Cornelius Edison
| No. 72 Atlanta Falcons | |||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||
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| Date of birth: | July 10, 1993 | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 309 lb (140 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | University Place (WA) Curtis Senior | ||||
| College: | Portland State | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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| GP / GS: | 1 / 0 |
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Cornelius Edison (born July 10, 1993) is an American football center for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Portland State and was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
Edison attended Curtis Senior High School in University Place, Washington. While there, as a junior, he eared First-team South Puget Sound league offensive and defensive line awards. As a senior, he was named Lineman of the Year in the South Puget Sound League South Division and was a First-team All-League selection as an offensive and defensive lineman. He was named All-State the 2010 Tacoma News Tribune All-Area lineman.
Edison then attended Portland State University and majored in graphic design. In 2011, as a true freshman, he appeared in three games as an offensive guard. As a sophomore in 2012, he was one of four players on offense, and six on the entire Vikings roster to start every game (11) that season. As the starting left guard, blocked for an offense that averaged 438.7 yards and 34.8 points-per-game and allowed only seven sacks all season, ranking fourth in the nation. He was named All-Big Sky Conference honorable mention. In 2013 as a junior, for the second straight season, he started every game (12). For the season he was part of an offensive line that helped the offense set numerous season records, including season rushing (3,330), rushing average (277.7), total offense (6,486), total offense average (540.5) and rushing touchdowns (36). The team ranked third in the nation in rushing and total offense. The offensive line allowed just 10 sacks on 365 passes on the season. He was named Third team All-Big Sky. As a senior in 2014, he started all 12 games again. He was named a team co-captain. He was also named First-team All-Big Sky Conference. He also competed in the FCS National Bowl All-Star game as a starting at center. He also won the 2014 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Rimington Award as the nations best center in the FCS.
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