Vic Beasley
Beasley in 2015
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| No. 44 Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 8, 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Adairsville, Georgia | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Adairsville (GA) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 65 |
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| Sacks: | 19.5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 8 |
| Pass deflections: | 5 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Victor Beasley Jr. (born July 8, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Clemson University, Beasley was drafted by the Falcons with the eighth overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.
Beasley was a consensus All-American for the Tigers in 2013 and 2014. He is also the schools all-time sack leader (33). Following Beasley's senior season he was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year In 2016, Beasley was named to his first Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors, following his league-leading 15.5 sack season.
Beasley attended Adairsville High School in Adairsville, Georgia, where he was a three-sport standout in football, basketball and track. He played as running back and linebacker for the Adairsville Tigers high school football team. He was named All-county and All-area in both his junior and senior seasons. As a junior, he totalled 57 tackles, two recovered fumbles and an interception, while also hauling in 15 receptions for over 200 yards. As a senior, he had 120 rushes for 828 yards with seven touchdowns on offense, and had 102 tackles (12 for loss) and an interception on the defensive side of the ball. In addition, he also had seven punt returns for a 17.3-yard average and two touchdowns, and also returned a kickoff return 80 yards for a score. He was named first-team All-state by Associated Press (AP) and Georgia Sportswriters Association. He also played in the Georgia North-South All-Star game, where he had a blocked field goal.
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