The B.C. Lions signed linebacker Joe Beckett on Thursday.
Joe Beckett is six foot four and weighs 240 pounds. The 24-year-old from Lexington, South Carolina, Beckett attended the New York Giants Mini Camp after going undrafted in 2022. He later attended the Seattle Sea Dragons (XFL) training camp in 2023. Then, Beckett signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on April 3, 2023, playing two preseason games with four tackles.
Collegiately, Beckett played five seasons at Wofford (2017-21) with 183 tackles (87 solo, 96 assists), 14 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, one pass breakup, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 53 games, of which 28 were starts for the Terriers.
Beckett is part of three Southern Conference Championship teams in 2017, 2018, and 2019. In addition, he played three seasons in the NCAA FCS playoffs.
In his final season, Beckett led the Terriers with 80 tackles (35 solo, 45 assists), four tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 11 games.
