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Edmonds, BJ
BJ Edmonds
- Title:
- Analyst/Defense
- Email:
- DukeFBRecruiting@duke.edu
- Phone:
- (919) 684-2635
BJ Edmonds joined the Duke coaching staff in March 2024 and serves as an analyst working primarily with the cornerbacks.
During his first year in Durham, Edmonds worked with cornerback Chandler Rivers, who earned All-America and First Team All-ACC honors. Rivers closed his outstanding season with 54 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, three interceptions, nine pass breakups, three quarterback pressures, two caused fumbles and one fumble recovery.
Edmonds’ work helped Duke stand second in the ACC in passing yards allowed per game (213.5) and third in yards per play (5.01).
Prior to arriving in Durham, Edmonds spent one season (2021) as a defensive recruiting analyst and two years (2022-23) as a defensive graduate assistant at Utah State University. While with the Aggies, Edmonds helped the program to a 23-17 (.575) record and three consecutive bowl game invitations (2021 Jimmy Kimmel LA, 2022 SERVPRO First Responders and 2023 Famous Idaho Potato). During Edmonds’ first year in Logan, Utah, the Aggies claimed the 2021 Mountain West Championship after defeating San Diego State 46-13. In 2023, Edmonds mentored the defensive group to a No. 15 and No. 16 national ranking in defensive touchdowns (3) and fumbles recovered (10), respectively.
Edmonds began his coaching career at Kansas Wesleyan University where he served one year (2020) as a defensive graduate assistant. During his lone season, Edmonds helped the Coyotes to an 8-2 overall record, including a 5-2 mark in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) play.
Before joining the Coyotes staff, he was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at defensive back for Arkansas State University from 2016-19. During his time in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Edmonds helped the Red Wolves register 31 overall wins, 23 Sun Belt victories and earn four consecutive bowl game appearances in the 2016 AutoNation Cure, 2017 Raycom Media Camellia, 2018 NOVA Home Loans Arizona and 2019 Camellia bowls. In addition, Arkansas State claimed the 2016 Sun Belt Conference championship during Edmonds’ rookie season.
The 2019 team captain finished his Arkansas State career with 265 tackles, including a career best 97 in 2019. He had eight career interceptions, to go along with 28 pass breakups and three forced fumbles. Edmonds earned two-time All-Sun Belt Conference honors in 2017 (HM) and 2019 (2nd Team) and was named the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl Defensive Player of the Game. He graduated ranked ninth in program history for most return yards for a single season after compiling 227 in 2019 and tied for first in bowl game history with most interceptions in a game with two during the 2017 Camellia Bowl.
A native of Mobile, Alabama, Edmonds graduated from Arkansas State with a bachelor’s degree in sports management in 2020.
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