Whether he is playing linebacker, tight end or wide receiver, 6’4″, 215-pound junior Tremaine Edmunds likes to play a physical brand of football. The Dan River (Ringgold, VA) product plays with emotion as well, just like one of his football idols.
“Ray Lewis is a big influence on me,” Edmunds said. “He’s very inspirational on the field. I look up to him a lot, so when I’m out there he is one player who comes to my mind. In football, you have to have energy out there. You have to. I think I’ve always been physical. Ever since little league, I’ve played physical. I’ve been a linebacker ever since then. I’m not scared to hit.”
Edmunds is the youngest in a family of talented football players. His father, Ferrell, starred at tight end at the University of Maryland before moving on to a successful NFL career. Older brother Trey is a red-shirt freshman tailback at Virginia Tech, while Terrell, who is a senior at Dan River, has accepted a scholarship to play football at Virginia Tech.
Tremaine has certainly learned a lot from his father, who is Dan River’s head coach, but he has also learned from his brothers.
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