Darrian Beavers
Darrian Beavers is an American football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bearcats.
| Cincinnati Bearcats – No. 0 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Colerain |
| Career highlights and awards | |
High school career
Beavers attended Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He played wide receiver and safety in high school. He committed to the University of Connecticut to play college football.
College career
Beavers played two years at Connecticut before transferring to the University of Cincinnati.[1][2][3] In those two years he started six of 24 games, recording 38 tackles and seven sacks. He transferred to Cincinnati in 2019.[4][5] In his first year at Cincinnati, Beavers started 10 of 14 games and had 36 tackles. In 2020, he started 10 games, recording 58 tackles, 2.5 sacks and two interceptions.[6][7] He returned to Cincinnati as a starter in 2021.[8] He was a finalist for the Dick Butkus Award.[9]
References
- Anthony, Mike. "Though 'Raw,' UConn's Beavers Taking On Bigger Role". courant.com.
- Putterman, Alex. "UConn's Darrian Beavers, Eli Thomas Adjusting Well To Defensive End Position". courant.com.
- Fuller, Jim (October 17, 2017). "UConn's Darrian Beavers staying true to his faith, making an impact on field". New Haven Register.
- Putterman, Alex. "UConn sack leader Darrian Beavers transferring to Cincinnati". courant.com.
- Page, Fletcher. "Luke Fickell ready to see Darrian Beavers, Kyriq McDonald 'enhance and help' UC football". The Enquirer.
- Williams, Justin. "Cincinnati linebacker Darrian Beavers is older, wiser, 100 pounds heavier and back to anchor the defense". The Athletic.
- Jenkins, Keith. "Darrian Beavers has developed into versatile leader for No. 7 Cincinnati's defense". The Enquirer.
- Three keys, prediction: Darrian Beavers looks to lead No. 6 Cincinnati Bearcats past Tulsa
- Heltman, Russ. "UC Linebacker Named Butkus Award Finalist". All Bearcats.