Player Career

D.J. Beshears Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

D.J. Beshears story

D.J. Beshears built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Denton, TX wearing No. 20, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of D.J. Beshears' career was his return-game role: 2,201 return yards and 1 return touchdown across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Kansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 369 rushing yards and 550 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas.

The arc is straightforward: D.J. Beshears moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kansas

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonKansas0
2010 Regular SeasonKansas6945.77.969
2011 Regular SeasonKansas43768.221.9368
2012 Regular SeasonKansas4437.615.7-393

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Georgia Tech

Week 3 · L 24-66

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

65

Receiving Yards

90.1 takeover

65 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#2

vs Texas Tech

Week 5 · L 34-45 · Conference game

76

Receiving Yards

87.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Northern Illinois

Week 2 · W 45-42

70

Receiving Yards

86.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

70 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs South Dakota State

Week 1 · W 31-17

27

Receiving Yards

78 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

27 receiving yards with a 36 efficiency score.

#5

@ Iowa State

Week 10 · L 10-13 · Conference game

45

Receiving Yards

73.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

45 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Kansas

437 primary output · 68.2 efficiency · 21.9 usage

76.1

#2

2010 Regular Season · Kansas

32.4

69 primary · 45.7 efficiency · 7.9 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Kansas

28.1

44 primary · 37.6 efficiency · 15.7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games