Awards and Honors All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches - 2012) Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 5, 2010)
2012 Started all 13 games … finished senior season with 70 tackles … returned an interception 31 yards for a touchdown in the Liberty Bowl … broke up a team-high 12 passes … made season-high nine tackles, all solo, against Baylor … returned three career interceptions for touchdowns and an onside kick for a score … finished career with 215 tackles, broke up 25 passes and made five interceptions … started 35 career games, including 31-straight games to end his career … in all, played in 48 games.
2011 Started in all 13 games … finished sixth on the team and third among Cyclone secondary members with 70 tackles … recorded three tackles for loss, seven pass breakups, two interceptions and a forced fumble … tied a career-high with 10 tackles against Connecticut and Texas A&M … also forced a fumble in Iowa State’s win over the Huskies … posted interceptions against Texas Tech and Oklahoma … made nine tackles in win over Oklahoma State … recorded eight tackles at Baylor … broke up two passes at Kansas State.
2010 Intercepted a pass against Texas ... had nine tackles against Utah ... the week after returning an interception 94 yards for a TD against UNI, returned an on-side kick 42 yards for a TD against Texas Tech, earning Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors ... also made a career-high 10 tackles against the Red Raiders.
2009 Saw action in 11 games, making 13 tackles ... had four tackles in win over Colorado.
High School Chose Iowa State over Arizona and New Mexico ... second-team all-state as a kick returner ... led Allen team to a 16-1 record and the Class 5A championship as a senior ... all-district and second-team all-state at cornerback ... made 95 tackles, forced two fumbles, broke up 10 passes and made two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown ... had eight receptions for 131 yards and three rushes for 53 yards on offense ... team was 11-1 as a junior ... all-district at cornerback ... coached by Tom Westerberg ... earned all-district honors at point guard in basketball ... earned district track and field titles in the long jump, 4x100 and 4x200 meter relays.
Personal Born Sept. 15, 1989 in Oklahoma City ... son of Kendra and Steven Beamon ... cousin Antonio Smith plays for the Houston Texans … liberal studies major.