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Trent Edwards (6-4, 190, 4.7) of Los Gatos, Calif., may be the No. 1 dropback quarterback in the country. If he is not No. 1, then there are only a couple or three that are in his league. Absolutely no other quarterback in the land has his type of stats to back up his top billing. Only a handful of quarterbacks, such as Zwick, Pako, and Ben Olson are in his league.
Edwards had a phenomenal pass completion record as a junior when he completed an absolutely incredible 78% (125-160) of his passes for 2,529 yards and 29 touchdowns and had only four interceptions.
Edwards has all of the tools to be the best quarterback in the country. He has the size, uncanny accuracy, and tremendous arm strength.
"Trent has everything that you need as a quarterback, but his field presence is his biggest asset," says high school coach Butch Catallico. "I've never seen a high school quarterback with more poise in the pocket."
"Trent never gets rattled in the pocket and he is always looking downfield for that receiver to break into the clear. Even if the pocket protection breaks down and he gets sacked, he's always back on the very next play with the same poise that he had on the same play that he just got sacked."
Edwards is also a pretty good athlete for a big guy, averaging almost 16 points a game in basketball.
Every college in the country has made contact with Edwards, but Stanford, UCLA and possibly California and Southern California have the best chance to sign him. All have made offers, along with another 30 or more schools
Edwards was a sensation at both the recent Southern Cal and UCLA camps. Because of his size, accuracy, arm strength and velocity, he has been compared favorably to a young Troy Aikman. He also has a very quick release. At the recent UCLA camp, Edwards really put on a passing clinic and coach Bob Toledo gave him a lot of attention because of it.
He has taken several unofficial trips this spring to some schools of interest, including Stanford, California, UCLA and Southern California. He is also looking at Notre Dame and Michigan.
Edwards rating: 7.50
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