Tremaine Edmunds

Entering his ninth season in the NFL…Drafted 16th overall by the Buffalo Bills in 2018, where he stayed until he signed with the Chicago Bears in 2023…Spent 2023-25 with the Bears before signing with the New York Giants during the 2026 offseason…Played in 119 games (119 starts) and totaled 900 tackles, 59 passes defensed, 43 tackles for loss, 24 quarterback hits, 14 interceptions, 8.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries…Also made 10 postseason appearances (10 starts) and combined for 84 tackles, 9 passes defensed, 5 quarterback hits, 2 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.

HONORS

• Pro Bowl: 2019, 2020

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Entering his ninth season in the NFL…Drafted 16th overall by the Buffalo Bills in 2018, where he stayed until he signed with the Chicago Bears in 2023…Spent 2023-25 with the Bears before signing with the New York Giants during the 2026 offseason…Played in 119 games (119 starts) and totaled 900 tackles, 59 passes defensed, 43 tackles for loss, 24 quarterback hits, 14 interceptions, 8.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries…Also made 10 postseason appearances (10 starts) and combined for 84 tackles, 9 passes defensed, 5 quarterback hits, 2 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.
• Started all 13 games he played in with Chicago in 2025…Produced a team-leading 112 tackles to go along with 9 passes defensed, 4 interceptions, 3 tackles for loss, 3 quarterback hits and 1.0 sack…Missed four games with a groin injury that landed him on injured reserve.
• Combined for 110 tackles, 8 passes defensed, 3 tackles for loss, 3 quarterback hits, 1.0 sack and 1 forced fumble for the Bears in 2024.
• In 2023, Edmunds' first season in Chicago, he started 15 games and registered 113 tackles, 7 passes defensed, 5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery.
• 2022 marked his last season with the Bills…Totaled 102 tackles, 7 passes defensed, 6 tackles for loss, 3 quarterback hits, 1 interception and 1.0 sack.
• Played in 15 games in 2021…Finished with 108 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 4 passes defensed, 1 interception and 1 quarterback hit.
• Named to his second career Pro Bowl in 2020 after producing 119 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 passes defensed, 3 quarterback hits and 2.0 sacks.
• Voted to his first career Pro Bowl in 2019…Played in 16 games and tallied 115 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 9 passes defensed, 4 quarterback hits, 1.5 sacks and 1 interception.
• As a rookie in 2018, played in 15 games and amassed 121 tackles, 12 passes defensed, 7 quarterback hits, 5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions and 2 forced fumbles.

NOTES TO KNOW

• Edmunds' 900 total tackles rank eighth among all active players in the NFL.
• Since 1994 (when the NFL started tracking tackles) Edmunds is one of four players to produce 100+ tackles in each of his first eight seasons in the NFL, joining Bobby Wagner (14), Luke Kuechly (eight) and Roquan Smith (eight).
• He is one of five active players with eight or more seasons with 100+ tackles, joining Bobby Wagner (14), Demario Davis (11), Eric Kendricks (nine) and Roquan Smith (eight).
• When drafted by the Bills in 2018, Edmunds became the second youngest player to be drafted in NFL history at 19 years, 11 months…He is the youngest player in NFL history to appear in 100 career games…As a rookie, he became the youngest player since at least 1970 to intercept a pass when he picked off New York Jets' quarterback Sam Darnold on 12/9/18.

COLLEGE

• Played three seasons (2015-17) at Virginia Tech…Made 40 appearances and totaled 226 tackles, 35 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, 5 passes defensed, 4 forced fumbles, 1 interception and 1 fumble recovery.
• As a junior in 2017, played in 13 contests and recorded 109 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 2 passes defensed…Was named third-team All-America and first-team All-ACC.
• In 2016, combined for 106 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, 3 passes defensed, 1 interception and 1 forced fumble across 14 games.
• Made two starts across 13 games as a freshman in 2015…Contributed 11 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss.

PERSONAL

• A native of Danville, Va…Son of Ferrell, Jr. and Felicia Edmunds…Comes from a football family…His father played seven years in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks…Was named to the Pro Bowl in 1989 and 1990…His mother ran track at Southern Illinois.
• Has two older brothers, Trey and Terrell, both of whom played in the NFL…Trey, a running back, spent time with the New Orleans Saints (2017) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2018-21) and Terrell, a safety, has played for the Steelers (2018-2022 and 2024), Philadelphia Eagles (2023), Tennessee Titans (2023), Jacksonville Jaguars (2024) and most recently the Las Vegas Raiders (2025).
• Studied multimedia journalism at Virginia Tech.
• Played defense and tight end in high school…Was listed as the No. 15 player in the state of Virginia by 247Sports.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

• Originally a 1st-round (16th pick overall) draft choice by the Buffalo Bills in 2018.
• Signed as a free agent by the Chicago Bears on 3/15/23.
• Released by the Bears on 3/6/26 and signed a three-year contract with the New York Giants on 3/13/26.