Physical safety with proven ball skills and turnover upside
Beaton is a 5-foot-11, 194-pound safety who brings a compact, physical profile and a history of making plays on the ball, including five interceptions for 53 return yards in his junior-college run before transferring to New Mexico. His stat line also points to active run support and disruption, and he adds special-teams value and experience-level toughness that coaches tend to like in the secondary. He looks like a good fit for a defense that wants a reliable, aggressive safety who can tackle, compete downhill, and create momentum-changing turnovers.
