Eastern Illinois University Athletics

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2013 (SENIOR): Started 13 gaems at free safety earning first team All-OVC honors... made 48 tackles with one sack at Tennessee State... ranked 13th in the OVC in passes defended with season high four pass break-ups at Tennessee State... made season high seven tackles in FCS playoffs against Towson... finished career ranked 10th on EIU career list with 166 solo tackles... finished career ranked 5th on career pass break-ups list with 26... had one kick return at Northern Illinois for 21 yards... made six tackles in season opening win over FBS member San Diego State... 2012 (JUNIOR): Started all 12 games at free safety earning first team All-OVC honors... ranked second on the team with 85 tackles including a team high 61 solo stops... was 11th in the OVC in total tackles while his 61 solo tackles were second most in the conference... season high 13 tackles at Western Michigan (9 solo)... had ten tackles at Central Arkansas (7 solo)... finished season with three tackles for loss... had one sack at Eastern Kentucky... had nine pass break-ups... 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 11 games at free safety... ranked fourth on the team with 69 tackles... his 50 solo tackles were third on the squad... made a season-high ten tackles (7 solo) at Jacksonville State... led team with six pass break-ups with two coming against Illinois State and two against Tennessee State... had six or more tackles in eight of 11 games... had a half-sack against Tennessee State... 2010 (RS-FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 11 games making two starts on the season against Central Arkansas and Southeast Missouri... finished year with 38 tackles (24 solo)... had a season high seven tackles against Southeast Missouri and at Tennessee Tech... credited with two pass break-ups against Jacksonville State... 2009 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted...

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a top 50 area player by SoFLAfootball.com… ranked third on the team in tackles helping Atlantic HS post an 11-1 record in Class 5A for coach Andre Thaddies… recorded two interceptions… considered a solid tackler by college scouts with good range… team captain.

PERSONAL: Majoring in kinesiology... son of Yolanda and Jerome Beard.