Abraham Beauplan

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Abraham Beauplan
No. 48 – Detroit Lions
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2000-02-03) February 3, 2000 (age 24)
Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Boynton Beach
(Boynton Beach, Florida)
College: Navarro (2018–2019)
Marshall (2020–2022)
Undrafted: 2023
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
  • C-USA First Team All-Conference (2021)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Abraham Beauplan (born February 3, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Navarro Bulldogs and Marshall Thundering Herd.

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College career

Beauplan was rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com coming out of high school and received 13 Division I offers, including Georgia Tech, Indiana, and Pittsburgh. [1] [2] Beauplan committed to Navarro College out of high school. [3] He played there for two seasons before transferring to Marshall. [3]

Marshall

In 2021, Beauplan led the Thundering Herd with 110 tackles. [4] He finished the regular season as the C-USA's third-leading tackler and was named first team all-conference. [4] [5] He was named to the Bednarik Award preseason watchlist in 2022. [6]

College statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high
SeasonGPTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
SoloAstCmbTFLSkPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFRYdsTD
Navarro College Bulldogs
20189349431.01.00000.0001000
201911765713310.53.51000.0004220
Marshall Thundering Herd
2020 101639555.50.00000.0003000
2021 13436711011.02.50000.0001000
2022 122145666.51.03177.0701000
NJCAA Career [7] [8] 201106617611.54.51000.0005220
FBS Career [9] 358015123123.03.53177.0705000
Career5519021740734.58.04177.07010220

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)		241 lb
(109 kg)		31+3⁄4 in
(0.81 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.62 s7.33 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)		9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		22 reps
All values from Pro Day [10]

Minnesota Vikings

On April 29, 2023, Beauplan was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent. [11] He spent the preseason with the Vikings before being placed on injured reserve in August. [12] [13] He appeared in two of Minnesota’s preseason games against the Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans and recorded seven tackles, including one for loss, across those two games. [14] He waived with an injury designation on September 5, 2023. [13] On January 2, 2024, the Vikings announced they had signed Beauplan to their practice squad. [15] On January 8, 2024, the Vikings signed Beauplan to a futures contract. [16] He was waived on July 31. [17]

Detroit Lions

On August 11, 2024, Beauplan signed with the Detroit Lions. [18] He was waived on August 27. [19] On September 26, Beauplan was signed to the practice squad. [20] He was promoted to the active roster on November 2.

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  2. ↑ "Abraham Beauplan". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Ragatz, Will (May 18, 2023). "Vikings UDFA profile: Marshall LB Abraham Beauplan". Sports Illustrated Minnesota Vikings News, Analysis and More. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Thundering Herd has 18 Recognized by Conference USA". Marshall University Athletics. December 7, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ "FB: C-USA Announces 2021 All-Conference Teams". conferenceusa.com. December 7, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ Staff Reports (August 9, 2022). "Two Marshall linebackers named to watch lists for top awards". WV News. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2018-19 Football Statistics - Navarro College". Region 14 Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2019-20 Football Statistics - Navarro College". Region 14 Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Abraham Beauplan College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Abraham Beauplan, DS #30 ILB, Marshall". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  11. ↑ Gates, Christopher (April 29, 2023). "Minnesota Vikings 2023 Undrafted Free Agent Tracker". Daily Norseman. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  12. ↑ Forness, Tyler (January 2, 2024). "Vikings sign LB to the practice squad". Vikings Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Abraham Beauplan: Done with Vikings". CBSSports.com. September 5, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
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