Armanti Fredrico Edwards (born March 8, 1988, in Greenwood, South Carolina) is an American football player for the Carolina Panthers. He was the starting quarterback for the Appalachian State Mountaineers football team from 2006-09. After a stellar college career he was drafted by the Panthers in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. In addition to leading the Mountaineers (Appalachian State Mountaineers) to consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championships in 2006 (2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team) and 2007 (2007 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team), Edwards became the first quarterback in Southern Conference history to lead his team to four straight conference championships (List of Southern Conference football champions). He became the first quarterback in NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division I (Division I (NCAA)) history to throw for 9,000 and rush for 4,000 yards in a career, accomplishing the feat against Furman (Furman Paladins football) on October 31, 2009. Later in the season (2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season) he would become the first quarterback to pass for over 10,000 yards and rush for an additional 4,000 yards in a career. He is also the first back-to-back and two-time Walter Payton Award winner, given to the Football Championship Subdivision (Division I (NCAA)#Football Championship Subdivision)s most outstanding offensive player, receiving the award in 2008 and 2009.