EDITOR’S NOTE: Since 2002, the Times Free Press has highlighted the top 12 college football prospects among Chattanooga-area seniors with its preseason Dynamite Dozen. The countdown of this year’s list continues with No. 9.
The nightmare that will come with defending against Baylor’s offense this season begins up front.
Sure, there’s the four-star college recruit and senior quarterback (Briggs Cherry) who returns after throwing for more than 2,700 yards in 2024, the five-star junior running back (David Gabriel-Georges) who was last year’s Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award winner in TSSAA Division II-AAA, and several speedy receivers on the outside as options in the passing game.
Before any of those skill position players can impact the outcome, though, it all begins with a crash along the line. In particular, the Red Raiders’ punching power is at tackle, where massive seniors Charlie Edgeworth (6-foot-7, 325 pounds) and Gabe Osenda (6-7, 330) dictate the productivity.
“When he punches, it feels different and looks different,” Baylor fourth-year head coach Erik Kimrey said of Edgeworth, the No. 9 player in this year’s Dynamite Dozen. “He has a power in him that makes him who he is. This is his third year here, and since he arrived, he’s always been very physical.