Missouri S&T Athletics

Transfer from Howard Payne who is expected to compete for playing time at wide receiver…named to the American Southwest all-conference team as his team’s offensive player of the year during his career at HPU…led the Yellowjackets in receiving in 2007 with 59 catches for 813 yards and six touchdowns...caught 25 passes for 255 yards in 2006 and eight for 133 yards and two scores as a redshirt freshman in 2005…served as a team captain…earned all-district honors at the high school level in both his junior and senior years.

Personal: Attended Rusk High School, where his coach was Wayne Mahaffey…born March 5, 1986 in Tyler, Texas …son of David and Vicki Beard…was a high school teammate of current Miner quarterback Brad Guidry…plans to major in education.