Chase Edmonds (2023) - Hall of Fame - Fordham University Athletics

Hall of Fame

Chase Edmonds

Class

2018
Induction

2023
Sport(s)

Football

Four-year member of the football squad
Closed out his career as the Patriot League and Fordham all-time leading rusher and had the fifth most rushing yards in NCAA FCS history (5,862)
Also graduated as the Patriot League and Fordham all-time leader in career touchdowns (74) and rushing touchdowns (67)
The 67 rushing touchdowns is fourth-best among in NCAA FCS history while his career rushing yards/game average of 133.2 is 14th best
Still holds Fordham and Patriot League career records for rushing yards (5,862) and rushing touchdowns (67)
Also amassed 7,374 career all-purpose yards, a school and Patriot League career record, tenth best in NCAA FCS history
Named 2018 Second Team All-Patriot League as a senior (missed part of season due to injury)
Set the Patriot League and school single game rushing record with 359 yards vs. Lafayette in 2017
Finished fourth in the Walter Payton Award voting in 2016 and 2017
A 2016 consensus First Team All-American
Led the NCAA FCS in rushing yards/game (163.5) in 2016
Also ranked among 2016 NCAA FCS leaders in total rushing yards (second), all-purpose yards (194.64)(second), scoring (second), rushing touchdowns (third), and yards/carry (fourth)
Named 2016 team MVP
A 2015 consensus All-American
2015 Patriot League and ECAC Offensive Player of the Year
Enjoyed one of the most successful seasons for a Fordham freshman in school history in 2014
Recipient of the 2014 Jerry Rice Award as the top NCAA FCS rookie
Named the 2014 CFPA National Rookie of the Year
Also named a consensus All-American and the 2014 Patriot League and ECAC Rookie of the Year
Became first Fordham freshman to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and just the sixth overall
Ranked in the top ten in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards, rushing yards/game, rushing touchdowns, all-purpose yards and scoring as a freshman
Named to the 2014, 2016 and 2017 Patriot League Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Drafted in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft