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3 Tony Becton

3 Tony Becton

  • Position:
    Defensive Back
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Memphis, Tenn.
  • Prev School:
    White Station HS

Summary

Biography

CAREER
Games/Starts:
39/15
Bison debut: at Okla. Baptist (9/5/15)
First career start: vs. Henderson St. (8/31/17)
Stats: 39 tackles, 4 interceptions, 17 passes defended, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery; 15 punt returns, 85 yards; 4 kickoff returns, 76 yards.
Redshirt: 2014
Harding Rankings: t-27th in passes defended (17), t-28th in punt returns (15)

2017
Games/Starts: 15/15
Position: DB
Stats: 18 tackles, 4 passes defended, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery
Best Games: 3 tackles at Ashland (11/25) ... 2 tackles, 1 forced fumble at Southeastern Okla. (10/28)

2016
Games/Starts:
13/0
Positions: DB, ST
Stats: 13 tackles, 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 1 forced fumble; 4 punt returns, 31 yards
Best Games: 2 tackles, 2 pass breakups vs. Okla. Baptist (9/3) ... 3 tackles, 1 interception at Henderson St. (10/8).

2015
Games/Starts:
11/0
Positions: DB, ST
Stats: 9 punt returns, 18 yards ... 2 kickoff returns, 29 yards ... 8 tackles, 5 pass breakups, 3 interceptions
HU Leader: 9 punt returns, 3 interceptions
Best Games: 2 tackles, 1 interception vs. Southern Nazarene (9/12) ... 1 tackle, 1 interception, 1 pass breakup vs. East Central (10/24).

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of White Station High School in Memphis, Tenn.
Honors: first-team All-Region as a wide receiver and second-team All-Region as a kickoff returner as a senior ... named to Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps as a wide receiver ... chosen to play in 2013 Liberty Bowl All-Star Game as a wide receiver and kickoff returner ... first-team All-Region and first-team All-Metro as a junior cornerback ... named to Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps as a cornerback.
Coach: Joe Rocconi

PERSONAL
Born:
Jan. 8, 1995 in Memphis, Tenn.
Major: Kinesiology
Parents: Tony and Beressa Becton ... has one brother (Tyren) and one sister (Breara)

CAREER HIGHS
All-purpose yards:
49, East Central, Oct 24, 2015
Punt returns: 2, 4 times
Punt return yards: 36, Henderson State, Aug 31, 2017 (1 returns)
Long punt return: 36, Henderson State, Aug 31, 2017
Kick returns: 2, Southwestern Okla., Oct 21, 2017
Kick return yards: 31, Ark.-Monticello, Sep 30, 2017 (0 returns)
Long kick return: 31, Ark.-Monticello, Sep 30, 2017
Interceptions: 1, 4 times
Long interception return: 37, East Central, Oct 24, 2015
Tackles: 3, at Ashland, Nov 25, 2017 (3-0); at Henderson State, Oct 08, 2016 (3-0)
Fumbles forced: 1  [t-19th], at East Central, Oct 20, 2016 ; at Southeastern Okla., Oct 28, 2017
Fumbles recovered: 1  [t-4th], at Southeastern Okla., Oct 28, 2017
Pass breakups: 2  [t-19th], Okla. Baptist, Sep 03, 2016 ; at Southern Arkansas, Sep 19, 2015
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Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'9" 165 lbs
  • 23

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 170 lbs
    23
  • 3

    2016Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2017Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 180 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2018Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 180 lbs
    3