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D.J. Edmond

Class: Junior
Position: DB
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215

Previous School: Riverbend HS

Hometown: Fredericksburg, Va.

An Inside Look from the Coaching Staff
• Got better as the spring went along
• Runs well for his position
• Is going to make a contribution to the team, likely on special teams

2011 (So.)
• Played in four games as a backup defensive back
• Made unassisted tackle during second half of game against Kentucky Wesleyan
• Also saw time on special teams

2010 (Fr.)
• Saw playing time in three games
• Recorded a solo tackle in the season opener against St. Francis, Pa
• Assisted on a stop against Gardner-Webb

Prep
• Three-year letterwinner at Riverbend High School
• Two-time team Defensive MVP
• Three-year All-District team selection
• Finished his junior year with 88 tackles, two interceptions and three pass breakups
• Earned Roanoke Times Top 100 honors as a senior,
• Finished his final season at Riverbend High School with 99 tackles, one interception and a pass breakup
• Excelled in the classroom, as he was a three-year All-Academic team member
• Three-year basketball letterwinner; four-time track and field letterwinner

Personal
• Son of Derrick and Grace Edmond
• Comes from an athletic family, as both his parents competed collegiately at Bowling Green
• His father was a football and track athlete for the Falcons, while his mother ran track
• Birthday is May 3
• Is a health promotion major