Lac Edwards

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Lac Edwards
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Edwards with the New York Jets in 2017
No. 4, 10
Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 (age 32)
Hastings, Victoria, Australia
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Mornington Secondary College
(Mornington, Victoria, Australia)
College: Sam Houston State
NFL draft: 2016  / round: 7 / pick: 235
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:376
Punt yards:17,189
Punt average:45.7
Inside 20:116
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Lachlan Edwards (born 27 April 1992) is an Australian former professional American football punter. He played college football at Sam Houston State University.

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Early life

Edwards was born in Hastings, Victoria, and attended Mornington Secondary College. [1] In his youth, he was a promising player of Australian rules football, winning selection for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup (Victoria's under-18 competition). Edwards subsequently went on to the North Ballarat Football Club, who play in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He spent three years on North Ballarat's list, but was unsuccessful in his attempts to be drafted into the Australian Football League (AFL). [2] Prior to emigrating to the United States, Edwards attended the University of Ballarat, where he represented the university in Australian rules football, rugby, cricket, and track and field. He was selected to the 2012 All-Australian University team.[ citation needed ]

College career

Edwards played college football for the Sam Houston State Bearkats of Sam Houston State University. He was selected to the All-Southland Conference First-team and Sports Network FCS All-America third-team. Edwards led the NCAA with a 44.4 yard punting average. [3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 4+1⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		209 lb
(95 kg)		32+3⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)
All values from NFL Combine [4] [5]

New York Jets

On 30 April 2016, Edwards was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round (235th overall) in the 2016 NFL draft. [6] [7] As a rookie in 2016, Edwards appeared in 16 games making 75 punts with 3,236 total punting yards, 24 attempts inside the 20, one attempt blocked, 59 yards at the longest, six landed out of bounds, and four touchbacks. [8] [9] In Week 4, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he completed his first professional pass attempt, which went for 31 yards to Marcus Williams. [10] Overall, in the 2017 season, he had 94 punts for 4,378 net yards for a 46.57 average. [11]

Buffalo Bills

Edwards signed with the Buffalo Bills on 19 August 2020, but was waived eight days later. [12] [13]

Los Angeles Chargers

On 2 December 2020, Edwards was signed to the practice squad of the Los Angeles Chargers. [14] He was released on 7 December. [15] He re-signed to the practice squad on 12 December. [16] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on 5 January 2021. [17] He was waived on 16 August.

Detroit Lions

On 25 September 2021, Edwards was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad, but was released two days later. [18]

Carolina Panthers

On 26 October 2021, Edwards was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad. [19] He was promoted to the active roster on 8 November 2021. [20]

See also

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  2. ↑ "Former North Ballarat footballer lands NFL contract". The Courier. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Player Stats - Lac Edwards - Sam Houston State Bearkats - washingtonpost.com". stats.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lachlan Edwards Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "2016 Draft Scout Lachlan Edwards, Sam Houston NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jets Select Lachlan Edwards With the 235th Pick in the 2016 NFL Draft". ganggreennation.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Logan. "Why the New York Jets should embrace Aussie rules". isportsweb. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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  9. ↑ "2016 NFL Kicking & Punting". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets - October 1st, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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  12. ↑ Glab, Maddy (19 August 2020). "Bills sign punter Lachlan Edwards". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "Bills release kicker Stephen Hauschka and punter Lachlan Edwards". BuffaloBills.com. 27 August 2020.
  14. ↑ @Chargers (2 December 2020). "We've signed P Lachlan Edwards to our practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 January 2021– via Twitter.
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  16. ↑ "Chargers Activate Justin Jackson from Injured Reserve". Chargers.com. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers Re-Sign 10 Players to Contracts". Chargers.com. 5 January 2021.
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