Julian Edelman was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round (232nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
 

2009 (11/7/0/5): Played in 11 games, making seven starts at wide receiver in his rookie season ... Finished tied for third on the team in receptions, making 37 catches for 359 yards and one touchdown ... Also chipped in on special teams return units, returning 11 kickoffs for 241 yards and six punts for 63 yards ... Made his NFL debut at the New York Jets (9/20) ... Led the team in receptions twice (at NYJ, at HOU) ... Hauled in his first career touchdown reception at the Indianapolis Colts (11/15).

Buffalo (9/14): Inactive. at N.Y. Jets (9/20): Started at wide receiver and shared in punt return duties while making his NFL debut against the Jets ... Led the team in receiving with eight catches for 98 (12.3 avg), including five catches that went for 10 yards or more ... Hauled in his first career reception on a 10-yard pass from Tom Brady in the first quarter. Atlanta (9/27): Played in reserve at wide receiver in the Patriots' 26-10 victory over the Falcons ... Tallied three catches for 20 yards ... Registered one carry for five yards on an end-around in the fourth quarter. Baltimore (10/4): Played in reserve at wide receiver in the Patriots' 27-21 victory over the Ravens ... Hauled in one reception for 12 yards. at Denver (10/11): Played in reserve at wide receiver and on special teams kickoff and punt return units ... Registered a season high four kickoff returns for 93 yards as well as two punt returns for 22 yards ...  Tallied three receptions for 15 yards. Tennessee (10/18): Started at wide receiver as the Patriots opened up in a four wide receiver set while sharing in punt and kickoff return duties in the Patriots' 59-0 victory over the Titans ... Contributed over 100 net yards ... Tallied six receptions for 43 yards ... Broke off a season-long 35-yard punt return. at Tampa Bay (10/25): Inactive. Miami (11/8): Inactive. at Indianapolis (11/15): Played in reserve at wide receiver and registered his first career touchdown at the Colts ... Hauled in a 9-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady in the second quarter for his first career touchdown reception ... Had two receptions for 14 yards. N.Y. Jets (11/22): Started at wide receiver as the Patriots opened in a four-wide set in a 31-14 victory over the Jets ... Hauled in three receptions for 26 yards and returned three kickoffs for 68 yards ... Extended a fourth-quarter Laurence Maroney touchdown drive with a 6-yard reception on third and five. at New Orleans (11/30): Inactive as the third quarterback. at Miami (12/6): Inactive. Carolina (12/13): Returned to action, making the start at wide receiver in the Patriots' 20-10 victory over the Panthers. at Buffalo (12/20): Started at wide receiver in the Patriots' 17-10 win over the Bills. Jacksonville (12/27): Started at wide receiver and played on kickoff return units as the Patriots clinched the AFC title in a 35-7 win over the Jaguars ... Extended a Patriots touchdown drive with a 28-yard reception on third and 12 in the third quarter ... Returned one kickoff for 16 yards. at Houston (1/3): Started at wide receiver and made a season-high 10 catches for 103 yards at the Texans ... Turned his first 100-yard receiving game.

2009 Postseason (1/1/0/0): Baltimore (1/10): Made the start at wide receiver in his first postseason game and became the first Patriots rookie to record two touchdowns in a postseason game … Grabbed a 6-yard touchdown catch from Tom Brady in the second quarter and followed with a 1-yard score in the third quarter … Tied for the team lead in receptions with six catches for 44 yards and had one punt return with a 28-yard return.

2008: Was the Golden Flashes’ starting quarterback, playing in 12 games and completing 153-of-275 passes for 1,820 yards and 13 touchdowns with 11 interceptions … Led Kent State in rushing with 1,551 yards on 215 attempts and ran for 13 touchdowns … Averaged 114.2 rushing yards per game and 151.7 passing yards per game … Led the Golden Flashes with 13 total touchdowns … Compiled 3,190 yards of total offense, an average of 265.8 per game … Also caught one pass for 11 yards.

2007: Started the first eight games of the season before breaking his arm against Bowling Green on Oct. 20...had been playing on a partially torn posterior cruciate ligament suffered in week two at Kentucky...was 98-of-189 (52 percent) for 1,318 yards, an average of 164.8 yards per game...threw for seven touchdowns and nine interceptions...rushed 118 times for 455 yards, an average of 3.9 per rush...averaged almost 57 rushing yards per game while adding two scores on the ground...led the team with 1,773 total yards of offense, averaging 221.6 per game...would have ranked sixth in the MAC had he played in one more game...was third on the team with 455 all-purpose yards...recorded a passing efficiency mark of 113.13...career mark of 119.48 stands as the second-best in KSU history...completed a season-high 65.4 percent of his passes (17-of-26) in win at Iowa State Aug. 30...was 18-of-33 for 267 yards and a career-best three touchdowns against Delaware State on Sept. 15...threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Rashad Tukes, the longest pass of the season for KSU...rushed for 100 yards twice – against Kentucky (135, career-high) and Bowling Green (104) on Oct. 20...joined with Eugene Jarvis to become the first pair of Flashes to rush for 100 or more yards in a game since 2005...currently ranks in the top nine all-time passing records at KSU for completions, attempts, yards, touchdowns, and completion percentage, as well as the top 10 for plays, total yards, and total touchdowns in a career.

2006: Second team All-MAC selection and team’s Offensive Player of the Year, despite battling through an injury in the second half of the season...was Kent State’s primary offensive weapon at quarterback...started every game for the Golden Flashes except at Virginia Tech (shoulder)...led the team and was third in the MAC in total offense, averaging 229 yards per contest...averaged 169 yards through the air, completing 55 percent of his passes for 1,859 total yards and 10 touchdowns...ranked second on the team and eighth in the MAC in rushing yardage with nearly 60 yards per game on a total of 658 yards and seven scores...stood fourth in the conference with a 124.4 pass efficiency mark...his 42 points scored led the team, six ahead of wide receiver Najah Pruden...passed for 305 yards (17-for-21) and two touchdowns (three total) against Akron on Sept. 30...rushed 23 times for 121 yards against Ohio on Oct. 28...launched a 68-yard touchdown strike to Pruden to open the Eastern Michigan game on Nov. 17, finishing 9-for-18 with 188 yards.

Junior College: Posted record-setting numbers as a redshirt freshman quarterback at the College of San Mateo in 2005...was named the Most Valuable Player in All-State Region I by the California Community College Football Coaches Association...passed for 1,312 yards and 14 touchdowns and rushed for a school-record 1,253 yards and 17 scores...helped lead the Bulldogs to an 8-3 record and second-place finish in the NorCal Conference...as senior at Woodside in 2004, led the Wildcats to a 13-0 record and Central Coast Section championship and was named first-team all-league and all-county...totaled 2,237 passing yards and 29 touchdowns in high school career and also rushed for 964 yards and 13 TDs.
 

Julian Edelman was born May 22, 1986 to Angie and Francis Edelman ... As senior at Woodside (Calif.) High School in 2004, led the Wildcats to a 13-0 record and Central Coast Section championship and was named first-team allleague and all-county ... Totaled 2,237 passing yards and 29 touchdowns in his high school career and also rushed for 964 yards and 13 touchdowns ... Majored in business management at Kent State.