2022 Football Roster
Edwards, Daijun
Jersey Number 30
Daijun Edwards
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 201
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Norman Park, Ga.
- High School:
- Colquitt County
Bio
Career Highs
* 146 rushing yards at Vanderbilt, 2023
* 20 carries vs. South Carolina, 2023; at Vanderbilt, 2023
* 3 rushing TDs vs. Auburn, 2022
* Long rush of 62 yards at Vanderbilt, 2023
2023: Played in 12 games, starting 10 times…led Georgia in rushing with 165 carries for 880 yards…his 13 rushing touchdowns ranked second on the team, fifth in the SEC, and 22nd nationally…broke 100 yards rushing in win over South Carolina, posting 118 yards and one touchdown on 20 attempts in SEC opener...led the Bulldogs in rushing with 66 yards and two touchdowns on 12 attempts vs. UAB...rushed for 76 yards and two scores on 19 attempts at Auburn...ran for 54 yards on nine attempts as the Bulldogs' leading rusher in win over Kentucky…also caught six passes for 51 yards against the Wildcats...ran for team-best 146 yards and a score on 20 attempts at Vanderbilt, adding a career-long rush of 62 yards against the Commodores...led the Bulldogs in rushing against Florida, running for 95 yards and two touchdowns on 16 attempts...had 16 carries for 77 yards to lead the Bulldogs in rushing for the seventh-straight game against Missouri...also caught two passes for 28 yards against the Tigers...rushed 12 times for 59 yards and two touchdowns in win over Ole Miss, adding two catches for 17 yards...totaled 55 rushing yards and a touchdown on 13 carries in win at Georgia Tech, also catching two passes for 31 yards...rushed seven times for 62 yards and career-high two touchdowns in Capital One Orange Bowl vs. Florida State…also caught a 28-yard pass against the Seminoles...included on Senior Bowl Watch List.
2022: Saw action as a reserve RB, and also on kick coverage units, in all 15 games...the Bulldogs' second-leading rusher with 797 yards on 140 carries (5.5 avg.), with seven TDs...also has 14 pass receptions for 101 yards...tallied 30 yards on five attempts against TCU in the CFP National Championship Game...had eight carries for 58 yards against Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl...season-and career-best 106 yards rushing, with TD runs of one and 22 yards, in win over Florida...then-season-high 83 yards on 12 carries, with career-best three TDs in win over Auburn...led seven Georgia rushers in win over Vanderbilt with 49 yards on 10 carries, with one TD...gained 51 yards on 10 carries in win at Missouri...scored the go-ahead TD with 4:03 left, and also carried six times for 42 yards on Georgia's final possession of the game, as the Bulldogs expired the clock...77 yards on 12 carries in SEC Championship Game vs. LSU...had 24 yards on four carries and also caught two passes for 34 yards in season-opening win over No. 11 Oregon...rushed for 23 yards on six carries, and also had a 12-yard reception, vs. Samford...had 33 yards on just four carries in win at South Carolina...gained 73 yards on 12 carries in win over Kent State...also had two receptions for nine yards...eight carries for 57 yards in win over Georgia Tech.
2021: Played in all 15 games as a reserve running back and also on kickoff coverage unit...finished with 210 total rushing yards on 49 carries and two TDs...had team-high 10 carries in win at Vanderbilt for 46 yards and a 15-yard TD run...also recovered a fumble and had a 10-yard return on the Bulldogs’ KO coverage unit vs. Vandy...team’s second-leading rusher, with 38 yards on four carries, in win over Michigan...second rushing TD came in second quarter vs. Charleston Southern...six carries for 43 yards, including a 3-yard TD run, vs. Georgia Tech...had seven carries for 29 yards in Georgia’s win over UAB...had three carries for 29 yards in win over Missouri.
2020: Played in nine of 10 games and had 37 carries for 218 yards...season-best performances both came in road wins: 103 yards (long run of 47 yards) at Missouri, and 14 carries for 77 yards at South Carolina...had 27 yards on seven attempts vs. Auburn...saw action in the Bulldogs' season-opening win at Arkansas...gained four yards on his lone carry for the day...caught a pass for three-yard gain vs. Tennessee.
High School: Colquitt County, coached by Justin Rogers...247Sports.com four-star prospect...ranked as the #21 running back nationally, the #28 prospect in Georgia, and the #279 prospect nationally...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, rated as the #13 RB, and #175 prospect nationally and a member of the Top 300 All-American Team…rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #9 RB nationally, #18 in the state and the #135 prospect nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #33 running back nationally, the #42 prospect in Georgia, and the #187 prospect nationally...all told, rushed for 4,413 career yards on 715 carries in 55 games played...was named to the 2019 All-State Class 7A first team offense by the Georgia Sports Writers Association, as well as the honorable mention by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution...as a senior, he led the Packers with 1,008 rushing yards, his third straight 1,000 yard season...he added 11 touchdowns on the ground to bring his career total to 64...he also caught 27 passes for 408 yards and two touchdowns as a senior...as a junior, was named an All-State selection by the Georgia Coaches Association-South (First Team), the Georgia Sports Writers Association (Second Team) and the AJC (HM)...helped lead the Packers to the No. 1 state ranking, the No. 14 ranking nationally (MaxPreps), a 14-1 overall record and a Class 7A runner-up finish...rushed for 1,480 yards on the ground (No. 4 in Class 7A) on 227 carries with six 100-yard-games and 26 total touchdowns...as a sophomore, led the Packers to a No. 3 state ranking and an 11-4 record, eclipsing 1,000 yards for the first time with 176 carries for 1,038 yards and 13 touchdowns...leading rusher for CCHS as a freshman, taking 147 carries for 887 yards and 14 touchdowns rushing, and also caught 22 passes for 189 yards.
Personal: Full name SEVARIAN DAIJUN EDWARDS...major: Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the Erskine “Erk” Russell Football Scholarship and the Col. Robert L. Jackson Jr. Family Scholarship.
* 146 rushing yards at Vanderbilt, 2023
* 20 carries vs. South Carolina, 2023; at Vanderbilt, 2023
* 3 rushing TDs vs. Auburn, 2022
* Long rush of 62 yards at Vanderbilt, 2023
2023: Played in 12 games, starting 10 times…led Georgia in rushing with 165 carries for 880 yards…his 13 rushing touchdowns ranked second on the team, fifth in the SEC, and 22nd nationally…broke 100 yards rushing in win over South Carolina, posting 118 yards and one touchdown on 20 attempts in SEC opener...led the Bulldogs in rushing with 66 yards and two touchdowns on 12 attempts vs. UAB...rushed for 76 yards and two scores on 19 attempts at Auburn...ran for 54 yards on nine attempts as the Bulldogs' leading rusher in win over Kentucky…also caught six passes for 51 yards against the Wildcats...ran for team-best 146 yards and a score on 20 attempts at Vanderbilt, adding a career-long rush of 62 yards against the Commodores...led the Bulldogs in rushing against Florida, running for 95 yards and two touchdowns on 16 attempts...had 16 carries for 77 yards to lead the Bulldogs in rushing for the seventh-straight game against Missouri...also caught two passes for 28 yards against the Tigers...rushed 12 times for 59 yards and two touchdowns in win over Ole Miss, adding two catches for 17 yards...totaled 55 rushing yards and a touchdown on 13 carries in win at Georgia Tech, also catching two passes for 31 yards...rushed seven times for 62 yards and career-high two touchdowns in Capital One Orange Bowl vs. Florida State…also caught a 28-yard pass against the Seminoles...included on Senior Bowl Watch List.
2022: Saw action as a reserve RB, and also on kick coverage units, in all 15 games...the Bulldogs' second-leading rusher with 797 yards on 140 carries (5.5 avg.), with seven TDs...also has 14 pass receptions for 101 yards...tallied 30 yards on five attempts against TCU in the CFP National Championship Game...had eight carries for 58 yards against Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl...season-and career-best 106 yards rushing, with TD runs of one and 22 yards, in win over Florida...then-season-high 83 yards on 12 carries, with career-best three TDs in win over Auburn...led seven Georgia rushers in win over Vanderbilt with 49 yards on 10 carries, with one TD...gained 51 yards on 10 carries in win at Missouri...scored the go-ahead TD with 4:03 left, and also carried six times for 42 yards on Georgia's final possession of the game, as the Bulldogs expired the clock...77 yards on 12 carries in SEC Championship Game vs. LSU...had 24 yards on four carries and also caught two passes for 34 yards in season-opening win over No. 11 Oregon...rushed for 23 yards on six carries, and also had a 12-yard reception, vs. Samford...had 33 yards on just four carries in win at South Carolina...gained 73 yards on 12 carries in win over Kent State...also had two receptions for nine yards...eight carries for 57 yards in win over Georgia Tech.
2021: Played in all 15 games as a reserve running back and also on kickoff coverage unit...finished with 210 total rushing yards on 49 carries and two TDs...had team-high 10 carries in win at Vanderbilt for 46 yards and a 15-yard TD run...also recovered a fumble and had a 10-yard return on the Bulldogs’ KO coverage unit vs. Vandy...team’s second-leading rusher, with 38 yards on four carries, in win over Michigan...second rushing TD came in second quarter vs. Charleston Southern...six carries for 43 yards, including a 3-yard TD run, vs. Georgia Tech...had seven carries for 29 yards in Georgia’s win over UAB...had three carries for 29 yards in win over Missouri.
2020: Played in nine of 10 games and had 37 carries for 218 yards...season-best performances both came in road wins: 103 yards (long run of 47 yards) at Missouri, and 14 carries for 77 yards at South Carolina...had 27 yards on seven attempts vs. Auburn...saw action in the Bulldogs' season-opening win at Arkansas...gained four yards on his lone carry for the day...caught a pass for three-yard gain vs. Tennessee.
High School: Colquitt County, coached by Justin Rogers...247Sports.com four-star prospect...ranked as the #21 running back nationally, the #28 prospect in Georgia, and the #279 prospect nationally...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, rated as the #13 RB, and #175 prospect nationally and a member of the Top 300 All-American Team…rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #9 RB nationally, #18 in the state and the #135 prospect nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #33 running back nationally, the #42 prospect in Georgia, and the #187 prospect nationally...all told, rushed for 4,413 career yards on 715 carries in 55 games played...was named to the 2019 All-State Class 7A first team offense by the Georgia Sports Writers Association, as well as the honorable mention by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution...as a senior, he led the Packers with 1,008 rushing yards, his third straight 1,000 yard season...he added 11 touchdowns on the ground to bring his career total to 64...he also caught 27 passes for 408 yards and two touchdowns as a senior...as a junior, was named an All-State selection by the Georgia Coaches Association-South (First Team), the Georgia Sports Writers Association (Second Team) and the AJC (HM)...helped lead the Packers to the No. 1 state ranking, the No. 14 ranking nationally (MaxPreps), a 14-1 overall record and a Class 7A runner-up finish...rushed for 1,480 yards on the ground (No. 4 in Class 7A) on 227 carries with six 100-yard-games and 26 total touchdowns...as a sophomore, led the Packers to a No. 3 state ranking and an 11-4 record, eclipsing 1,000 yards for the first time with 176 carries for 1,038 yards and 13 touchdowns...leading rusher for CCHS as a freshman, taking 147 carries for 887 yards and 14 touchdowns rushing, and also caught 22 passes for 189 yards.
Personal: Full name SEVARIAN DAIJUN EDWARDS...major: Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the Erskine “Erk” Russell Football Scholarship and the Col. Robert L. Jackson Jr. Family Scholarship.
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