
Marshall’s steady special-teams anchor: Matt Beardall brings proven snap reliability
Matt Beardall’s value is the kind coaches love and fans barely notice until it goes wrong: consistency. In 2019, Marshall’s long snapper closed out his career with 48 consecutive starts and earned Conference USA first-team honors, after also landing all-conference recognition in 2017 and 2018. He was on the Patrick Mannelly Award watch list, which tells you he was viewed as one of the nation’s top FBS long snappers. The selling point is simple: dependable, high-floor special-teams performance with no drama, no flash, and a track record of big-game stability.