2018 Football Roster
Roster
Adam Beck
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Texas
- High School:
- George Ranch
2020 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Once again a regular in the secondary as a junior, appearing in nine games with one start … lone start came at the Spur position in the win over Baylor … only missed the Oklahoma game (10/17) … closed the season with 22 tackles, including 3.0 that went for a loss … added a forced fumble, a sack, two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup … all three of his tackles for loss came during Big 12 play … posted 12 of his 22 tackles on running plays overall … had two tackles on special teams, both of which were on kickoff coverage … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: recorded a tackle to go along with a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry in the season opener against Houston Baptist (9/12) … posted another tackle two weeks later in Big 12 opener versus Texas (9/26) … totaled a bulk of his tackles over a three-game span versus TCU (11/7), Baylor (11/14) and Oklahoma State (11/28) … had four tackles versus the Horned Frogs, which included a career-high two for a loss … performance included his first career solo sack (previously had an assisted sack) and his first ever forced fumble … followed with five tackles the next week in victory over Baylor (11/14) … notched his final tackle for a loss of the season against the Baylor, which came in the third quarter … put together a season-high nine tackles at Oklahoma State (11/28), finishing one shy of his second-career outing in double digits … ended the season with one tackle versus Kansas (11/5).
2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Played a variety of roles in his first season as a Red Raider … appeared in 11 games with four starts as either a defensive back or as a linebacker … moved to linebacker sparingly due to the injury of Jordyn Brooks late in the season … missed only the Iowa State game (10/19) midway through the season … recorded 39 tackles on the season (29 solo) to go along with 3.5 tackles for a loss, a shared sack, a pass breakup and four quarterback hurries … ranked fifth among defensive backs in tackles and fourth on the team in quarterback hurries … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with five tackles and a pass breakup against Montana State (8/31) … performance included a shared tackle for a loss … matched that total again two weeks later with five tackles at Arizona (9/14) … previously had one tackle and a quarterback hurry versus UTEP (9/7) … opened Big 12 play with two tackles at Oklahoma (9/28) before posting three the following week in a win over No. 21 Oklahoma State … had one tackle for a loss against the Cowboys, which resulted in a four-yard loss … posted two tackles at Kansas (10/26), one of eight games with at least two tackles … recorded his best showing of his young career against TCU (11/16) with 12 tackles and two quarterback hurries, both career bests … played in place of an injured Jordyn Brooks for majority of the game … closed the season with two tackles against Kansas State (11/23) and seven at Texas (11/29) … notched another tackle for a loss against the Wildcats, resulting in a four-yard loss … lone shared sack of the season came against Texas.
Did not play during the 2018 season due to NCAA transfer rules … scout team member.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Transferred to Texas Tech after redshirting the 2017 season at the University of Minnesota ... transferred to Texas Tech prior to start the summer of 2018.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended George Ranch High School in Richmond, Texas ... played for one of the top high school programs in the state of Texas ... school won the Class 5A Division I state title his junior year in 2015 ... George Ranch defeated Lake Ridge High School, which was quarterbacked at the time by current Red Raider signal caller Jett Duffey ... recorded 76 tackles while picking off two passes band breaking up nine more as a senior in 2016 ... earned All-District 23-6A honors that season ... consensus three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN ... ranked as the No. 7 safety in Texas and No. 69 prospect at the position by Scout ... listed as the No. 40 safety nationally and the No. 76 prospect in the state of Texas by Rivals ... considered the No. 80 safety and No. 165 recruit in Texas by ESPN.
PERSONAL
Adam Beck ... a psychology major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 12, vs. TCU (2019)
Sacks: 1.0, at TCU (2020)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0, at TCU (2020)
Forced Fumbles: 1, at TCU (2020)
Quarterback Hurries: 2, vs. TCU (2019)
Pass Breakups: 1, twice, vs. Houston Baptist (2020)*
* Indicates most recent high
