Ben Edwards (American football)

He averaged 14.0 points and 5.4 assists per game in his junior year, garnering All-District honors.

[1] He played in ten games, starting five of them, throughout his freshman season in 2010, catching nine passes for 129 yards and a touchdown.

In 2011, he appeared in eleven games, of which he started ten, recording 44 receptions for 509 yards and six touchdowns.

[10][1] He earned first-team All-CAA, second-team VaSID All-State, College Sports Madness second-team All-CAA, CAA All-Academic and Touchdown Club of Richmond Division I National End/Wide Receiver of the Year accolades in 2013.

He also garnered College Sports Madness third-team All-CAA punt returner recognition in 2013.

[1] Edwards tore his ACL in a game against the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens on November 16, 2013, and underwent surgery for the injury ten days later.

[30][17] He then spent time as a wide receivers coach at York High School while recovering from his hamstring injury before being signed to the Giants' practice squad on November 18, 2015.

[12][23][31] Edwards was promoted to the active roster on December 24 after wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was suspended for one game.

[32] Edwards suffered a mild left knee sprain during voluntary workouts on April 27, 2016.

[17][39] After spending the entire 2016 season on injured reserve, he was not offered a contract by the Giants, making him a free agent.

[1] Ben's brother, Aaron, played as a quarterback for the Christopher Newport Captains football team.