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2025 Football Roster

Justin Manning
Tom Rocha

15 Andrew Edwards

  • Position Quarterback
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 224
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Bentonville, Arkansas
  • High School Bentonville HS

Biography

2024: Second Team All-GAC ... CSC Academic All-District Team ... Led the Great American Conference in completions (207), passing yards (2,539), passing touchdowns (27), and quarterback efficiency rating (156.9) ... Named GAC Offensive Player of the Week three times ... Threw for a career-high 443 yards versus Southeastern Oklahoma State on September 14 ... Recorded a career-best six passing touchdowns against Oklahoma Baptist on October 5 ... Was named to the GAC Academic Honor Roll.

2023: Named Second Team All-GAC after leading the conference's regular season in completion percentage (66.3%), passing yards (2760), passing touchdowns (27) and total touchdowns (37) ... Tied a conference record with five Player of the Week honors ... Finished his sophomore campaign with 3408 total yards - sixth most in program history - and 39 total touchdowns after leading HSU to its first NCAA Division II Playoff berth since 2015 ... Seventh most single-season passing yards in program history (2979) while throwing just four interceptions - six fewer than the next closest on the list ... Fifth most single-season passing touchdowns in school history (28) ... Posted three games with at least five touchdowns, including a five-touchdown, 359-yard showing against Northwestern Oklahoma State (Oct. 28).     

2022: The GAC Freshman of the Year as voted on by the league’s coaches … Burst onto the scene in week two after an injury to the starting quarterback and never looked back … Finished the year 146-for-229 through the air for 2137 yards, 21 touchdowns and four interceptions in just nine games as the starter … Was one of the most efficient and accurate passers in the league as a freshman, completing 63% of his passes and ending the year with a QB rating of 168.12 … Threw for over 300 yards in three games and shined in the Battle of the Ravine, going 21-for-36 for 232 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions … Also ran for 219 yards and three touchdowns on the year ... Had the most passing touchdowns (21) and fewest interceptions (4) of any DII freshman quarterback in the country.

2021: Redshirted.

PREP: All-Conference quarterback with tremendous accuracy … Threw for 2,238 yards with a 70% completion percentage (135-192) while racking up 28 touchdowns and two interceptions for a quarterback rating of 144.49 as a senior … Accounted for five touchdowns in Bentonville's conference championship victory … Held a 3.9 GPA his senior year while at Bentonville High School … Received offers from Southern Arkansas and Arkansas Baptist, among others.

PERSONAL: Married to Joce . . . Son of Curtis and Cathy Edwards . . . Brother to Emily Edwards . . . Major is Business Finance.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'3" 200 lbs
  • 15

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'3" 200 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'3" 200 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Quarterback
    6'3" 221 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Quarterback
    6'3" 224 lbs
    15