Hank Beatty
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 20, 2003 Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 179 lb (81 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rochester (Rochester, Illinois) |
| College | Illinois (2022–2025) |
| NFL draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Hank Beatty (born September 20, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
Early life
[edit]Beatty was born on September 20, 2003 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.[1] Beatty attended high school at Rochester High School in Rochester, Illinois. In the first game of his senior season, after a stellar performance he became the first player in CS8 history with more than 1,000 yards passing, rushing and receiving.[2] He finished his senior year, completing 152 of 236 passing attempts for 1,899 yards and 23 touchdowns, while adding 1,371 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns on 146 carries and catching 22 passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns, where for his performance he was named the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year.[3] Coming out of high school, Beatty was rated as a three-star recruit, and the 23rd overall prospect in the State of Illinois, where he committed to play college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini over offers from other schools such as Iowa State, Air Force, Central Michigan, and Illinois State.[4]
College career
[edit]During his first two collegiate seasons in 2022 and 2023, Beatty totaled 90 receiving yards and eight return yards.[5] In the 2024 Citrus Bowl, he tallied a career-high 90 yards versus South Carolina.[6] Beatty finished the 2024 season hauling in 20 passes for 294 yards and a touchdown, while also returning 22 punts for 310 yards.[7][8] For his performance during the 2024 season, he was named third team all-Big Ten.[9] Heading into the 2025 season, he was named to the Paul Hornung Award watch list.[8] In week one of the 2025 season, Beatty hauled in five passes for 108 yards, while also returning four punts for an Illinois single-game record 133 yards and a touchdown, in a victory over Western Illinois.[10][11]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+1⁄4 in (1.78 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 29 in (0.74 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 4.60 s | 1.63 s | 2.60 s | 4.27 s | 7.07 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 10 reps |
| All values from Pro Day[12] | ||||||||||||
On April 30, 2026, after going undrafted in the 2026 NFL draft, Beatty signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent.[13] He was waived as part of final roster cuts on August 30, but signed with the team's practice squad the next day.[14][15] Two days later the Titans waived him from the practice squad.[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hank Beatty (WR): Bio, News, Stats & more". www.tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
- ↑ Welt, Bill (August 31, 2021). "Rochester star and Illini football commit has strong family roots at Illinois". The State Register-Journal. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ↑ Welt, Bill (December 7, 2021). "Rochester standout Hank Beatty earns Gatorade Illinois Football Player of the Year award". The State Register-Journal. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ↑ Welt, Bill (April 18, 2021). "Three-star recruit Hank Beatty to stay close to home at Illinois". The State Register-Journal. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ↑ Draves, Zachary. "Illinois Wants WR Hank Beatty Contributing In Multiple Areas". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ↑ Bedell, Jake; Jachnicki, Tyler. "Rochester native Hank Beatty reflects on development with Illini football". WANDTV.com. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ↑ Welt, Bill (August 26, 2025). "Hank Beatty stars for Illini, plus Springfield's other top college football players for 2025". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- 1 2 Hedge, Pranav. "Illinois Playmaker Hank Beatty Named to Paul Hornung Award Watch List". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ↑ Cramer, Collin. "Rochester native, Hank Beatty, elected to all-Big 10 third team". WICS.com. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ↑ Kane, Colleen (August 30, 2025). "Hank Beatty puts on a show with a punt-return TD and big catch in No. 12 Illinois' season-opening rout". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ↑ Hedge, Pranav. "Illinois Wide Receivers: When a Supposed 'Weakness' Becomes a Weapon". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Hank Beatty College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ↑ Wyatt, Jim (April 30, 2026). "Titans Reach Deals With 11 Undrafted Free Agents". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ Wyatt, Jim (August 30, 2026). "Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ↑ Wyatt, Jim (August 31, 2026). "Titans Sign 16 Players to the Team's Practice Squad". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ↑ Wyatt, Jim (September 2, 2026). "Titans Add Four to Practice Squad, Waive Three Others From Practice Squad". TennesseeTitans.com.