Beau Brade

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Beau Brade
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Brade in 2023
No. 24 – Baltimore Ravens
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (2002-01-29) January 29, 2002 (age 22)
Clarksville, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: River Hill
(Clarksville, Maryland)
College: Maryland (2020–2023)
Undrafted: 2024
Career history
Roster status:Active
Player stats at PFR

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

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Early life

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 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)
203 lb
(92 kg)
31 in
(0.79 m)
10+18 in
(0.26 m)
4.68 s1.58 s2.69 s4.31 s6.89 s32.5 in
(0.83 m)
10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)
15 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [11] [12]

Brade signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2024. [13] [14] He was also selected by the San Antonio Brahmas in the seventh round of the 2024 UFL draft on July 17. [15]

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