Beau Brade

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Beau Brade
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Brade in 2023
No. 6 – Baltimore Ravens
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (2002-01-29) January 29, 2002 (age 22)
Clarksville, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: River Hill
(Clarksville, Maryland)
College: Maryland (2020–2023)
Undrafted: 2024
Career history
Roster status:Active

Beau Brade (born January 29, 2002) is an American football safety for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland.

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High school career

Brade attended River Hill High School in Clarksville, Maryland. In his high school career, Brade finished with 450 career tackles, with 107 of them coming as a senior. [1] He also recorded six interceptions, seven forced fumbles, and 13 tackles for loss. On offense, Brade tallied 1,377 total yards, and eleven total touchdowns. As a result, Brade was named the 2019 Howard County Times/Columbia Flier Defensive Player of the Year. [2] A three-star recruit, Brade committed to play college football at the University of Maryland, College Park. [3] [4]

College career

Brade played sparingly in a shortened 2020 season. The following year, he registered his first career sack, sacking Dustin Crum for a loss of ten yards. [5] Brade finished the season with a total of 14 tackles. [6] In 2022, in a game against SMU, Brade recorded a career-high 15 tackles, including his first career interception and forced fumble. [7] Brade would also tally another interception, against Northwestern, increasing his season total to two interceptions. [8] He led the team with 85 tackles, including four tackles for loss and five pass deflections. [9] Following the 2023 season, Brade declared for the 2024 NFL draft, finishing his collegiate career with 177 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and three interceptions. [10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)
203 lb
(92 kg)
31 in
(0.79 m)
10+18 in
(0.26 m)
All values from NFL Combine [11] [12]

Brade signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2024. [13] [14]

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