Austin Edwards (born August 27, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career with the Ferris State Bulldogs, where he was 1st Team All-American and won the Gene Upshaw Award for Best D2 Defensive Lineman of The Year of 2019. He played in the 2019 East/West Shriners Game in St. Petersburg, FL where he drew the attention of the Kansas City Chiefs with several outstanding plays.