Andrew Beck (American football)

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Andrew Beck
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Beck with the Denver Broncos at Buckley Space Force Base in 2021
No. 83 – Denver Broncos
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1996-05-15) May 15, 1996 (age 25)
Tampa, Florida
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:Henry B. Plant (Tampa, Florida)
College:Texas
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Receptions:9
Receiving yards:90
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Andrew Beck (born May 15, 1996) is an American football fullback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.

Early years[]

Beck attended and played high school football at Henry B. Plant High School.[1]

College career[]

Beck was a member of the Texas Longhorns football team for five seasons. He became a starter at tight end and H-back for the team as a sophomore, catching eight passes for 77 yards while serving primarily as a blocker.[2] In his junior season, Beck caught four passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns while blocking for the nation's leading rusher, D'Onta Foreman. He missed the entirety of his senior season and was forced to use a medical redshirt after breaking his foot in a preseason practice.[3] As a redshirt senior, Beck had 28 receptions for 281 yards and two touchdowns and was named first team All-Big 12 Conference.[4]

Professional career[]

New England Patriots[]

Beck signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2019 after agreeing to a guaranteed salary of $115,000, making him the highest paid undrafted signing by the team.[5] The Patriots moved Beck to the fullback position at the start of training camp.[6] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[7]

Denver Broncos[]

Beck was claimed off waivers by the Denver Broncos on September 1, 2019, to serve as the team's fullback after an injury to starter Andy Janovich.[8] Beck made his NFL debut in the Broncos season opener of September 9, against the Oakland Raiders. He made his first career start on September 22, 2019 against the Green Bay Packers, playing 23 snaps at fullback.[9] Beck caught a one-yard pass from Drew Lock for his first career touchdown on December 29, 2019 in a 16-15 win over the Oakland Raiders.[10]

Beck was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Broncos on July 30, 2020.[11] He was activated on August 17, 2020.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on October 31 with a hamstring injury.[13] He was activated on December 5, 2020.[14]

On December 21, 2021, Beck was placed on injured reserve.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Andrew Beck, Plant , Inside Linebacker". 247Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Eberts, Wescott (April 28, 2016). "Texas H-back Andrew Beck working to elevate his game". BurntOrangeNation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Carlton, Chuck (August 16, 2017). "Longhorns down another TE after senior Andrew Beck fractures foot in practice". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Weinrib, Ben (May 5, 2019). "Patriots spend big on UDFA who could fill Rob Gronkowski's role". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  5. ^ DePrisco, Michael (May 4, 2019). "Report: Patriots make Texas TE Andrew Beck highest paid UDFA". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ Kyed, Doug (August 7, 2019). "Andrew Beck Could Add Jolt Of Athleticism To Patriots' Fullback Position". NESN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Thomas, Oliver (August 30, 2019). "Patriots roster cuts: New England waiving undrafted rookies Andrew Beck, Tyree St. Louis". PatsPulpit.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  8. ^ Renck, Troy (September 1, 2019). "Broncos make flurry of waiver-wire claims, adding QB Brandon Allen, TE Andrew Beck". TheDenverChannel.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "Andrew Beck 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  10. ^ Linton, Chance (December 29, 2019). "Andrew Beck catches first career touchdown pass". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  11. ^ DiLalla, Aric (July 30, 2020). "Broncos place FB/TE Andrew Beck on Reserve/COVID-19 list". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  12. ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 17, 2020). "Broncos activate FB/TE Andrew Beck from Reserve/COVID-19 list". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  13. ^ DiLalla, Aric (October 31, 2020). "Broncos activate LB Austin Calitro, promote RB Jeremy Cox to active roster". DenverBroncos.com.
  14. ^ DiLalla, Aric (December 5, 2020). "Broncos activate FB/TE Andrew Beck from IR". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  15. ^ DiLalla, Aric (December 21, 2021). "Broncos activate RB Mike Boone from Reserve/COVID-19 list, place FB/TE Andrew Beck on IR". DenverBroncos.com.

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