforts of 2004. Edwards
also ran track and his indoor 200 meter time of
21.81 was the third fastest in Michigan history when
he completed his career. It is now sixth fastest.
