Matthew Edwards
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Matthew Layton | Prep Redzone Scout
Cabell Midland has some high-profile offensive linemen in the program with D1 offers, but an under-the-radar OL that you need to know is Matthew Edwards Matthew Edwards 6'0" | 230 lbs | OL Cabell Midland | 2025 WV . He picked up his first offer from WV State this summer and is starting to get on those radars heading into his senior year. Film is limited from his junior season and size may keep some colleges away, but Edwards has the talent and ability to play at the D2 level, especially as he gets bigger. He’ll be an important piece to their typically prolific running game again this season at guard and is a tough and physical blocker that you expect from Cabell Midland offensive linemen.
Once we see more film from Edwards this season and updated measurables, he has the potential to make a big jump in the rankings and is an OL prospect you need to know in 2024.
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Cabell Midland offensive lineman Matthew Edwards Matthew Edwards 6'0" | 230 lbs | OL Cabell Midland | 2025 WV is a prospect that we’ve liked for a while, but we had some size concerns about how he translated as a college prospect. After attending some camps this off-season, Edwards picked up his first football offer from WV State so his size must not be of grave concern to D2 programs. He also has a very good wrestling and track & field background as a thrower who could choose to play any of those sports at the next level as well. Linemen with wrestling and throwing experience always make us think more highly of them and oftentimes give them an edge over those who don’t. Edwards’ play on the field shows a lot of good things in the two-game sample size we were able to watch on his Hudl and if he were just a bit bigger he’d have offers from all over.
Once we see more game film from Edwards and how he’s grown since last year, his stock could rise after this season in our final rankings update and as a college prospect.
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Cabell Midland posted a young but talented offensive line in 2023 with a very promising future that should excite Knights’ fans. 2025 guard Matthew Edwards Matthew Edwards 6'0" | 230 lbs | OL Cabell Midland | 2025 WV is an undersized athlete for his position with limited junior tape but impressed on his available film. He’s a talented three-sport athlete who also shines on the wrestling mat and thrower for the track & field team and may choose one of those other sports to play in college. Edwards’ play on the football field should be noted though even if he chooses another sport down the road and is talented in his own right even at a smaller size for his position. The 6’0 215 junior plays offensive line how you’d imagine a wrestler would play it as he proved to be a strong and physical player with apparent upper-body strength. Edwards also plays with proper leverage and can neutralize bigger defenders due to his development in the weight room and wrestling technique. Although only a two-game sample size from last season, I thought Edwards was dominant against a fellow physical team in Spring Valley where he earned a PRZ WV Big Man Standouts mention and showcased the level of physicality and dominance that he’s capable of. Size hurts his ceiling as a football prospect, but talent and ability alone earned him a Top 30 OL ranking in the 2025 class, and he could finish inside that range with more film available after next season.
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