'06 IN LB A.J. Edds (Iowa signee)

[wadc45]

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Greenwood (IN)
Greenwood HS



Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 215 pounds
40-yard dash: 4.7 seconds
Bench max: 265 pounds
Squat max: 370 pounds

Interest in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, Purdue and Florida

2004 Offense: 544 yards receiving and 4 touchdowns
2004 Defense: 139 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and 4 interceptions

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3/9/05

By Chris Pool...A.J. has been to junior days at Illinois, Notre Dame, Purdue, Michigan and Indiana. His favorites are Indiana (offer), Purdue (offer), Illinois (offer), Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Florida. He plans on attending the Nike combine at Virginia Tech, and wants to camp at Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan and Purdue. A.J. projects as a Scout.com "Midwest Hot 100" recruit.

[korchiki]

isn't 6'4'' kind of big for a LB...it seems like he'd have the body type to put on some weight...maybe a TE???

[wadc45]

Originally Posted by korchiki

isn't 6'4'' kind of big for a LB...it seems like he'd have the body type to put on some weight...maybe a TE???

that's what I was thinking...or possibly he grows a little bit more, puts on a few more pounds, and is a DE.

[Swimmer]

I don't 6'4 is too big for a LB. Remember that Katzenmoyer and Wilhelm were pretty tall LB's... and pretty damn good too. With all the backers we lose this year it would be nice to pick up a few blue chippers.


Does this kid play inside or out?

[wadc45]

agreed...6'4 isn't too big for MLB, but he is probably a full year away from stepping on a college campus, and you have to think some of these guys may grow another couple of inches. he would be a good candidate for a possible LB recruit who could end up at DE.

If we are talking about LBs in this class and we are talking about taking 3 LBs this year, then there are a few guys I would take over Edds, even at MLB. Guys like Micah Johnson, Tommy Becker (one of my personal favorites), and Bowman from MD would be higher up the list.

And you have Hoobler, Laurinaitis and Spitler who are all young LBs, and all possibly looking at playing MLB.

Then at OLB, you have Homan and Gibson, plus guys like Jeremiha Hunter, Dorin Dickerson, and even James Aldridge possibly.

One area we are not in on a lot of guys at so far this year is DE. I really think we could use a real bull DE this year, kind of like a Mike Kudla, to go along with Wilson and Worthington from last year. Rob Rose and Darius Smith are the only in-state DEs we seem to be looking at, and there aren't that many guys outside the state at DE that are looking at OSU. Maybe A.J. could fill a need there?

[strohs]

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Claims a tOSU as a favorite along with scUM and some others.
Has offers from Indiana, Stanford, Purdue, Illinois and Louisville.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

SCOUT.COM

3/30/05

Midwest LB makes southern swing
By Chris Pool Midwest Recruiting Analyst
Date: Mar 29, 2005

There are a lot of good linebackers in the Midwest and Indiana’s A.J. Edds is one of the best. Edds is on vacation in Florida with his father and Scout.com caught up with him the 6-foot-4, 218-pounder from Greenwood to see if he’s been making the rounds in the Sunshine State.

E.J. has visited Georgia Tech, Florida and Miami. He stated that the staff at Florida was honest and told him they are recruiting other linebackers in the south.

Edds has offers from Stanford, Indiana, Purdue, Louisville and Illinois. His favorites are Florida, Purdue, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana.

[wadc45]

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4/3/05

From the ND site...A.J. loved his visit to ND this weekend but was told by the coaches that he would not see an offer until June at the earliest. They told him he did not have the build to get on the field as a freshman, and that's what they are looking for. His current top 3 is Ohio State, Purdue and Florida. He has offers from Indiana, Purdue, Illinois, Stanford, Vanderbilt and Louisville. He plans to camp at Ohio State, Indiana, and Purdue.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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4/15/05

A.J. holds a 3.9 grade-point-average and an 1170 score on the SAT to go along with seven scholarship offers to play football. He was at Michigan for there Junior Day, but says the Wolverines have slipped on his list. He will camp at Notre Dame, Purdue, and Ohio State.

[tsteele316]

Originally Posted by wadc45

agreed...6'4 isn't too big for MLB, but he is probably a full year away from stepping on a college campus, and you have to think some of these guys may grow another couple of inches. he would be a good candidate for a possible LB recruit who could end up at DE.

If we are talking about LBs in this class and we are talking about taking 3 LBs this year, then there are a few guys I would take over Edds, even at MLB. Guys like Micah Johnson, Tommy Becker (one of my personal favorites), and Bowman from MD would be higher up the list.

And you have Hoobler, Laurinaitis and Spitler who are all young LBs, and all possibly looking at playing MLB.

Then at OLB, you have Homan and Gibson, plus guys like Jeremiha Hunter, Dorin Dickerson, and even James Aldridge possibly.

One area we are not in on a lot of guys at so far this year is DE. I really think we could use a real bull DE this year, kind of like a Mike Kudla, to go along with Wilson and Worthington from last year. Rob Rose and Darius Smith are the only in-state DEs we seem to be looking at, and there aren't that many guys outside the state at DE that are looking at OSU. Maybe A.J. could fill a need there?

Carpenter is 6'3'' 255 as a SAM. I dont see how this kid would be considered too big if he was 6'4'' 250, assuming he can move well enough.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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4/18/05

Edds visited Indiana and was very impressed and is still taking a long look at Indiana. This past week, A.J. visited Purdue and enjoyed himself.

[jimotis4heisman]

it says hes 215, not 250

height as a problem, i remember the problems we had with the big guys before whilhelm and katzenmoyer...the all american problem

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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4/24/05

A.J. visited Notre Dame for their spring game. Edds currently holds an offer from Purdue but several schools are pursuing him including Ohio State, Florida and Georgia Tech.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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5/10/05

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[osugrad21]

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5/24

A.J. is being considered as a linebacker, tight end, or defensive end at the next level although he does have a preference to play linebacker. He holds offers from Indiana, Illinois, Purdue, Boston College, Louisville, Stanford, and Vanderbilt but will camp at his favorites: Florida, Georgia Tech, tOSU, Purdue, Notre Dame, and Iowa.