45 Justin Edwards
Justin Edwards
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    206
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    East Hampton, CT
  • High School:
    Kingswood Oxford
  • Position:
    RB
  • Major:
    Economics and Engineering
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    850
  • yds/g
    85.0
  • td
    14

Bio

At CMS
Holds school record for rushing touchdowns in a season with 16, set in 2021, as well as the No. 5 total of 13 in 2022 ... Has the No. 8 (1146) and No. 10 (1090) top seasons in rushing yardage in CMS annals ... Already ranks No. 4 in career rushing touchdowns (29) after his sophomore season, nine shy of the CMS record, and No. 5 in all-purpose touchdowns (30). 

2022 (Sophomore)
First-Team D3football.com All-West Region ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... Started all nine games at tailback, finishing the year with 1090 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground ... Added 16 receptions for 149 yards and a touchdown ... Ran for 100 yards seven times in nine games ... Had a high of 156 yards on 26 carries with two touchdowns in a 28-6 win over Chapman ... Scored three touchdowns and added 154 yards on 30 carries in a 41-3 win over Cal Lutheran ... Opened the year with 112 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Whittier ... Had 141 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries in a 42-0 win over Redlands that clinched a share of the SCIAC title for the Stags. 

2021 (First-Year)
SCIAC Newcomer of the Year ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... Third-Team D3football.com All-West Region ... Two-time SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week ... Two-time D3football.com Team of the Week Selection ... Rushed for 1146 yards in 10 games, ranking him No. 8 on the single-season rushing list in CMS history ... Broke the program record with 16 rushing touchdowns, breaking the mark of 15 which had stood for 35 years since Chris Dabrow set it in 1986 ... Earned SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week after both Chapman games, when he went over 200 yards each time ... Had 204 yards and four touchdowns in the first meeting with the Panthers, a 29-21 CMS victory on Sept. 25 ... Had 211 yards and three touchdowns in the rematch, a 42-34 road win on Nov. 6 ... Had a season-high 229 yards and two touchdowns in a road win over Cal Lutheran ... Tallied 174 yards on the ground and three touchdowns in a win over La Verne ... Also caught nine passes for 123 yards on the year.  

Prior to CMS
Attended Kingswood Oxford School in Connecticut, where he was a member of the football team ... Earned all-league honors at running back ... Won the Merritt Prize at Kingswood Oxford ... Honor roll student ... Served as a tour guide for Kingswood Oxford and volunteered for a football camp run by the school. 

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in economics and engineering ... Chose CMS because "how could you not?"

Justin Edwards posed shot

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 7 at Chapman L, 20-7
Oct 14 at La Verne W, 30-17
Oct 21 Redlands W, 31-17
Oct 28 Chapman L, 14-10
Nov 4 at Cal Lutheran W, 30-13
Nov 11 at Redlands W, 21-6
  Overall Conf
Rushes 216 176
Yards 850 701
Yards per game 85.0 87.6
Yards per rush 3.9 4.0
Touchdowns 14 12
Fumbles 2 2
Fumbles lost 0 0

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 at Chicago W, 24-15 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 George Fox W, 16-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Cal Lutheran W, 49-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Pomona-Pitzer W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Chapman L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at La Verne W, 30-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Redlands W, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Chapman L, 14-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Cal Lutheran W, 30-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Redlands W, 21-6 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Chicago W, 24-15 27 95 3.5 32 2 - -
Sep 16 George Fox W, 16-7 13 54 4.2 9 0 - -
Sep 23 Cal Lutheran W, 49-28 19 55 2.9 16 3 1 0
Sep 30 Pomona-Pitzer W, 30-20 20 65 3.3 8 0 - -
Oct 7 at Chapman L, 20-7 17 51 3.0 8 0 - -
Oct 14 at La Verne W, 30-17 29 227 7.8 29 3 1 0
Oct 21 Redlands W, 31-17 21 57 2.7 13 3 - -
Oct 28 Chapman L, 14-10 20 45 2.3 7 0 - -
Nov 4 at Cal Lutheran W, 30-13 25 122 4.9 26 2 - -
Nov 11 at Redlands W, 21-6 25 79 3.2 9 1 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Chicago W, 24-15 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 George Fox W, 16-7 1 9 9.0 9 0 - -
Sep 23 Cal Lutheran W, 49-28 1 3 3.0 3 0 1 0
Sep 30 Pomona-Pitzer W, 30-20 4 17 4.3 6 0 - -
Oct 7 at Chapman L, 20-7 1 9 9.0 9 0 - -
Oct 14 at La Verne W, 30-17 3 8 2.7 7 0 1 0
Oct 21 Redlands W, 31-17 6 54 9.0 20 0 - -
Oct 28 Chapman L, 14-10 8 23 2.9 13 0 - -
Nov 4 at Cal Lutheran W, 30-13 3 20 6.7 12 0 - -
Nov 11 at Redlands W, 21-6 3 9 3.0 6 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 at Chicago W, 24-15 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 George Fox W, 16-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 Cal Lutheran W, 49-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 Pomona-Pitzer W, 30-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 at Chapman L, 20-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at La Verne W, 30-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 Redlands W, 31-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Chapman L, 14-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Cal Lutheran W, 30-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 at Redlands W, 21-6 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 at Chicago W, 24-15 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 George Fox W, 16-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Cal Lutheran W, 49-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Pomona-Pitzer W, 30-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Chapman L, 20-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at La Verne W, 30-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Redlands W, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Chapman L, 14-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Cal Lutheran W, 30-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Redlands W, 21-6 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 at Chicago W, 24-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 George Fox W, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Cal Lutheran W, 49-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Pomona-Pitzer W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Chapman L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at La Verne W, 30-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Redlands W, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Chapman L, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Cal Lutheran W, 30-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Redlands W, 21-6 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 at Chicago W, 24-15 1 95 - - - 95
Sep 16 George Fox W, 16-7 1 54 9 - - 63
Sep 23 Cal Lutheran W, 49-28 1 55 3 - - 58
Sep 30 Pomona-Pitzer W, 30-20 1 65 17 - - 82
Oct 7 at Chapman L, 20-7 1 51 9 - - 60
Oct 14 at La Verne W, 30-17 1 227 8 - - 235
Oct 21 Redlands W, 31-17 1 57 54 - - 111
Oct 28 Chapman L, 14-10 1 45 23 - - 68
Nov 4 at Cal Lutheran W, 30-13 1 122 20 - - 142
Nov 11 at Redlands W, 21-6 1 79 9 - - 88

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 at Chicago W, 24-15 12 2 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 16 George Fox W, 16-7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 Cal Lutheran W, 49-28 18 3 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 Pomona-Pitzer W, 30-20 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 at Chapman L, 20-7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at La Verne W, 30-17 18 3 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 Redlands W, 31-17 18 3 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Chapman L, 14-10 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Cal Lutheran W, 30-13 12 2 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Redlands W, 21-6 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 at Chicago W, 24-15 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 George Fox W, 16-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Cal Lutheran W, 49-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Pomona-Pitzer W, 30-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Chapman L, 20-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at La Verne W, 30-17 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Redlands W, 31-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Chapman L, 14-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Cal Lutheran W, 30-13 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Redlands W, 21-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 9 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 29 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 10 217 1146 114.6 5.3 16 55 - -
2022-23 9 197 1090 121.1 5.5 13 46 1 0
2023-24 10 216 850 85.0 3.9 14 32 2 0
Total 29 630 3086 106.4 4.9 43 55 3 0

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 10 9 0.9 123 12.3 13.7 0 32
2022-23 9 16 1.8 149 16.6 9.3 1 35
2023-24 10 30 3.0 152 15.2 5.1 0 20
Total 29 55 1.9 424 14.6 7.7 1 35

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 9 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 29 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 9 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 29 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 3 46 15.3 0 27 - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 3 46 15.3 0 27 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 10 1146 123 - 46 1315 131.5
2022-23 9 1090 149 - - 1239 137.7
2023-24 10 850 152 - - 1002 100.2
Total 29 3086 424 - 46 3556 122.6

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 96 9.6 16 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
2022-23 84 9.3 13 1 - - - - 0 - 0 0
2023-24 84 8.4 14 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 264 9.1 43 1 0 - - - 0 - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 10 2 0 2.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 9 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 0 1 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 29 2 1 3.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 216 850 85.0 3.9 14 32 2 0
Conference 8 176 701 87.6 4.0 12 29 2 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 93 276 55.2 3.0 6 16 1 0
Away 5 123 574 114.8 4.7 8 32 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 179 754 94.3 4.2 14 32 2 0
Losses 2 37 96 48.0 2.6 0 8 - -
Month September 4 79 269 67.3 3.4 5 32 1 0
October 4 87 380 95.0 4.4 6 29 1 0
November 2 50 201 100.5 4.0 3 26 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 30 3.0 152 15.2 5.1 0 20
Conference 8 29 3.6 143 17.9 4.9 0 20
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 20 4.0 106 21.2 5.3 0 20
Away 5 10 2.0 46 9.2 4.6 0 12
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 21 2.6 120 15.0 5.7 0 20
Losses 2 9 4.5 32 16.0 3.6 0 13
Month September 4 6 1.5 29 7.3 4.8 0 9
October 4 18 4.5 94 23.5 5.2 0 20
November 2 6 3.0 29 14.5 4.8 0 12

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 8 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 850 152 - - 1002 100.2
Conference 8 701 143 - - 844 105.5
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 276 106 - - 382 76.4
Away 5 574 46 - - 620 124.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 8 754 120 - - 874 109.3
Losses 2 96 32 - - 128 64.0
Month September 4 269 29 - - 298 74.5
October 4 380 94 - - 474 118.5
November 2 201 29 - - 230 115.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 84 8.4 14 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 72 9.0 12 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 36 7.2 6 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 48 9.6 8 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 84 10.5 14 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 30 7.5 5 0 - - - - - - 0 0
October 36 9.0 6 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 18 9.0 3 0 - - - - - - 0 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 0 1 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 0 1 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 0 1 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 0 1 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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O'Connell (First Team), Edwards (Second Team) Earn D3football All-Region Honors

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Justin Edwards Named SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week for CMS Football

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October 16, 2023

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September 23, 2023

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