20   Cabral Edley
Cabral Edley

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Jersey City, N.J.

High School:
St. Peter's Prep H.S.

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 180

Position:
Tailback


Looks to compete for playing time at tailback and as a kick returner … Will be a perfect fit for the UMass offense … Very explosive runner with great instincts and blazing speed.

2000: Reshirted.

Before UMass: Played for coach Rich Hansen at St. Peter’s Preparatory High School … Rushed 248 times for 1,678 yards and 21 touchdowns in 1999, setting a school record for rushing yards … Had career totals of 678 carries for 4,020 and 53 touchdowns, becoming the all-time leading rusher in school history … Also caught 43 passes in his high school career for 612 yards … Named first team All-State and the 1999 Hudson County Player of the Year by the Newark Star-Ledger … Selected to the New Jersey All-State Super 100 team … Twice named All-Hudson County, All-State Parochial, All-Conference and to the Jersey Journal Dream Team … Also a member of the track team at St. Peter’s.

Personal: Full name is Cabral A. Edley … Son of Derek and Deborah Edley … Born May 14, 1982, in Atlanta, Ga. … Majoring in Afro-American Studies.

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