Dravon Askew-Henry

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Dravon Askew-Henry
Free agent
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-24) October 24, 1995 (age 26)
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Aliquippa (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania)
College:West Virginia
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Player stats at NFL.com

Dravon Askew-Henry (born October 24, 1995) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Early years[]

Askew-Henry attended Aliquippa High School. He compiled 5,454 rushing yards in his career and was a two-time Pennsylvania Class 2A first-team all-state selection.[1] He was one of the top recruits in Pennsylvania and signed with West Virginia.[2]

College career[]

Askew-Henry started a school-record 51 games in four seasons at West Virginia. As a true freshman in 2014, he started 13 games and compiled 45 tackles (36 solo) and two interception. Askew-Henry posted 59 tackles and one interception as a sophomore.[1] Coming into the 2016 season, he was one of three returning starters on defense but was forced to redshirt the 2016 season after sustaining an ACL tear in the preseason.[3] Askew-Henry was the team's fourth-leading tackler as a junior with 57 tackles (42 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, and one interception, earning him Honorable Mention All-Big 12 honors. As a senior, he made 54 tackles (37 solo), including five tackles for loss, and intercepted two passes. Askew-Henry was named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 for the second consecutive season. In his career, he tallied 215 tackles (162 solo), 9.5 tackles for loss, six interceptions and 10 pass breakups.[1]

Professional career[]

Despite being given a fifth-to-seventh round grade, Askew-Henry went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft.[4] Askew-Henry signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 27, 2019.[5] He was waived on August 31 during final roster cuts.[6] Askew-Henry subsequently joined the Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots briefly but did not play in 2019.[7]

Askew-Henry signed with the New York Guardians of the XFL after being selected with the 31st overall selection in Phase Four of the 2020 XFL Draft.[8] He made a season-high five tackles (three solo) in his XFL debut against the Tampa Bay Vipers.[1] Against the Los Angeles Wildcats, he was involved in a play in which he was called for a holding penalty and caught the penalty flag after the official tossed it. Askew-Henry tossed the flag back, but was hit with the holding call as well as a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct. The season was terminated early due to the coronavirus pandemic.[9] In four games, Askew-Henry had 12 tackles (10 solo) and six pass breakups.[1][10] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[11]

On April 16, 2020, Askew-Henry signed with the New York Giants.[1] The deal was reportedly a two-year contract for $1.39 million with no signing bonus and base salary of $610,000.[10] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[12]

Personal life[]

Askew-Henry's cousin by marriage is Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis. He has trained with Revis and considers him a mentor.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Eisen, Michael (April 14, 2020). "Giants sign DB Dravon Askew-Henry". Giants.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Adamski, Chris (May 17, 2019). "'Quick learner' Dravon Askew-Henry can contribute to Steelers as rookie". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Taylor, Allan (August 12, 2016). "BREAKING: Askew-Henry lost for season to knee injury". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Nesbitt, Stephen (May 10, 2019). "Family has guided undrafted Dravon Askew-Henry from a steel town to the Steelers". The Athletic. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Rutter, Joe (April 27, 2019). "Aliquippa native Dravon Askew-Henry signed by Steelers". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Varley, Teresa (August 31, 2019). "Steelers make roster cuts". Steelers.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  7. ^ DiPaola, Jerry (March 24, 2020). "Aliquippa graduate Dravon Askew-Henry joins New York Giants". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Anderson, Chris (October 16, 2019). "Two more Mountaineers (and counting) taken in XFL Draft". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  9. ^ Schwartz, Paul (March 24, 2020). "Giants signing XFL's Dravon Askew-Henry in unprecedented move". New York Post. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  10. ^ a b Anderson, Chris (April 19, 2020). "NFL contract details for Dravon Askew-Henry". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  11. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  12. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 5, 2020). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
  13. ^ Bragg, Tom (March 21, 2019). "WVU football notebook: Dravon Askew-Henry hopes to follow path set by successful cousin Darelle Revis". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

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