Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Lions ... earned Third Team All-State accolades in both 2008 and 2010 ... Archdiocesan Athletic Association Running Back of the Year and Punt Returner of the Year as a senior ... AAA Skill Position Player of the Year in 2010 ... a First Team All-AAA linebacker as a sophomore and earned Second Team All-AAA running back honors as a junior ... twice named team’s Offensive Player of the Year ... earned All-Metro Second Team honors in 2010 ... recipient of the Eddie Mae Binion Award in 2009 ... scored 23 touchdowns as a senior and 21 as a junior ... rushed for 1,471 yards as a senior ... a team captain as a senior ... also ran track and field.

Personal: John is the son of Jimmie and Stacy Edwards ... major is biology ... born Feb. 20, 1993.