The Ospreys star was the only player from the starting XV that defeated England to clinch the RBS 6 Nations title that was not selected by the British & Irish Lions.
And Edwards was surprised that Biggar was not linked with the Lions as much as other players prior to Warren Gatland’s selection.
“Dan Biggar is someone who played for the Six Nations champions,” said Edwards.
“I’ve mentioned it to a couple of people that the media haven’t brought his name up as much as potentially I thought he deserved to be mentioned. But that’s not my job. It’s a decision for the Lions.
“All I can say is I spoke to Dan after he came into camp and I told him he’s a leader of this team as No. 10 and as the most experienced player in the back line.
“These players will be looking up to him, so he has to set the example for them to follow.”
Biggar was Wales’ fly-half throughout the Championship and grew in confidence as first-choice 10 as Wales went on to clinch the title.
And Edwards has been thrilled with the 23-year-old’s development in the last 12 months.
“He’s developed massively. From where he was 12 months ago to where he is now just shows how important experience is, said Edwards
“A couple of things went wrong against Ireland, but Howley stuck with him through the Six Nations and he repaid us massively.
“He was outstanding and as the tournament went on he became more and more assured. He’s always been a very intelligent player who understands tactics of the game, but he just led the team so well and the last game was pretty special.
“It’s down to maturity, confidence and experience. You’re not born good, you get better.
“I was a half-back and you should be playing your best rugby at 28 to 30. You should be a better player than when you’re 21 or 22. If you’re not you’re doing something wrong or have had a bad injury. People develop as they go along.
“Hopefully, his best is in front of him.”
