Mike Edwards is a former composite three-star safety out of high school. He saw action all four years at Kentucky without missing a single game, accumulating 317 tackles, including 21 for a loss, 10 interceptions, and 23 passed defensed.
Edwards isn’t very big, measuring in at 5’10 and 205 pounds, and doesn’t have great length. He’s not a dynamic athlete, and isn’t as fast as either Bunting or Dean, the Bucs’ two previous picks this draft. He’s not a twitchy or fluid athlete, but he does have some linear burst and long speed. So why would the Bucs take him if he doesn’t add plus length and athleticism to the secondary?