Rookie linebacker Kendell Beckwith has already made an impact on his new team with steady progress thus far in the season. By steady, I mean the rook has fit in and stepped up when injuries to the linebacker corps necessitated it. In the Bucs’ narrow Week Five loss to New England, Beckwith registered 14 combined tackles (12 of those were solo) and led all rookies in tackles through the first quarter of the season.
Not bad for a kid from Jackson, Louisiana.
After growing up just outside of Baton Rouge, he attended Louisiana State University, playing alongside fellow Bucs’ linebacker Kwon Alexander for two seasons with the Tigers.