Terry Beckner

Terry Beckner, Jr.
Missouri Tigers – No. 5
Position Defensive Tackle
Class Senior
Major Pre-Communication
Career history
College Missouri (2015–present)
Bowl games
High school East St. Louis (IL)
Personal information
Born: c. 1997 (age 20–21)
East St. Louis, Illinois
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 305 lb (138 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • Sporting News Freshman All-American (2015)
  • USA Today All-American (2014)

Terry Beckner, Jr. (born c. 1997) is an American football defensive lineman. He currently plays for the Missouri Tigers of the University of Missouri.

High school career

In Beckner's final season at East St. Louis, he recorded 107 tackles and 7 sacks.[1] He played in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game.[2]

College career

Beckner played as a true freshman at Missouri, and was named a Freshman All-American by Sporting News[3] even though his season ended early after an MCL and ACL tear in his right knee against Brigham Young on November 14.[4] He had 27 total tackles, 8 being for loss, 3 sacks and a fumble recovery.[5]

On January 20, 2016, Beckner was arrested during a traffic stop for possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana, a misdemeanor, while driving a Chrysler 300 through Columbia. The following day, Tigers head coach Barry Odom suspended Beckner indefinitely from the Missouri football team.[6]

Before tearing his ACL in his left knee against Middle Tennessee,[7] Beckner totaled 24 tackles, 2 being for loss, and a fumble recovery in the 2016 season.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Terry Beckner, Jr. Stats" (PDF). Chicago Tribune. August 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2015 Under Armour All-America Game Roster". 247Sports. August 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sporting News Freshman All-Americans: UCLA's Josh Rosen is nation's best". Sporting News. December 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Missouri coach fears MCL injury for freshman nose guard Terry Beckner Jr". ESPN. November 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Terry Beckner Jr. 2015 Stats". Sports Reference. August 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Terry Beckner Jr. suspended from Mizzou football team after arrest for marijuana possession". Kansas City Star. January 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Terry Beckner Jr. suffers torn ACL". Kansas City Star. August 21, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Terry Beckner Jr. 2015 Stats". Sports Reference. August 21, 2017.
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