Chase Edmonds and Garrick Mayweather, Jr., Named to CSN Fabulous Fifty All-America Team

CSN Fab Fifth All-Americans | HERO Sports Super Sophomore All-America Team
 
Bronx, N.Y. – Fordham sophomore running back Chase Edmonds and senior offensive lineman Garrick Mayweather, Jr., have been named to the College Sporting News 2015 Fabulous Fifty FCS All-America Team, ranking among the top 50 NCAA FCS players. Additionally, Edmonds was named to the HERO Sports Super Sophomore All-America Team.
 
Edmonds, the 2015 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year who also finished fourth in the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year voting, continued his amazing exploits this fall, rushing 251 times for 1,648 yards and 20 touchdowns while also catching 31 passes for 383 yards and five scores. He led the Patriot League and was third in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards and led the league and was fourth in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards/game (137.3) and rushing touchdowns. Edmonds led the league and was fourth in the NCAA FCS in all-purpose yards/game (184.18) and was second in the nation in scoring (12.5 points/game).
 
Against Lehigh on October 24, Edmonds set the Patriot League and school single game rushing record with 347 yards on 31 carries with three touchdowns. He also caught two passes for 55 yards and a score in the game to bring his all-purpose yards total to 402, breaking his own Patriot League record of 385 all-purpose yards set in last year's NCAA Championship game at New Hampshire.
 
Over his career, Edmonds has rushed for 3,486 yards and 43 touchdowns, both second best on the Fordham career lists.

Mayweather, who earned First Team All-Patriot League honors in 2014 and 2015, was a mainstay on the offensive line for the Rams in 2015, starting all 12 games at left guard. He helped guide the Fordham offense, a unit that leads the Patriot League and was ninth in the NCAA FCS in scoring, averaging 36.8 points per game, and led the league and was second in the NCAA FCS in passing efficiency (168.30). Fordham was also second in the league and 20th in the NCAA FCS in passing yards/game (272.3), 21st in the NCAA FCS in first downs and third in the conference and 43rd in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards/game (180.9).

The Rams finished the 2015 season with a 9-3 record, 5-1 in the Patriot League, and made their third straight appearance in the NCAA FCS Championships.