Dovonte Edwards

Dovonte Edwards
Elon Phoenix
Position:Defensive coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1982-10-17) October 17, 1982 (age 41)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:Chapel Hill (NC)
College:NC State
Undrafted:2005
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Kentucky Christian (2014)
    Special teams coordinator & defensive backs coach
  • Kentucky Christian (2015)
    Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, & defensive backs coach
  • Furman (2016)
    Defensive analyst
  • Morehead State (2017)
    Co-special teams coordinator & defensive backs coach
  • Morehead State (2018)
    Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach
  • North Carolina Central (2019–2020)
    Defensive pass game coordinator & defensive backs coach
  • Elon (2021)
    Defensive pass game coordinator & safeties coach
  • Elon (2022–present)
    Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:37
Pass deflections:5
Interceptions:1
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Dovonte Edwards (born October 17, 1982) is an American former football cornerback. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at North Carolina State.

Edwards was also a member of the New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Toronto Argonauts. He later played for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League (UFL).

He is currently the defensive coordinator at Elon[1] and had previously been the defensive coordinator at Morehead State.[2]

  1. ^ "Dovonte Edwards". elonphoenix.com. Elon University SID. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Dovonte Edwards - Football Coach".