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Maine

2017 Football Roster

Matt Dewkett

2 Nigel Beckford

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 188
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bridgeport, Conn.
  • Highschool Notre Dame H.S./Episcopal

Biography

2016: Appeared in seven games; accumulated 123-yards rushing and a touchdown; averaged 2.1 yards per rush and had a season-high 39-yards rushing at Toledo (9/10); season-high all-purpose game came at home against James Madison (9/24), totaling 49-yards.

2015: Saw action in nine games; led the team in rushing for the second-straight season; carried the ball 123 times for 526-yards and four touchdowns; notched 17 catches for 171 yards, with a long of 40-yards at Villanova; averaged 77.4 all-purpose yards per game; rushed for 91-yards on 17 carries with two touchdowns against Rhode Island (9/26); scored touchdowns in back-to-back games (at Albany, vs. Yale); had 78-yards on the ground with a season-high 25 carries against Yale; tallied seven catches for 60-yards against Towson.

2014: Three-time CAA Rookie of the Week; Team Offensive Rookie of the Year; Beckford carried Maine’s rushing attack with a team-high 471-yards on 118 attempts with five touchdowns; recorded six catches for 66-yards and a score; averaged 4.0 yards per carry; appeared in all 11 games for Maine with six starts; scored his first touchdown on Sept. 27 at Towson, in a game in which he recorded a pair of touchdowns; rushed for 107-yards and a score at Rhode Island (10/25); also surpassed 100-yards on the ground with a 104-yard effort at Elon; had a rushing and catching touchdown at Elon (11/15).

BEFORE MAINE/PERSONAL: Spent two years at Notre Dame High School (CT) and his final two years of high school at Episcopal (VA); captained Episcopal in 2013; named All-MET Second Team, All-State Second Team and First Team All-IAC; helped lead team to their conference championship; born Feb. 10, 1995; son of Angela Williams; has three sisters: Anna-kay, Monique and Sania, and one brother, Zee-Shawn; Lucien Minor Geer math award winner; management major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 40

    2014Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 195 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2015Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 195 lbs
    40
  • 2

    2016Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 188 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2017Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 188 lbs
    2
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