Peris Edwards has Size and Speed:

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Peris Edwards has Size and Speed:
By: Greg Powers
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It is the time of year that the less hyped

prospects begin to make their climb to the top of the major colleges wish

list. Toledo Rogers safety prospect Peris Edwards is a strong candidate to

be just that type of player. Edwards’ recruitment is just starting to heat

up. Peris has picked up offers from M.A.C. contenders Bowling

Green and Miami (OH). He has also been shown some big time interest from

Big Ten schools Ohio State and Purdue. When asked about the interest he

is receiving from Ohio State, Toledo Rogers head coach Rick Rios had this

to say, “They had seen the film on him and all of a sudden they were

asking for transcripts, and they told me to make sure they got him on

campus for camp”.



Peris Edwards is a prospect with good size and speed. Edwards checks in at

an impressive 6’2, 190. He also shows the speed to be an effective player

on the next level boasting a blazing fast 4.43 forty-yard dash time. Despite

being blessed with aforementioned physical tools Edwards believes his

“work ethic” to be his most commendable attribute. Peris has been working

hard with his team in the off-season and had this to say about the teams

upcoming season, “ We are looking better than we were last year. It seems

like everybody wants it. Everybody is in the weight-room”.



Described by his coach to be a “ tough hard-nosed kid”, Peris is a two-way

standout, as a junior he played both safety and quarterback. He rushed for

over 500 yards and led the team in tackles before being derailed by an

unfortunate injury. “Somebody stepped on his ankle with a cleat just after

he had gotten his ankle taped and broke a bone in his foot. He missed a

few weeks and then came back and played with that broken bone in his

foot the last few games. He played well. He is a tough kid”.



Peris is also an astute student as he currently checks in with 3.3 core

grade point average. He is a clear-cut leader of his team as is evident by

the fact that he was elected as a team captain despite only being a junior.



Even though at this time Peris has no clear-cut favorite, he will be

paying attention to at least two major schools. Purdue is “probably”

showing him the most attention and he had the chance to attend their

junior day and said, “I met the staff, it was nice”. He also has big plans for

summer camps. When asked what camps he would attend he responded,

“so far just Ohio State”.