2022: Did not see any game action as a first-year wide receiver.

HIGH SCHOOL: A May 2022 graduate of University Lab School (U-High), where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Chris Bland … Two-time First Team All-District wide receiver … Earned Composite All-State honors while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average or above while competing as an athlete … Earned the ACT Elite Award … Saw action as a wide receiver, cornerback, punt returner … Played wide receiver and punt returner as a senior … Helped guide the U-High Cubs to a 13-0 record and state championship in 2021 … The Cubs defeated E.D. White 14-7 in the title game … Transferred to University Lab School after attending Southside High School from freshman year to junior year … Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com … Played for the Louisiana Bootleggers 7x7 team … Also competed in track and field … Competed in the hurdles, long jump, triple jump, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter run and 4x400-meter relay … Helped guide U-High to a 2022 indoor team state championship … Also played one year of basketball.

PERSONAL: Born Edan Deron Stagg on April 26, 2004 in Baton Rouge, La. .. Son of Schlacey Nunez … Has an older brother Havan Pleasant, who attends LSU … Nickname is Speedy … Favorite food is boiled crawfish … Favorite home-cooked meal is red beans and rice … Notable individuals who attended his high school include actress Elizabeth Ashley, NBA player Glen Davis, Hollywood director Steven Soderbergh, MLB player Darryl Hamilton, NBA player Garrett Temple, NFL player Tim Williams, and NFL player Dylan Moses … Selected Columbia because there is no better University in the world to get an education while enjoying New York City and playing the sports he loves all at the same time … Committed to Columbia on August 9, 2021 … Chose Columbia over offers from all Ivy League schools, TCU and Louisiana Tech … Also recruited in track and field … Enrolled at Columbia College … Intends to major in Psychology.

Edan Stagg