Joel Beckman

Defensive Line
Senior
6-5, 215, Lisle, Ill.

Joel has made continued and steady progress over his first two years, and we expect that to continue his junior year…he’s added a great deal of weight and strength, and we expect him to play quite a bit of football for us.
- Coach Rucks

2007:  Played in nine-of-10 games and made one start…collected 14 tackles (8 solo, 6 assisted), including one sack…broke up five passes.

2006:  Played in the Sept. 16 Whittier game and the Nov. 4 Wheaton (Ill.) contest.

High School:  Named All-Interstate 8 and Daily Herald all-area his senior year…both his junior and senior-year teams qualified for the state playoffs…coached by Dan Sanko…four-year member of both the basketball and baseball teams…National Honor Society member and Interstate 8 Conference all-academic in baseball.

Personal:  Business administration major…named to the fall 2006 Carthage dean’s list and to the fall 2006 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Nov. 22, 1987.