| No. 51 – San Francisco 49ers | |||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||
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| Born: | (1999-08-18) August 18, 1999 (age 24) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Georgia) | ||||
| College: | Georgia (2019–2022) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 5 / Pick: 173 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Robert Erwin Beal Jr. (born August 18, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footballatGeorgia.
Beal grew up in Duluth, Georgia and initially attended Norcross High School. After his sophomore year, he transferred to IMG AcademyinBradenton, Florida.[1] Beal transferred a second time to Peachtree Ridge High SchoolinSuwanee, Georgia after his junior season, citing a desire to move back to his home.[2] He was originally rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Notre Dame as a sophomore before decommitting later in the year and re-opening his recruitment.[3] Beal was re-rated a five-star recruit and ultimately committed to play at Georgia.[4]
Beal played in 11 games during his freshman season at Georgia and had 15 tackles with four tackles for loss and one sack. He saw a decrease in playing time as a sophomore and used a redshirt on the season after playing in four games.[5] After the season, Beal entered the NCAA transfer portal, but later withdrew and returned to Georgia.[6] He played in all 15 of the Bulldogs' games and led the team with 6.5 sacks during Georgia's national championship season in 2021.[7] Beal had 26 tackles with three sacks and 20 quarterback pressures as a redshirt senior while Georgia repeated as national champions.[8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft3+3⁄4 in (1.92 m) |
247 lb (112 kg) |
34+5⁄8 in (0.88 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.48 s | 1.62 s | 2.59 s | 4.42 s | 7.26 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
14 reps | |
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Beal Jr. was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round, 173rd overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[11] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2023.[12] He was activated on November 27.[13]
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San Francisco 49ers 2023 NFL draft selections
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