Tremaine Edmunds

New York Giants

Pos LB

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

90.7 MODEL

2018

86.7

2019

88.3

2020

80.2

2021

76.9

2022

86.7

2023

78.5

2024

85.0

2025

82.2

2026

90.7

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Two Pro Bowls plus 2022 tier 1 (#1) STTM peak plus the $72M Bears contract puts Edmunds in the high-pedigree class with structural volatility. The Virginia Tech 16th overall draft slot plus the youngest-drafted-LB pedigree gives him real career foundation. The 2026 question is whether Edmunds returns to tier 2 territory with the Bears or whether the structural tier 5 finish becomes the stable late-prime baseline.

Edmunds came out of Virginia Tech as the Buffalo Bills' 1st-round pick (16th overall) in 2018 as the youngest player drafted that year (19 years old). He made two Pro Bowls (2019, 2020) with the Bills before signing a four-year, $72M deal with the Chicago Bears in 2023. His STTM career runs tier 5 (#40) in 2021, tier 1 (#1) peak in 2022, tier 8 (#78) in 2023, tier 3 (#20) in 2024, and tier 5 (#36) in 2025.

Strengths

Two Pro Bowls (2019, 2020) plus 2022 tier 1 (#1) STTM peak plus the 16th overall draft slot establishes elite LB career résumé.
Virginia Tech ACC pedigree plus eight years of NFL starter reps gives him real veteran market value.

Concerns

Career STTM volatility (tier 1 in 2022, tier 8 in 2023, tier 3 in 2024, tier 5 in 2025) confirms the ceiling is highly team-fit and scheme dependent.
$72M Bears contract creates major contract-value risk if the tier 5 finish becomes the stable baseline.

What to watch: Whether Edmunds returns to tier 3 (top 25) in 2026 with the Bears, the threshold for closing the gap between contract and STTM ranking.