Kendell Beckwith: Difference between revisions

{{shortShort description|American football player (born 1994)}}

{{Infobox NFL playerbiography

| name = Kendell Beckwith

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| current_team = Free agent

| number = 51

| position = [[Linebacker]]

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|2}}

| birth_place = [[Clinton, Louisiana]], U.S.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 243

| high_school = [[East Feliciana Parish School Board|Jackson (LA) East Feliciana]]<br>([[Jackson, Louisiana]])

| college = [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]]

| draftyear = 2017

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 107

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| statseason statweek = 2018

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| statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]

| statvalue1 = 73

| statlabel2 = [[Quarterback sacks|Sacks]]

| statvalue2 = 1.0

| statlabel3 = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]

| statvalue3 = 1

| statlabel4pfr = [[Fumble|FumbleBeckKe00 recoveries]]

'''Kendell Beckwith''' (born December 2, 1994) is ana former [[American football]] [[linebacker]] who is a [[free agent]]. He played [[college football]] at [[LSU Tigers football|Louisiana State University]] (LSU).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kleinpeter |first=Jim |date=April 14, 2017 |title=LSU LB Kendell Beckwith gives NFL teams bang for their buck |url=http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2017/04/lsu_lb_kendell_beckwith_gives.html |access-date=April 19, 2018 |website=NOLA.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Coming out of LSU, Beckwith was projected by the majority of [[NFL draft]] experts and scouts to be a third or fourth round draft pick. He received an invitation to the [[NFL combine]], but was unable to perform any drills besides the bench press due to a [[torn ACL]] in his left knee that he suffered in November. On April 5, 2017, he attended LSU's pro day along with [[Leonard Fournette]], [[Malachi Dupre]], [[Jamal Adams]], [[Ethan Pocic]], [[Duke Riley (American football)|Duke Riley]], [[Tre'Davious White]], and 11 other players. Beckwith was ranked the fifth-best [[inside linebacker]] prospect by NFLDraftScout.com.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kendell Beckwith, DS #1 ILB, LSU |url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=126642&draftyear=2017&genpos=ILB |access-date=October 30, 2017 |website=nfldraftscout.com}}</ref>

The [[2017 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] selected Beckwith in the third round (107th overall) of the [[2017 NFL Draftdraft]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 29, 2017 |title=Buccaneers Draft Kendell Beckwith in Round 3 |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/buccaneers-draft-kendell-beckwith-in-round-3-18798287 |website=Buccaneers.com}}</ref> On May 23, 2017, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Beckwith to a four-year, $3.17 million contract that includesincluded a signing bonus of $706,288.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kleinpeter |first=Jim |date=May 24, 2017 |title=Former LSU LB Kendell Beckwith signs contract with Tampa Bay |language=en-US |work=NOLA.com |url=http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2017/05/former_lsu_lb_kendell_beckwith.html |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>

He competed with [[Cameron Lynch]], [[Devante Bond]], and [[Eric Nzeocha]] for a job as a starting [[outside linebacker]]. Head coach [[Dirk Koetter]] named him the starting strong side linebacker to begin the regular season. He made his professional regular season debut and his first career start during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' season-opener against the [[2017 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] and recorded five solo [[tackled gridiron|tackles]] and deflected a pass in the 29–7 home victory at [[Raymond James Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Scott |date=September 18, 2017 |title=Bucs "D" Stops Run, Starts Turnover Binge |work=Buccaneers.com |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-d-stops-run-starts-turnover-binge-19403479 |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref> On October 5, 2017, he recorded a season-high fourteen tackles in a 14–19 loss against the [[2017 New England Patriots|New England Patriots]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 6, 2017 |title=5 Key Takeaways from Buccaneers vs. Patriots |work=Tampa Bay Buccaneers |url=http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/5-Key-Takeaways-from-Buccaneers-vs-Patriots/eaf9ab7e-0bcd-4e0a-bf7c-bb862d9ecc12 |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>

On April 12, 2018, Beckwith was in a car accident with former LSU teammate [[Lamin Barrow]] and suffered a fractured ankle which required surgery.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Laine |first=Jenna |date=April 19, 2018 |title=Bucs' Beckwith had surgery on fractured ankle |work=ESPN.com |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23246778/tampa-bay-buccaneers-lb-kendell-beckwith-had-surgery-fractured-ankle-suffered-car-accident-last-week |access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref> He was placed on the reserve/[[non-football injury]] list on September 1, 2018, to start the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith, Scott |date=September 1, 2018 |title=Robinson, Tandy Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53 |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/robinson-tandy-among-cuts-as-bucs-get-to-53 |website=Buccaneers.com}}</ref>