Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Michigan State
Drew Beesley
DE • 6'2" • 260 lbs • Rochester Hills, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Drew Beesley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29 disruption score.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Drew Beesley built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Rochester Hills, MI wearing No. 86, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Drew Beesley's career was his defensive...
Read the storyDrew Beesley, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Michigan State. Drew Beesley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 73
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Drew Beesley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 73
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Michigan State
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · DE 85th (top 31%) · Big Ten 152nd (top 25%) · National 1,454th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan State | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 13 | 5.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 27 | 5.5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan State | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 57.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 9 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 57.1 |
Related Context
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Drew Beesley played DE for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Drew Beesley recorded 73 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Michigan State paired 14 primary output with 29 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
29
Usage
7.7
Consistency
35.4
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 1. Northwestern: 1. Miami: 4. Nebraska: 1. Michigan: 0. Purdue: 1. Maryland: 0. Ohio State: 2. Penn State: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 2 by 18.3. Northwestern: 3 by 22.5. Miami: 5 by 60.8. Nebraska: 3 by 22.5. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 5 by 30.8. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 2 by 28.3. Penn State: 7 by 69.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | vs Pittsburgh | W 31-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Penn StateSplash game | W 30-27 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Ohio StateSplash game | L 7-56 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Maryland | W 40-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Purdue | L 29-40 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Michigan | W 37-33 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Nebraska | W 23-20 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Miami2+ sacks · Splash game | W 38-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Northwestern | W 38-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Drew Beesley story
Drew Beesley built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Rochester Hills, MI wearing No. 86, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Drew Beesley's career was his defensive production: 73 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 1 interception across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Drew Beesley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan State | 7.5 | 13.4 | 4 | 7.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7.5 | 13.4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13.5 | 33.2 | 7.7 | 6 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan State | 14 | 29 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 14 | 29 | 7.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern
Week 13 · W 29-20 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Penn State
Week 13 · W 30-27 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Miami
Week 3 · W 38-17
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Northwestern
Week 4 · W 31-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Rutgers
Week 8 · L 27-38 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
71.3 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Michigan State
14 primary output · 29 efficiency · 7.7 usage
57.1
#2
2021 Regular Season · Michigan State
57.1
14 primary · 29 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Michigan State
55.1
13.5 primary · 33.2 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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