A June 3rd, 2024 image from the AP Headshots at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.

Mario Edwards

DT

#97

Experience: 11 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 32

Weight: 280 lbs

College: Florida State

2026 SEASON

Solo
0
SCK
0.5
FF
0
INT
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Defense

YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2026	Houston Texans	1	1	0	1	0.5	0
2025	Houston Texans	14	13	6	7	1.5	0
2024	Houston Texans	13	30	11	19	3	2
2023	Seattle Seahawks	15	18	12	6	2	1
2022	Tennessee Titans	13	17	11	6	3	1
2021	Chicago Bears	12	8	2	6	2	1
2020	Chicago Bears	15	16	10	6	4	1
2019	New Orleans Saints	14	8	6	2	3	0
2018	New York Giants	15	12	10	2	2	0
2017	Las Vegas Raiders	14	25	17	8	3.5	0
2016	Las Vegas Raiders	2	2	1	1	0	0
2015	Las Vegas Raiders	14	36	27	9	2	2
TOTAL		142	186	113	73	26.5	8	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

YEAR	TEAM	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
2026	Houston Texans	1			0
2025	Houston Texans	14			0
2024	Houston Texans	13	0	0	0		2	0
2023	Seattle Seahawks	15			1
2022	Tennessee Titans	13			0
2021	Chicago Bears	12			0
2020	Chicago Bears	15			0
2019	New Orleans Saints	14			1
2018	New York Giants	15			1
2017	Las Vegas Raiders	14			0
2016	Las Vegas Raiders	2			0
2015	Las Vegas Raiders	14			3
TOTAL		142	0	0	6	0	2	0

Biography

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Oakland Raiders on June 19, 2015...Released by the Raiders on September 1, 2018...Signed with the New York Giants on September 2, 2018...Signed with the New Orleans Saints on March 15, 2019...Released by the Saints on September 9, 2020...Signed with the Chicago Bears on September 8, 2020...Released by the Bears on August 30, 2022...Signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad on September 4, 2022...Signed to the Tennessee Titans active roster from the Jaguars practice squad on September 26, 2022...Signed with the Seattle Seahawks on May 15, 2023...Signed with the Houston Texans on March 19, 2024.

CAREER:

Recorded a career-best of 11 quarterback hits with the Tennessee Titans in 2022
Has recorded 156 combined tackles (110 solo), 21.5 sacks, six pass defensed, 52 quarterback hits, 28 tackles for loss and four forced fumble

2023 (Seattle 15/1):

Played in 15 games for the Seahawks, tallying 21 combined tackles (15 solo), 2.0 sacks, one pass defensed, six quarterback hits, five tackles for loss and one forced fumble
Registered first sack of 2023, a strip-sack, which was recovered by Jordyn Brooks and set up Seattle's first touchdown

2022 (Tennessee 13/7):

Finished with 17 combined tackles, 3.0 sacks, one pass defensed and a career-best 11 quarterback hits in 2022

2021 (Chicago 12/1):

Played in 12 contests with one start, owning eight tackles, 2.0 sacks, five QBHs and one PD on the season
Registered two tackles, including one TFL, his first sack of the season and one QBH in his season debut Week 3 at Browns

2020 (Chicago 15/0, 1/0):

Tied for third on the team with 4.0 sacks and was fifth with six TFL
Recorded four tackles, two tackles for loss and a quarterback hit in the Wild Card playoff game at the Saints
Career-high 2.0 sacks for minus-27 yards in the Week 14 win over the Texans
Recorded his first sack of the season in Week 6 at Carolina; also had two tackles
Recorded his second sack of the season in Week 9 at the Titans
Posted a career-high two TFL in the Week 7 at the Rams and again in Week 14 vs. the Texans

2019 (New Orleans 14/0, 1/0):

Played in 14 games for New Orleans totaling 3.0 sacks and one forced fumble
Had his first sack at Carolina in Week 12 where he also had one QBH and a FF
Notched his second sack of the season vs. SF in Week 14 and his third in Week 17 at Carolina

2018 (New York Giants 15/0):

Played in 15 games for the Giants recording 2.0 sacks and one forced fumble

2017 (Oakland 14/14):

Recorded a career-high 3.5 sacks and four tackles for loss
Played and started in 14 games

2016 (Oakland 15/0, 1/1):

Missed a majority of the season with a hip injury
Played in two games towards end of season

2015 (Oakland 14/10):

Logged a career best 33 tackles as a rookie
Also had 2.0 sacks, starting 10 games and playing in 14

COLLEGE:

Played three years at Florida State from 2012-14; appeared in 36 games with 26 starts, primarily at defensive end
Totaled 89 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, eight sacks, seven passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in his collegiate career
Started all 13 games as a junior, totaling 3.0 sacks and 11 tackles for loss helping Florida State win the National Championship
Named All-ACC first team (2014) by the coaches and media and earned Sports Illustrated second-team All-American in 2014

PERSONAL:

Attended two different high schools in Denton, Texas and was the near-consensus top rated prospect in the nation
Was a three-sport star athlete in football, baseball and track at Prosper High School, starting at defensive end for the state champion Eagles
Named the Texas Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press in 2011, and the USA Today High School Defensive Player of the Year
One of just four players given a perfect 100 rating by 247Sports, being named their 2012 Defensive Player of the Year
Listed as the No. 1 prospect by ESPN, Scout and 247Sports and No. 3 by Rivals.com
His father, Mario Edwards Sr., was also played football at Florida State and played five seasons in the NFL at cornerback with the Dallas Cowboys (2000-03) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004)

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