You may have noticed that Braylon Edwards played his first two seasons at Michigan wearing jersey number 80 and his last two seasons wearing number 1. It is not uncommon for a player to change numbers in the middle of his career. This however, is a little different than most of those situations. It has become tradition at the University of Michigan that the number 1 only goes to star wide receivers. Braylon's father Stan Edwards played with one of those receivers about 25 years ago when he was a runningback for the Wolverines and Anthony Carter donned the number 1. The number has been passed on to receivers such as Derrick Alexander and David Terrell. Edwards was given the number he so greatly desired after his breakout sophomore season. Edwards now holds the school single-season records for catches and receiving yards as well as career records for receptions, receiving yards, 100-yard games and touchdowns. Going into the Rose Bowl game this past season, Edwards trailed Anthony Carter's career touchdown mark by one. He came through with three touchdown catches in that game, setting the new mark at 39 career touchdown catches. In addition to all the records he has broken, Braylon Edwards also became the first ever Wolverine to win the Fred Biletnikoff Award, which is given to the nation's most outstanding receiver. I would say Edwards has lived up to the expectations he put on himself when he put the number 1 jersey on his back.

Braylon Edwards is a very physical receiver with good size. He is tall with long arms and has a leaping ability that allows him to win a jump ball battle with most defensive backs. He runs precise routes, has the speed to stretch the defense, and has an uncanny ability to get yards after the catch. When his head is in the game, Edwards' ball skills are among the best in the nation. However, when he isn't getting the ball early on in the game, he seems to lose concentration and will drop passes when they do come his way. He will also. at times, drop passes due to attempting to run before he has the ball secured. He does the little tings that alot of people don't notice such as blocking downfield for his runningback. Edwards could have gone pro after his junior year but opted to return to Michigan to finish his degree and secure his place in Michigan football history--He made a wise choice. Braylon Edwards is a big-play wide receiver who has a chance to be the first wide receiver off the board and a top 10, if not a top 5 pick in April.