California Golden Bears Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Sep 5 (Sat)
7:30 PM
Roster
Nygel Edmonds
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Alpharetta, GA
- Last School(s):
- The McCallie School
Twitter: @ny_ocho | @calfootball
Instagram: ny_ocho | cal_football
Pronunciation
NIGH-jell
Edmonds is in his second season as a redshirt freshman at Cal in 2017 after redshirting and not playing as a true freshman in 2016. He is listed in the No. 4 spot at one safety position on the 2017 preseason depth chart. Edmonds was a four-star recruit in the 2016 recruiting class according to ESPN, Rivals and Tom Lemming who ranked as high as the nation’s No. 17 cornerback and No. 214 player overall according to Rivals. ESPN also had him as the No. 27 cornerback in the nation while Scout ranks him as the top cornerback from the state of Tennessee. He transferred to McCallie High School for his final prep campaign but was limited due to injury.
Freshman (2017)
• Listed in the No. 4 spot on the preseason depth chart at one safety position
• Did not play in the spring game
Freshman (2016)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
The McAllie School (Class of 2016)
• Missed much of his senior campaign in his only season at the school with an injury for a squad that was 6-6 overall and reached the second round of the Division II Class AA state playoffs
• Wore No. 8
Recruiting Ranking And Notes (Class of 2016)
Stars: ESPN (4), Rivals (4), Tom Lemming (4), 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), Scout (3)
National Overall Player Ratings: Rivals (214), 247Sports Composite (435), 247Sports (547)
National Cornerback Ratings: Rivals (17), ESPN (27), 247Sports Composite (43), 247Sports (51), Scout (61)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (214)
South Cornerback Ratings: Scout (22)
Tennessee Overall Player Ratings: Rivals (3), ESPN (8), 247Sports Composite (10), 247Sports (16)
Tennessee Cornerback Ratings: Scout (1)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.8784), 247Sports (87), ESPN (80), Rivals (5.8)
Other
• Full name is Nygel Edmonds
• Born October 12, 1997
• Son of James and Shaunda Edmonds
• Intended major is media studies
Last Updated
August 4, 2017
