Games Played/Started:

2005 (10/7); 2006 (16/15); 2007 (16/16); 2008 (16/16)

Career Totals

58 games, 54 starts

Career Transactions

Drafted in the first round (third overall) by the Browns in the 2005 NFL Draft.

Career Highlights

Led the team with 884 yards receiving and 6 TDs and ranked second with 61 receptions in 2006…Recorded his first TD reception on an 80-yard TD reception at Green Bay on Sept. 18, 2005, and finished with 3 receptions for 107 yards…Had a career-high 2 TD receptions vs. Jacksonville on Dec. 4, 2005.

2008

Game 1 vs. Dallas 9/7: Started at WR with 2 receptions for 14 yards…Game 2 vs. Pittsburgh 9/14: Started at WR and added 3 receptions for 32 yards (10.7 avg.), including a long of 13 yards…All three of his receptions resulted in first downs…Game 3 at Baltimore 9/21: Started at WR and had 3 receptions for 27 yards (9.0 avg.)…2 of his 3 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 4 at Cincinnati 9/28: Started at WR and had 3 receptions for 22 yards (7.3 avg.) and 1 TD…In the 4th quarter, capped a 13 play, 80 yard (6:38) drive with a 4-yard TD reception from QB Derek Anderson to open a 10-6 lead…2 of his 3 receptions resulted in a first down…Game 5 vs. N.Y. Giants 10/13: Started at WR and led the club with a career-high 154 yards on 5 receptions (30.8 avg.) and 1 TD…The 154 receiving yards marked his ninth career 100-yard receiving game…On the opening drive of the game, connected with QB Derek Anderson on a 49 yard pass down to the N.Y. Giants 25 yard line and K Phil Dawson capped the drive with a 28 yard FG to open a 3-0 lead…In the 2nd quarter, connected with Anderson on 70 yard strike down to the Giants 4 yard line and two plays later RB Jamal Lewis burst for a 4-yard TD to open a 10-7 lead…In the 4th quarter, capped a 14 play, 87 yard drive (8:16) with an 11-yard TD reception to open a 27-14 lead…Also added a two point conversion reception from Anderson, following DB Eric Wright’s 94 yard interception return for a TD, to open a 35-14 lead…4 of his 5 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 6 at Washington 10/19: Started at WR and led the club with 4 receptions for 58 yards (14.5 avg.), including a long of 20 yards…Added a two point conversion with 2:44 remaining in the 4th quarter to cut the deficit, 14-11…3 of his 4 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 7 at Jacksonville 10/26: Started at WR and recorded 2 receptions for 64 yards (32.0 avg.), including a long of 43 yards…In the 2nd quarter, connected with Derek Anderson on a 43 yard completion down to the Jacksonville 20 yard line and four plays later K Phil Dawson converted a 32 yard FG to open a 17-7 lead…Both of his receptions resulted in first downs…Game 8 vs. Baltimore 11/2: Started at WR and totaled 4 receptions for 86 yards (21.5 avg.), including 1 TD…In the 3rd quarter, connected with QB Derek Anderson on a 28-yard TD pass to open a 20-13 lead…All four of his receptions resulted in a first down…Game 9 vs. Denver 11/6: Started at WR with 1 reception for 15 yards…Game 10 at Buffalo 11/17: Started at WR and led the club with 8 receptions for 104 yards (13.0 avg.), including a long of 23 yards…His 8 receptions matched a career-high and his 104 yards receiving marked his 10th career 100+ yards receiving game…In the 2nd quarter, added 3 receptions for 47 yards on the clubs 12 play, 96 yard (5:57) drive, capped by Joshua Cribbs 2 yard TD run, to open a 13-0 lead…6 of his 8 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/23: Started at WR and led the club with 5 receptions for 85 yards (17.0 avg.), including a long of 42 yards…In the 2nd quarter, connected with QB Brady Quinn on a 42 yard completion down to the Houston 19 yard line, and four plays later K Phil Dawson converted a 32 yard FG to cut the deficit, 10-6…4 of his 5 receptions resulted in a first down…Game 12 vs. Indianapolis 11/30: Started at WR and added 2 receptions for 36 yards (18.0 avg.), including a long of 20 yards…Both receptions resulted in first downs…Game 13 at Tennessee 12/7: Started at WR and added 3 receptions for 38 yards (12.7 avg.), including a long of 25 yards...1 of his 3 receptions resulted in a first down…Game 14 at Philadelphia 12/15: Started at WR and led the club with 5 receptions for 102 yards (20.4 avg.), including a long of 28 yards…The 102 yards receiving marked his 11th career 100-yard receiving game…All 5 of his receptions resulted in a first down…Game 15 vs. Cincinnati 12/21: Started at WR and added 4 receptions for 31 yards…3 of his 4 receptions resulted in a first down…Game 16 at Pittsburgh 12/28: Started at WR and registered 1 catch for 5 yards.

2007

Game 1 vs. Pittsburgh 9/9: Started at WR with 3 receptions for 49 yards (16.3 avg.), and a long of 21 yards…2 of his 3 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 2 vs. Cincinnati 9/16: Started at WR and led the team in receiving and established a career-high 8 receptions and 146 yards receiving and tied a career-high 2 TDs…The 146 yards marked the fifth 100-yard receiving game of his career…Part of an offense that established 554 net yards (3rd highest in club history) of offense and scored 51 points (T-4th in franchise history)…WR Braylon Edwards 146 yards and TE Kellen Winslow’s 100 yards receiving, QB Derek Anderson’s 328 yards passing and RB Jamal Lewis 216 yards rushing, marked the first time in club history to have a QB with 300-yards passing, a 100-yard rusher and two 100-yard receivers in the same contest…6 of his 8 receptions resulted in a first down…In the 3rd quarter, capped an 8-play, 78-yard (3:52) drive with a 34-yard TD strike from QB Derek Anderson as the Browns opened a 34-24 lead…In the 4th quarter, connected with Anderson on a 37-yard TD completion to open a 48-38 lead…Game 3 at Oakland 9/23: Started at WR and added 4 receptions for 83 yards (20.8 avg.), including 1 TD…In the 3rd quarter, capped a 4-play, 52-yard (1:22) drive with a 21-yard TD strike from QB Derek Anderson to open a 17-16 lead…All 4 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 4 vs. Baltimore 9/30: Started at WR and had 3 receptions for 97 yards (32.3 avg.), including a 78-yard TD reception…In the 1st quarter, connected with QB Derek Anderson on a 78-yard TD strike to open a 14-0 lead…2 of his 3 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 5 at New England 10/7: Started at WR and led the team with 6 receptions for 110 yards (18.3 avg.), including a long of 36 yards…Marked his sixth career 100-yard receiving game…5 of his 6 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 6 vs. Miami 10/14: Started at WR and had 5 receptions for 67 yards (13.4 avg.) and 3 TDs…His 3 TDs were a career-high and tied the franchise mark for TD receptions in a game becoming the tenth receiver in franchise history with 3 TD receptions in a game…In the 2nd quarter, connected with QB Derek Anderson for a 24-yard TD strike to open a 24-3 lead…In the 4th quarter, capped a 12-play, 66-yard (6:53) drive with a 5-yard TD pass from Anderson to open a 34-24 lead…Also in the 4th quarter, capped a 9-play, 67 yard (4:27) drive with a 16-yard TD pass to open a 41-24 lead…All 5 receptions on the day resulted in first downs…Game 7 at St. Louis 10/28: Started at WR and led the team as he matched a career-high 8 receptions for 117 yards (14.6 avg.) and 2 TDs…His 117 yards receiving marked the seventh 100-yard receiving game of his career…6 of his 8 receptions resulted in first downs…In the 2nd quarter, capped a 9-play, 67-yard (5:04) drive with a 12-yard TD reception from QB Derek Anderson to cut the deficit, 14-10…On the opening drive of the 3rd quarter, connected with Anderson on a 5-yard TD to cap a 12-play, 80-yard (6:16) drive and open a 24-17 lead…Game 8 vs. Seattle 11/4: Started at WR and added 5 receptions for 67 yards (13.4 avg.), including a long of 19 yards…3 of his 5 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 9 at Pittsburgh 11/11: Started at WR and had 1 reception for 16 yards for a TD…In the 2nd quarter, connected with Derek Anderson for a 16-yard TD in the corner of the end zone to open a 21-6 lead…Game 10 at Baltimore 11/18: Started at WR and led the team with 8 receptions for 85 yards (10.6 avg.), including a long of 22 yards…His 8 receptions matched a career-high…3 of his 8 receptions resulted in a first down…Late in the game, made a key 18-yard reception with :03 seconds remaining at the Baltimore 33-yard line and on the next play, K Phil Dawson connected on a 51-yard game-tying field goal…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/25: Started at WR and had 4 receptions for 57 yards (14.3 avg.) and 1 TD…All 4 of his receptions resulted in first downs…In the 2nd quarter, capped a 6-play, 70-yard (2:39) drive with a 19-yard TD reception from Derek Anderson to tie the game, 7-7…Also in the 2nd quarter, had a key 9-yard reception on a 4th and 3 play down to the Texans 23-yard line and three plays later Anderson connected with TE Kellen Winslow for 7-yard TD pass to open a 14-10 lead…Game 12 at Arizona 12/2: Started at WR and led the team with 7 receptions for a career-high 149 yards (21.3 avg.) and 1 TD…The 149 yards marked his eighth career 100-yard receiving game…Topped the 1,000 yard receiving mark for the first time in his career…His TD reception was his 12th of the season and is tied for second in franchise history for TD receptions in a single season…In the 3rd quarter, connected with QB Derek Anderson on a 67-yard TD pass to cut the deficit, 21-18…5 of his 7 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 13 at N.Y. Jets 12/9: Started at WR with 3 receptions for 63 yards (21.0 avg.) and 1 TD…His 13 TD receptions tied a franchise single-season mark (Gary Collins, 13, 1963)…In the 2nd quarter, had a key 14 yard reception on a 4th and 4 play down to the Jets 26-yard line and two plays later QB Derek Anderson connected with RB Jamal Lewis on a 7-yard TD pass to open a 7-0 lead…On the opening drive of the third quarter, connected with Anderson on a 45-yard completion down to the Jets 5-yard line, and two plays later connected with Anderson for a 4-yard TD pass to open a 14-3 lead…All 3 of his passes resulted in first downs…Game 14 vs. Buffalo 12/16: Started at WR and led the team with 4 receptions for 64 yards (16.0 avg.), including a long of 25 yards…3 of his 4 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 15 at Cincinnati 12/23: Started at WR and led the team with 8 receptions for 52 yards (6.5 avg.) and 2 TDs…Set the franchise single-season record for TDs with 15 (Gary Collins 13, 1963)…His 8 receptions matched a career-high…In the 3rd quarter, capped an 11-play, 71-yard (5:50) drive with a 2-yard TD reception from QB Derek Anderson to cut the deficit, 19-7…In the 4th quarter, added a 5-yard TD strike from Anderson to cut the deficit, 19-14…4 of his 8 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 16 vs. San Francisco 12/30: Started at WR and added 3 receptions for 67 yards (22.3 avg.) and 1 TD…Set the franchise record for receiving yards in a season (1,289)…In the 1st quarter, connected with QB Derek Anderson on a 45-yard TD strike to open a 14-0 lead…2 of his 3 receptions resulted in first downs.

2006

In his second season with the Browns, played in all 16 games, including 15 starts, and recorded 61 receptions for 884 yards (14.5 avg.) and 6 TDs…Had three 100-yard receiving games (110 yards at Cin. on Sept. 17; 116 yards vs. Balt. on Sept. 24; and 137 yards vs. Pitt. on Nov. 19)…Led the team with 884 yards receiving and 6 TDs and ranked second with 61 receptions…Recorded a career-high 137 yards vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 19…38 of his 61 receptions resulted in a first down…Marked career-high 7 receptions at San Diego on Nov. 5, and vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 19…Game 1 vs. New Orleans 9/10: Started and had 2 receptions for 23 yards (11.5 avg.)…Both receptions resulted in first downs…Game 2 at Cincinnati 9/17: Started and led the team with 4 receptions for 110 yards receiving (27.5 avg.) and marked the second time in his career to top the 100-yard receiving mark…In the 4th quarter, connected with QB Charlie Frye on a 75-yard completion down to the Bengals 1-yard line, and on the next play RB Reuben Droughns rushed for a 1-yard TD to cut the Bengals lead to 20-10…3 of his 4 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 3 vs. Baltimore 9/24: Started and led the team with 116 yards receiving (23.2 avg.) on 5 receptions and 1 TD…Recorded his second consecutive 100-yard receiving game and third overall in his career…His consecutive 100-yard receiving games were the first since WR Antonio Bryant in 2004 (11/28/04-12/5/04)…Connected with QB Charlie Frye in the 2nd quarter on a 58-yard TD pass to open an early 7-3 lead…4 of his 5 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 4 at Oakland 10/1: Started and led the team with 6 receptions for 75 yards (12.5 avg.), including a long of 21 yards…Had two key third down receptions for 13 yards and 5 yards respectfully on the Browns 14-play, 69-yard (6:57) TD drive, capped by TE Kellen Winslow’s 2-yard TD reception…5 of his 6 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 5 at Carolina 10/8: Started and had 3 receptions for 27 yards (9.0 avg.)…All three receptions resulted in first downs…Game 6 vs. Denver 10/22: Started with 2 receptions for 6 yards…Game 7 vs. N.Y. Jets 10/29: Started with 2 receptions for 21 yards (10.5 avg.)…1 of his 2 receptions resulted in a first down…Game 8 at San Diego 11/5: Started and had a career-high 7 receptions for 66 yards (9.4 avg.), including 1 TD…Late in the 2nd quarter, added a 13-yard reception and 14-yard completion, both for first downs, on the Browns 10-play, 59-yard (1:51) scoring drive, capped by K Phil Dawson’s 30-yard FG to open a 12-10 halftime lead…In the 4th quarter, capped an 11-play, 69-yard (2:42) scoring drive with a 4-yard TD reception from Charlie Frye…4 of his 6 receptions resulted in a first down…Also had 1 carry for 8 yards…Game 9 at Atlanta 11/12: Started with 3 receptions for 31 yards (10.3 avg.) and 1 TD…In the 2nd quarter, capped a 5-play, 41-yard (2:52) drive with a 19-yard TD reception from QB Charlie Frye to open a 14-0 lead…Game 10 vs. Pittsburgh 11/19: Started and set a career-high 137 yards receiving and matched a career-high 7 receptions (19.6 avg.), including a long of 63 yards…The 137 yards receiving marked his fourth career 100-yard receiving game and his third in 2006…In the 2nd quarter, had a key 63-yard reception down to the Pittsburgh 19-yard line and K Phil Dawson capped the drive with a 23-yard FG to open a 10-0 lead…5 of his 7 receptions resulted in first downs…Also had 1 rush for -8 yards…Game 11 vs. Cincinnati 11/26: Started with 2 receptions for 29 yards…1 of his 2 receptions resulted in a first down…Game 12 vs. Kansas City 12/3: Started and had 3 receptions for 36 yards (12.0 avg.) and 1 TD…In the 1st quarter, capped an 8-play, 63-yard (5:14) drive with a 23-yard TD reception from QB Charlie Frye to open an early 7-0 lead…2 of his 3 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 13 at Pittsburgh 12/7: Started with 4 receptions for 86 yards (21.5 avg.) and 1 TD…In the 4th quarter, connected with QB Derek Anderson on a 45-yard TD reception…2 of his 4 receptions resulted in first downs…Game 14 at Baltimore 12/17: Started with 5 receptions for 68 yards (13.6 avg.), including 1 TD…Had a TD reception in three consecutive games…In the 3rd quarter, connected with QB Derek Anderson for a 14-yard TD pass to tie the game, 17-17…In the 2nd quarter, had a key 28-yard reception to the Baltimore 3-yard line and on the next play, Anderson connected with WR Joe Jurevicius in the corner of the end zone for a 3-yard TD pass…2 of his 5 receptions resulted in a first down…Game 15 vs. Tampa Bay 12/24: Played with 2 receptions for 7 yards…Game 16 at Houston 12/31: Started with 4 receptions for 46 yards (11.5 avg.), including a long of 19 yards…Also had one rush on a double-reverse for 7 yards…3 of his 4 receptions resulted in first downs.

2005

In his rookie season with the Browns showed the play-making skills that led him to be the third overall selection in the 2005 NFL Draft…Appeared in 10 games, including seven starts and totaled 32 receptions for 512 yards (16.0 avg.) and 3 TDs…Began the year as the third-wide receiver, however moved into the starting lineup in the club’s eighth game of the year vs. Tennessee on Nov. 6…Recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game with 3 receptions for 107 yards, including his first career NFL TD reception on a 80-yard pass from QB Trent Dilfer at Green Bay on Sept. 18…Had a season-high 2 TDs receptions vs. Jacksonville on Dec. 4, including 17-yard and 34-yard TD strikes from QB Charlie Frye…Set a career-high 6 receptions vs. Miami on Nov. 20…Suffered an arm infection that forced him to miss two games vs. Chicago on Oct. 9, and at Baltimore on Oct. 16…Suffered a season-ending right knee injury vs. Jacksonville on Dec. 4, and was placed on Injured Reserve on Dec. 5, and missed the final four regular season contests…Game 1 vs. Cincinnati 9/11: Made his NFL debut by playing WR and had 2 receptions for 16 yards..One of his two receptions resulted in a first down…Game 2 at Green Bay 9/18: Made his first career NFL start at WR as the Browns opened in a three-wide receiver set and finished with 3 receptions for 107 yards receiving, including an 80-yard TD…Made a game-changing play in the 3rd quarter, as he connected with QB Trent Dilfer on a quick slant and went 80-yards for his first NFL TD and helped extend the lead to 19-7…All three of his receptions resulted in first downs…Game 3 at Indianapolis 9/25: Started with 4 receptions for 43 yards (10.8 avg.), including a long of 20 yards…One of his four receptions resulted in a first down…Game 4 vs. Chicago 10/9: Inactive (arm)…Game 5 at Baltimore 10/16: Inactive (arm)…Game 6 vs. Detroit 10/23: Played with 3 receptions for 30 yards (10.0 avg.), including a long of 14 yards…All three receptions resulted in first downs…Game 7 at Houston 10/30: Played with 2 receptions for 32 yards (16.0 avg.), including a long of 26 yards…One of two pass receptions were for a first down…Game 8 vs. Tennessee 11/6: Started with 1 reception for 2 yards…Game 9 at Pittsburgh 11/13: Started and had 2 receptions for 64 yards (32.0 avg.), including a long of 37 yards…Both receptions were for first downs…Game 10 vs. Miami 11/20: Started with a career-high 6 receptions for 90 yards (15.0 avg.), including a long of 25 yards…Four of his six receptions were for first downs…Game 11 at Minnesota 11/27: Started with 4 receptions for 42 yards (10.5 avg.), including a long of 14 yards…All four receptions resulted in a first down…Game 12 vs. Jacksonville 12/4: Started and had 5 receptions for 86 yards (17.2 avg.) and 2 TDs…In the 2nd quarter, hauled in a 34-yard TD pass from QB Charlie Frye in the end zone to cap a 9-play, 78-yard (5:20) drive to open a 7-3 lead…Also in the 2nd quarter, connected with Frye on a 17-yard TD pass to take a 14-3 lead at the half…Three of his five receptions resulted in first downs…Injured his right knee in the 4th quarter and did not return.

College Highlights

Became the first Wolverine to earn the Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation’s top receiver…Played in 44 career games at Michigan from 2001-04, including 36 starts, and shattered the school’s receiving records with 252 receptions for 3,542 yards (14.1 avg.) and 39 touchdowns…His 252 career receptions surpassed the previous school mark of 176 (Marquise Walker, 1998-2001), his 3,542 yards topped the Wolverine record of 3,076 (Walker, 1998-2001) and his 39 touchdowns topped the Michigan touchdown mark of 37 scores (Anthony Carter, 1979-82)…A three-year starter, his 39 touchdowns also set a Big Ten all-time record, while his 252 catches ranked fourth and 3,542 yards ranked third in conference annals…Broke school single-season records, as he snared 97 passes for 1,330 yards his senior season and became the only player in Big Ten Conference annals, and only the ninth in NCAA Division 1-A history, to gain over 1,000 yards receiving in a season three times…In 2004, named All- America first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, the Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association and College Football News…Finished tenth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy…Consensus All-Big Ten Conference first-team and Offensive Player of the Year…Winner of the Bo Schembechler Award as Michigan’s Most Valuable Player…Started all year at split end, and racked up 15 touchdowns…Ranked second in the nation with an average of 8.08 catches per game, fourth with 1,330 yards receiving and fifth with an average of 110.83 yards receiving per game…As a junior in 2003, named All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection… Led the team with 85 receptions for 1,138 yards (13.4 avg.) and 14 touchdowns…His 85 catches, 1,138 yards and 14 scores ranked third on Michigan’s single season record list…Had six 100-yard receiving games, including a school-record four straight 100-yard games…General studies major.

Personal

Full name is Braylon Jamel Edwards and was born in Detroit, Mich…Attended Bishop Gallagher High School (Mich.)…One-year letterman and starter on Bishop Gallagher football team and two-year letterman and starter on Martin Luther King High (Detroit) team… Tallied 63 receptions for 740 yards and eight touchdowns in three-year varsity career and rushed four times for 152 yards and two touchdowns…Also completed 10-of-17 passes for 200 yards…Set school, league and state records for most positions started in one year – wide receiver, running back, free safety, cornerback, linebacker, defensive end, quarterback, tight end, kick returner, punt returner and long snapper…Averaged 17 points, five rebounds and four blocks per game during his one year of varsity basketball…Also ran the 100, 200, 4x100 relay and 4x200 relay on the track team…Also ran track at Michigan during the indoor and outdoor season, competing in the high jump as well as the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes…Father, Stanley, played football at Michigan (1977-81) and in the NFL with the Houston Oilers (1982-86) and Detroit Lions (1987)…In 2007, donated $1 million to the Cleveland Municipal School District to create a college scholarship opportunity for 100 eighth-grade students, named Advance 100, as long as the students maintain a 2.5 GPA and participated in 15 hours of community service each year throughout high school…The students are now entering their junior year with 35 of them maintaining perfect GPAs of 4.0…In 2006, donated $500,000 to create a scholarship endowment at the University of Michigan for the football player who wears the No. 1 jersey, the largest donation pledged to the university by a professional athlete.