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HOKieS<br />
BC, while adding seven tackles and assisting on a tackle behind the line of<br />
scrimmage ... Recorded a breakup and two solo stops at Duke ... Had a sack<br />
for nine lost yards and four tackles at Georgia Tech ... Had seven tackles,<br />
including an assist on a TFL against UNC ... Tallied five tackles to go along<br />
with two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery at Virginia ... Posted<br />
four solo tackles and a breakup against Clemson in the ACC Championship<br />
Game … Finished the season strong, posting a team-high eight tackles,<br />
including two for loss and a sack, in the Sugar Bowl against Michigan …<br />
Underwent an operation to repair a stress fracture in his left leg after the<br />
season and missed spring practice.<br />
2010: Saw action in every game, finishing with 21 tackles, two hurries<br />
and a pass interception … Was starting on three special team units by<br />
the end of the season … Also picked up some work at the backer position<br />
… Played on special teams in the Boise State game … Had a tackle on a<br />
kickoff against JMU and downed a punt inside the 10-yard line … Worked<br />
11 special team plays against ECU and saw brief duty at linebacker … Had<br />
a tackle on special teams at Boston College … Picked up 14 special team<br />
plays against NC State … Was in for 14 plays at linebacker against Central<br />
Michigan, collecting four tackles and a QB hurry … Was in on a tackle while<br />
playing 11 plays on special teams against Wake Forest … Contributed four<br />
tackles and forced a fumble while playing 24 snaps at linebacker against<br />
Duke … Worked nine plays at linebacker and 12 on special teams at UNC,<br />
posting a pair of tackles … Picked off a pass in the final minutes against<br />
Miami … Also recovered a fumble and had a pair of tackles in that game<br />
… Collected three tackles and a QB hurry in the Virginia game … Saw<br />
a lot of time (35 plays) in the FSU game, contributing a pair of tackles<br />
… Showed improvement in every major lift over the off-season … Had a<br />
tackle for loss, three total tackles and broke up a pass during the second<br />
full spring scrimmage … Intercepted a pass and added three tackles in the<br />
final scrimmage … Contributed a sack, three tackles and a pass breakup in<br />
the Maroon-White game … Won the Richard Bullock Award as the defensive<br />
player who showed the most improvement during spring workouts.<br />
2009: Worked at the backer position while redshirting … Had a<br />
310-pound clean during off-season testing … Posted a five tackles during<br />
the Hokies’ final spring scrimmage … Registered a pair of tackles in the<br />
Maroon-White game, including one for a 5-yard loss.<br />
High School: Selected to play for USA Football’s 2009 Junior National<br />
Team, which <strong>com</strong>peted in the sport’s first junior world championship in<br />
the summer of 2009 … Finished with 102 tackles, including five for a loss,<br />
and three sacks as a senior for Coach Dean Boyd at Marlboro County High<br />
… Also blocked two kicks … Caught 12 passes for 225 yards and four<br />
touchdowns his senior year … Also scored twice on two-point conversions<br />
… Had one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions<br />
as a senior … Recorded 81 tackles, four sacks and two interceptions as<br />
a junior … Caught eight passes for 123 yards in limited time offensively<br />
his junior season … Ranked the No. 23 strongside linebacker prospect<br />
nationally by Scout.<strong>com</strong> … Listed as the No. 27 outside linebacker<br />
nationally by ESPN/Scouts, Inc. … Ranked the No. 15 player in the state<br />
of South Carolina by SuperPrep … The No. 23 prospect in South Carolina<br />
and the No. 50 outside linebacker in the country as ranked by Rivals …<br />
A member of SuperPrep’s Mid-Atlantic Team … Named to PrepStar’s All-<br />
Atlantic Region Team as a linebacker.<br />
Personal: Tariq Edwards … Born 5/1/91 in Cheraw, SC … Son of Bo<br />
and Felicia Campbell … Father is a former Hokie football player (1989-92<br />
letterwinner) … Enrolled in psychology.<br />
Tackles G UT AT Tot. Loss Sacks<br />
2010 14 11 10 21 0- 0 0- 0<br />
2011 14 35 36 71 11.5- 46 3.5- 31<br />
Career 28 46 46 92 11.5- 46 3.5- 31<br />
Interceptions G No. Yds. Avg. TD LG PBU<br />
2010 14 1 5 5.0 0 5 0<br />
2011 14 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 2<br />
Career 28 3 4 1.3 0 5 2<br />
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Was part of a successful experiment in the secondary during the spring<br />
… Is scheduled to start at cornerback this fall after starting 18 games at<br />
safety over the past two seasons … Adjusted to the move to corner quicker<br />
than most people anticipated … Still has a little learning to do but could<br />
be dynamic at his new spot … Is fast and physical … Rates as an excellent<br />
tackler … Is a player to watch in 2012.<br />
2011: An honorable mention All-ACC selection at safety ... Started all<br />
14 games, including 11 at free safety and three at rover ... Played over<br />
850 snaps on defense and 42 on special teams ... Led the team with 89<br />
tackles ... Added five tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and an interception on<br />
the season ... Also had 10 pass breakups, two quarterback hurries, two<br />
forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... Had three tackles, a tackle for<br />
loss and a fumble recovery in the season opening win over Appalachian<br />
State ... Registered three tackles and two pass breakups at East Carolina<br />
... Contributed three tackles in the win over Arkansas State ... Returned<br />
his first career interception 36 yards and contributed three tackles with<br />
a breakup at Marshall ... Posted 10 tackles and two breakups in the<br />
Clemson game ... Led the team with 10 more tackles, including six solo<br />
in the win over Miami ... Racked up eight tackles, a sack for seven lost<br />
yards, a breakup and a hurry in the win at Wake Forest ... Forced a fumble<br />
and tied for the team lead with seven tackles against Boston College ...<br />
Added three pass breakups ... Tallied four stops and a breakup at Duke<br />
... Contributed two tackles, including half a tackle for loss at Georgia<br />
Tech ... Had a big game against UNC with 12 tackles ... Also forced a<br />
key fumble at the Tech 5-yard line late in the first quarter to halt a Tar<br />
Heel drive ... Tied for the team lead with 10 tackles at Virginia ... Again<br />
posted double-digit tackles with 10, including two for losses against<br />
Clemson in the ACC Championship Game … Had four tackles, including<br />
half a sack, in the Sugar Bowl against Michigan … Earned Super Iron<br />
Hokie honors in the spring testing … Moved to cornerback during the<br />
spring … Was given the Don Williams TEAM UNITED Award, presented to the<br />
defensive player who puts the team first during spring workouts.<br />
2010: Played in all 14 games with five starts … Worked at free safety<br />
but was moved around in the nickel defense … Saw some starting time<br />
on special teams during the first half of the season … Had 45 tackles<br />
and a team-high nine pass breakups for the season … Had a tackle<br />
and broke up a pass in his debut against Boise State … Saw special<br />
teams duty in the JMU game … Started in the ECU game and was in on<br />
10 tackles … Posted six tackles at BC … Played 60 downs on defense<br />
against NC State, breaking up four passes and making three tackles …<br />
Had three tackles and two breakups in the Central Michigan game …<br />
Collected four tackles, including one for a loss, during the Wake Forest<br />
game … Started and played 70 snaps against Duke, garnering seven<br />
tackles and a break up … Started at UNC and collected three tackles and<br />
three QB hurries during 39 plays … Played 28 snaps at Miami and was<br />
in on a pair of tackles … Had two tackles, a pass breakup and caused<br />
a fumble in the Virginia game … Contributed three tackles during the<br />
win over Florida State … Was an Iron Hokie in the weight room over<br />
the off-season … Switched to rover for spring practice … Posted five<br />
tackles, two behind the line, and broke up a pass during the final full
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