Darrian Beavers
| No. 43 – New York Giants | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 5, 1999 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Colerain (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| College: |
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| NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 6 / Pick: 182 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Darrian Beavers (born July 5, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UConn before transferring to Cincinnati.
Early years
Beavers attended
Cincinnati, Ohio. He played wide receiver and safety in high school. He committed to the University of Connecticut to play college football.[1]
College career
Beavers played two years at Connecticut before transferring to the
Dick Butkus Award.[10]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+3⁄4 in (1.92 m) |
237 lb (108 kg) |
32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.67 s | 1.63 s | 2.72 s | 4.17 s | 6.91 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) |
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) | ||
| All values from | ||||||||||||
Beavers was drafted by the
On August 29, 2023, Beavers was waived by the Giants and re-signed to the practice squad.[16][17] He was promoted to the active roster on December 30.[18]
References
- ^ Kidwai, Aman (January 22, 2017). "UConn Football Adds Two Verbal Commitments". UConnReport. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Anthony, Mike (October 19, 2017). "Though 'Raw,' UConn's Beavers Taking On Bigger Role". courant.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Putterman, Alex (September 18, 2018). "UConn's Darrian Beavers, Eli Thomas Adjusting Well To Defensive End Position". courant.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Fuller, Jim (October 17, 2017). "UConn's Darrian Beavers staying true to his faith, making an impact on field". New Haven Register. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Putterman, Alex (January 23, 2019). "UConn sack leader Darrian Beavers transferring to Cincinnati". courant.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Page, Fletcher (August 2, 2019). "Luke Fickell ready to see Darrian Beavers, Kyriq McDonald 'enhance and help' UC football". The Enquirer. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Williams, Justin (March 30, 2021). "Cincinnati linebacker Darrian Beavers is older, wiser, 100 pounds heavier and back to anchor the defense". The Athletic. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Jenkins, Keith (November 13, 2020). "Darrian Beavers has developed into versatile leader for No. 7 Cincinnati's defense". The Enquirer. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Jenkins, Keith (November 5, 2021). "Three keys, prediction: Darrian Beavers looks to lead No. 6 Cincinnati Bearcats past Tulsa". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Heltman, Russ (November 22, 2021). "UC Linebacker Named Butkus Award Finalist". SI.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ "Darrian Beavers Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Darrian Beavers, Cincinnati NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Giants draft Cincinnati LB Darrian Beavers with 182nd pick". Giants.com. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ "Injury Updates: Kayvon Thibodeaux (MCL sprain); LB Darrian Beavers (torn ACL)". Giants.com. August 22, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Benton, Dan (August 23, 2022). "Giants place Darrian Beavers on IR, trim roster to 80". Giants Wire. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (August 29, 2023). "Giants announce 53-man roster for 2023". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (August 30, 2023). "Giants sign 12 players to practice squad". Giants.com.
- ^ "TE Lawrence Cager to IR; LB Darrian Beavers signed to active roster". Giants.com. December 30, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.