Andrew Beck (American football)

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Andrew Beck
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Beck in 2022
No. 47 – Houston Texans
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1996-05-15) May 15, 1996 (age 27)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
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 highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:25
Receiving yards:214
Receiving touchdowns:3
Return yards:94
Return touchdowns:1
Rushing yards:6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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

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

Pre-draft measurables
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 Bench press
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in
(1.90 m) 		252 lb
(114 kg) 		30+1⁄4 in
(0.77 m) 		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.63 s 1.56 s 2.64 s 4.26 s 7.34 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		 23 reps
All values from Pro Day[5]

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.[6] The Patriots moved Beck to the Fullback position at the start of training camp.[7] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10] 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 Raiders.[11]

Beck was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Broncos on July 30, 2020.[12] He was activated on August 17, 2020.[13] He was placed on injured reserve on October 31 with a hamstring injury.[14] He was activated on December 5, 2020.[15]

On December 21, 2021, Beck was placed on injured reserve.[16] On February 10, 2022, Beck was awarded the NFL's Salute to Service Award, presented by USAA annually. [17]

On March 14, 2022, Beck signed a one-year contract extension with the Broncos.[18]

Houston Texans

On March 17, 2023, Beck signed a two-year contract with the Houston Texans.[19]

On September 24, 2023, in a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Beck muffed a kickoff, but managed to return it for an 85-yard touchdown. The Texans won the game 37–17.[20]

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. ^ "2019 Draft Scout Andrew Beck, Texas NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  6. ^ DePrisco, Michael (May 4, 2019). "Report: Patriots make Texas TE Andrew Beck highest paid UDFA". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Kyed, Doug (August 7, 2019). "Andrew Beck Could Add Jolt Of Athleticism To Patriots' Fullback Position". NESN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Andrew Beck 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  11. ^ Linton, Chance (December 29, 2019). "Andrew Beck catches first career touchdown pass". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  12. ^ DiLalla, Aric (July 30, 2020). "Broncos place FB/TE Andrew Beck on Reserve/COVID-19 list". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  13. ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 17, 2020). "Broncos activate FB/TE Andrew Beck from Reserve/COVID-19 list". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  14. ^ DiLalla, Aric (October 31, 2020). "Broncos activate LB Austin Calitro, promote RB Jeremy Cox to active roster". DenverBroncos.com.
  15. ^ DiLalla, Aric (December 5, 2020). "Broncos activate FB/TE Andrew Beck from IR". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  16. ^ DiLalla, Aric (December 21, 2021). "Broncos activate RB Mike Boone from Reserve/COVID-19 list, place FB/TE Andrew Beck on IR". DenverBroncos.com.
  17. ^ List of 'NFL Honors' award winners from 2021 NFL season|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/list-of-nfl-honors-award-winners-from-2021-nfl-season%7Cauthor=Around the NFL Staff|website=NFL.com|date=February 10, 2022}
  18. ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 14, 2022). "Broncos sign FB/TE Andrew Beck to one-year contract". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  19. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-17-2023)". www.houstontexans.com. Houston Texans Public Relations. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  20. ^ "Texans FB Andrew Beck returns kickoff 85 yards for TD, 24-10 lead". September 24, 2023.

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