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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | February 21, 1983||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Bishop Gallagher (Harper Woods, Michigan) | ||||||||
College: | Michigan (2001–2004) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2005 / round: 1 / pick: 3 | ||||||||
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Braylon Jamel Edwards (born February 21, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was a unanimous All-American playing college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning the Biletnikoff Award in 2004. He is the all-time leader for the University of Michigan in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.[1] He was also the first wide receiver in Big Ten Conference history to record three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and only the third to do so in NCAA Division I-A. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the third overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft. He also played in the NFL for the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks.