Cole Beasley

Cole Dickson Beasley[1] (born April 26, 1989) is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Southern Methodist University, was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2012.

Cole Beasley

Beasley with the Dallas Cowboys in 2016
No. 11 – Buffalo Bills
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	(1989-04-26) April 26, 1989 Houston, Texas
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:	174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:	Little Elm (Little Elm, Texas)
College:	Southern Methodist (SMU)
Undrafted:	2012
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (2012–2018) Buffalo Bills (2019–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Second team All-C-USA (2010)
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Receptions: 386 Receiving yards: 4,049 Return yards: 239 Total touchdowns: 29 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

High School

Beasley attended Little Elm High School, where he was an option quarterback, leading the Lobos to the Texas UIL-4A playoffs in consecutive years.[2][3] He was a district co-MVP, posting 1,184 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, 1,570 passing yards, and 12 touchdowns. He was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.[4]

College career

Beasley accepted a scholarship from Southern Methodist University, where he was converted into a wide receiver, playing in 11 games with 7 starts as a freshman, while finishing third on the team with 42 receptions for 366 yards and three touchdowns.[5][6][7]

As a sophomore, he started seven games, making 40 receptions (fourth on the team), 493 yards and three touchdowns. SMU would win the 2009 Hawaii Bowl marking the first bowl invite since the so-called death penalty.[8][9][10]

As a junior, he posted 87 receptions (second for a single-season in school history), 1,060 yards and six touchdowns.[11][12]

As a senior, he registered 86 receptions for 1,040 yards (second on the team) and two touchdowns.[13][14]

Collegiate statistics

Cole Beasley
Year	School	Conf	Class	Pos	G	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2008	SMU	CUSA	FR	WR	11	42	366	8.7	3
2009	SMU	CUSA	SO	WR	12	40	493	12.3	3
2010	SMU	CUSA	JR	WR	14	87	1,060	12.2	6
2011	SMU	CUSA	SR	WR	12	86	1,040	12.1	2
Career	SMU					255	2,959	11.6	14

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 7 ^7⁄8 in (1.72 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.49 s	1.57 s	2.66 s	4.40 s	7.16 s	38 in (0.97 m)	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)	17 reps
All values from Pro Day[15]

Dallas Cowboys

2012 season: Rookie year

Beasley went undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft because of his size and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys.[16] He left abruptly during training camp, stating he was dealing with "personal stuff", and even considered retiring from professional football. He went on to have a sudden change of heart, returning and making the final 53-man roster.[17] As a rookie, he appeared in ten games and made 15 receptions for 128 receiving yards.[18]

2013 season

Beasley found ways to be productive while being surrounded by a solid corps of wide receivers, having the highest completion percentage of any receiver in the NFL with more than 10 targets.[19] He was targeted by quarterback Tony Romo on third down, especially in spread formations.[20] Much of this became attributed to Beasley's very good route running.[21] He posted 39 receptions for 368 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. He also returned 10 punts for 68 yards, along with one kickoff for 11 yards.[22]

2014 season

Beasley posted 37 receptions (fourth on the team), 420 yards (fourth on the team) and four touchdowns. He averaged nearly 50 yards per game during the final six contests of the season.[23] In the Wild Card playoff win against the Detroit Lions, he made four catches – three for first downs- for 63 yards and recovered a critical Romo fumble.[24]

2015 season

On March 3, the Cowboys signed Beasley for an additional four years, with a total contract value of $13.6 million. With leading receiver Dez Bryant injured for most of the season, he finished with 52 receptions (tied for second on the team) for 537 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns (led the team), while playing with four different starting quarterbacks with varying degrees of knowledge of the team's offense.[25]

At the beginning of the year he was used to fill in as a punt returner, due to his ball security ability. He was eventually replaced by rookie Lucky Whitehead after having poor return averages and a critical muffed punt in a loss against the New York Giants.

2016 season

Beasley posted career highs in receptions and yards, catching 75 passes for 833 yards and five touchdowns on 98 targets.[26] His 76.5% catch rate ranked second among NFL wide receivers in 2016.[27]

2017 season

In the 2017 season, Beasley finished with 36 receptions for 314 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.[28]

2018 season

Beasley started the 2018 season with seven receptions for 73 yards in a 16–8 loss to the Carolina Panthers.[29] In Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he had nine receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns in the 40–7 victory.[30] Overall, he finished with 65 receptions for 672 yards and three touchdowns in the 2018 season.[31] The Cowboys won the NFC East and earned the #4-seed in the NFC Playoffs.[32] In the Wild Card Round against the Seattle Seahawks, Beasley had three receptions for 28 yards in the 24–22 victory.[33] In the Divisional Round against the Los Angeles Rams, he had one reception for 15 yards in the 30–22 loss.[34]

Buffalo Bills

Beasley in a game against the Tennessee Titans

On March 13, 2019, Beasley signed a four-year, $29 million contract with the Buffalo Bills.[35][36] Beasley caught his first touchdown reception with the Bills in a 31–21 Week 6 win over the Miami Dolphins.[37] Against the Dallas Cowboys, his former team, on Thanksgiving Day in Week 13, Beasley finished with 110 receiving yards and a touchdown as the Bills won 26–15.[38] In Week 16 against the New England Patriots, Beasley caught seven passes for 108 yards during the 24–17 loss.[39] Overall, Beasley finished the 2019 season with 67 receptions for 778 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns.[40]

Beasley was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 29, 2020.[41] He was moved back to the active roster on August 12.[42]

NFL statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Receiving					Rushing					Returning					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Fum	Lost
2012	DAL	10	0	15	128	8.5	20	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2013	DAL	14	3	39	368	9.4	23	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	11	79	7.2	14	0	1	0
2014	DAL	16	2	37	420	11.4	45	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	2
2015	DAL	16	3	52	536	10.3	30	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	12	69	5.8	22	0	2	2
2016	DAL	16	6	75	833	11.1	47	5	1	7	7.0	7	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2017	DAL	15	4	36	314	8.7	54	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	19	9.5	15	0	0	0
2018	DAL	16	4	65	672	10.3	32	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	12	69	5.8	14	0	0	0
2019	BUF	15	10	67	778	11.6	51	6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career		118	32	386	4,049	10.5	54	29	1	7	7.0	7	0	40	239	6.0	22	0	5	4

Postseason

Year	Team	Games		Receiving					Rushing					Returning					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Fum	Lost
2014	DAL	2	0	7	101	14.4	19	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2016	DAL	1	0	4	45	11.3	18	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	8	8.0	8	0	0	0
2018	DAL	2	0	4	43	10.8	15	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	7	7.0	7	0	0	0
2019	BUF	1	1	4	44	11.0	21	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career		6	1	19	233	12.3	21	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	15	7.5	8	0	0	0

Music career

Beasley released the debut single release "80 Stings" in 2017.[43] In 2018, he released his debut album The Autobiography produced by Victor"Phazz" Clark. The two teamed up to form ColdNation Records an independent record label located in Frisco, Texas.[44]

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External links

• Buffalo Bills bio
• Dallas Cowboys bio
• SMU Mustangs bio
• Cole Beasley Game-by-Game Stats from ESPN