2009 Hendricks Award finalist ... third team AP All-American ... All-Big 12 first team by AP, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Oklahoman and ESPN.com and second team by the coaches, Kansas City Star, Phil Steele and the Waco Tribune-Herald ... honorable mention Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year by the coaches ... led team with 19 TFLs and 11 sacks ... had a sack in seven of the last 11 games ... racked up a career-high three sacks in back-to-back games against Tulsa and Miami ... was first player in school history to have two, three-sack games in the same season ... career-high 12 tackles, 11 of which were solo, vs. Texas ... collected second double-digit tackle game of the season with 10 stops against Oklahoma State ... led team in tackles in both games ... picked off first career interception against Kansas ... 20.5 career sacks ties for sixth best in Sooner history ... 11 season sacks tied for fourth best in OU history.
2008 All-Big 12 first team by the AP and second team by the coaches and Dallas Morning News ... leading tackler on the defensive line ... led team with 8.5 sacks and 15.5 TFLs ... tied for second on the team with three forced fumbles ... led all lineman with four PBUs, including one in the Big 12 Championship that led to a Lendy Holmes interception ... registered a career-high 10 tackles against Cincinnati ... seven tackles in BCS title game ... collected two sacks each against Texas A&M and
2007 Career-high six tackles in Big 12 Championship victory over Missouri ... also recorded first career sack in win over the Tigers in San Antonio ... forced a fumble against Baylor ... recorded tackles for loss in wins over Baylor, Miami, Missouri and Oklahoma State.
2006 Redshirted
High School First-team all-state linebacker as a senior ... District 10-5A Defensive MVP ... Creekview Defensive Player of the Year ... team captain ... had 127 tackles, two sacks, 19 quarterback hurries, 19 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception return for a touchdown as a senior ... was ranked the No. 11 defensive end in the nation by ESPN.com ... coached by Garry Monty.
• No. 11 DE in the nation (ESPN.com) • No. 138 in the ESPN 150 (ESPN.com) • Rivals250 2006 (Rivals.com) • No. 19 strong side DE in the nation (Rivals.com) • No. 26 in postseason Texas Top 100 (Rivals.com) • PrepStar All-American
Personal Parents: Lee and Sherry Beal ... converted from linebacker to defensive end during the 2007 season ... multidisciplinary studies major.
