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Dwayne Beckford

Class: Junior Hometown: Irvington, N.J. High School: Irvington

Height / Weight: 6-1 / 228 Position: Linebacker

2010: Appeared in all 12 games, making 10 starts ... finished second for Purdue and 14th in the Big Ten with 84 total tackles, including 57 solo stops and 3.5 for losses with 0.5 sacks ... had 11 total tackles, seven solo, against Ball State on Sept. 18 ... finished with 11 tackles, including a career-high nine solo stops, at Northwestern on Oct. 9 ... had a career-high 13 total tackles, seven solo, at No. 11 Ohio State on Oct. 23 ... posted 11 tackles, including five solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss, at Illinois on Oct. 30 ... had nine tackles, eight solo, against Michigan on Nov. 13.

2009: Enrolled at Purdue in January and took part in spring practice ... originally signed with Boilermakers in February of 2008 but did not enroll ... subsequently returned home for the fall semester ... appeared in all 12 games as reserve and on special teams ... had 34 tackles (23 solo, 11 assists), including 3.0 for loss ... had one pass breakup vs. Illinois on Oct. 24 ... registered four tackles (all solo), including 2.0 tackles for loss at Wisconsin on Oct. 31 ... recorded season-high eight tackles (5 solo, 3 assists), including one for loss, at Michigan on Nov. 7.

High School: Ranked the No. 24 player in New Jersey by Rivals.com in 2008 ... earned first-team all-state honors as senior after recording 104 tackles, including 17 sacks, to go with four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries ... first team all-conference, all-region and all-area as junior after recording 85 tackles, including 10 sacks, and two fumble recoveries for the state championship runner-up team ... coach was Darnell Grant ... prep teammate of fellow Boilermaker Waynelle Gravesande.

Personal: Given name is Dwayne Anthony Beckford ... born Feb. 25, 1990 ... psychology major.

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