Georgia Southern University Athletics

2021-22 - Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner’s List
2021 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
2021 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team (Phil Steele)
2021 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team (Pro Football Network)
2020 - All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team
2020 - All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team (Phil Steele)
2019-20 - Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 - Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll

2022-23: The starting punter for all 13 games … Was on the field for 131 special teams snaps … Averaged 43.0 yards per punt with a long of 59 yards … Had just four touchbacks and 11 fair catches … Had 11 punts of 50 yards or more and 18 downed inside the 20-yard line … Punted four times in the opener against Morgan State for an average of 42.8 yards with three punts downed inside the 20 … Punted just once in the win at Nebraska, pinning the Huskers inside the 20 … Punted four times at UAB, averaging 47.2 yards per kick with two kicks of 50+ yards … Averaged 45.7 yards on three punts against Ball State … Had two punts downed inside the 20-yard line with a long of 58 yards against Coastal Carolina … Punted twice at Georgia State … Punted six times for a 45.8-yard average with four punts downed inside the 20-yard line and two kicks over 50 yards in the win over No. 25 James Madison … Punted three times with a long of 49 yards in the win at Old Dominion … Averaged 48.4 yards on five punts with a long of 50 yards against South Alabama … Had three punts of 50 yards or longer and three downed inside the 20-yard line … Recognized by the Ray Guy Award for his performance as one of the national punters of the week … Punted five times for a 43.0-yard average at Louisiana … Selected to wear the 0 jersey for the game … Punted seven times with two punts downed inside the 20-yard line against Marshall … Had four punts for an average of 46.0 yards with a long of 57 yards in the overtime win over App State … Punted four times for a 36.5-yard average in the Camellia Bowl against Buffalo … Made the Dean’s List in the fall for posting a GPA higher than 3.50.

2021-22: A second-team All-Sun Belt selection … Named to Phil Steele’s and Pro Football Network’s second-team All-Sun Belt squad … Started all 12 games as the punter and holder … Saw action on 114 special teams plays … Set a school record with a 45.0-yard average for the season … Also had a school-record 17 punts of 50 yards or longer … Had 23 punts downed inside the 20 as opposed to just two touchbacks … Also had 29 punts fair caught and one tackle … Averaged 39.0 yards on three punts in the opener against Gardner-Webb … Had four punts for a 43.2-yard average at Florida Atlantic … Punted 10 times for an average of 48 yards per kicks at Arkansas … Had four punts downed inside the 20-yard line with a long of 59 yards … Punted four times for an average of 46 yards against Louisiana … Had a long punt of 60 yards with an average of 42.8 yards on five punts, but also had one punt blocked for a safety, against Arkansas State … Averaged 45.2 yards per punt with two downed inside the 20-yard line at Troy on six punts … Averaged 48.3 yards per punt with two downed inside the 20 at South Alabama on six punts … Punted four times for a career-best 49.2-yard average with a season long of 63 yards and three downed inside the 20-yard line against Georgia State … Averaged 44.0 yards on six punts with a long of 56 yards against Coastal Carolina … Had one punt blocked and returned for a touchdown … Punted three times for an average of 36 yards with a long of 54 yards in the win at Texas State … Had one punt blocked and returned for a touchdown … Punted five times with a long of 46 yards against BYU … Averaged 47.6 yards on eight punts at App State with a long of 57 yards and four punts of 50 yards or longer … Made the Dean’s List in the fall and spring for posting a GPA higher than 3.50 … Named to the 2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List for maintaining a 3.50 GPA or higher.

2020-21: Started all 13 games as the punter and holder … Saw action on 125 special teams plays … A third-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection by the league and Phil Steele … Had 51 punts for 2,130 yards, an average of 41.76 yards per kick … His long punt was 60 yards … Had nine punts of 50 yards or longer and 14 downed inside the 20-yard line … Had 24 punts fair caught and only five go into the end zone for touchbacks … Also had a tackle … Punted three times for an average of 43.0 yards against Louisiana … Had a long of 55 yards with one punt downed inside the 20-yard line … Punted twice at Louisiana for a 42.0-yard average … Had a 44-yard punt at ULM and had one downed inside the 20-yard line … Had two punts for an average of 44.0 yards against UMass, both landing inside the 20-yard line … Had a 57-yard punt and four punts downed inside the 20-yard line against Coastal Carolina … Punted five times for a 41.8-yard average with a long of 53 yards against Troy … Punted once for 38 yards against Texas State … Had a 58-yard punt at Army West Point … Punted four times for an average of 43.8 yards at Georgia State … Had a long of 60 yards with two downed inside the 20-yard line … Averaged 42.0 yards on two punts against Florida Atlantic … Averaged 45.3 yards on six punts with a long of 54 yards … One punt was muffed and recovered by the Eagles … Punted six times for an average of 45.3 yards against App State … Two punts went 50 yards or more and two were downed inside the 20-yard line … Had seven punts for an average of 40.3 yards per kick against Louisiana Tech in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl … Made the Honor Roll in the spring for posting above a 3.00 GPA … Named to the 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.00-3.49 GPA … Named to the 2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List for maintaining a 3.50 GPA or higher.

2019-20: Handled all the punts and holding duties in all 13 games … Was on the field for 138 special teams plays … Averaged 42.5 yards on 68 punts with a school-record 24 punts downed inside the 20-yard line … Only three punts went for touchbacks and 27 were fair caught … Had 12 punts of 50 yards or longer with a long of 74 yards … Made his collegiate debut at No. 6 LSU, punting nine times for an average of 44.0 yards … Had two kicks downed inside the 20-yard line and two longer than 50 yards … His 74-yard punt late in the game was the second longest in school history … Punted four times with an average of 33.5 yards per kick with a long of 46 yards against Maine … Had four punts for an average of 42.2 yards with a long of 54 yards at Minnesota … Averaged a career-best 48.7 yards on three punts against Louisiana … Had eight punts at South Alabama, mostly on short fields … Averaged 39.1 yards per punt in that game with two pinned inside the 20 … Averaged 36.0 yards per punt against Coastal Carolina … Had two of three punts downed inside the 20 in the rain against New Mexico State … Had four punts downed inside the 20-yard-line against No. 20 App State … Averaged 40.2 yards on five punts against Troy … Averaged 48.5 yards on six punts with three downed inside the 20 against ULM … Named Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance … Punter four times for an average of 39.2 yards and also caught a 7-yard pass on a fake field goal at Arkansas State … Averaged 48.8 yards on four punts against Georgia State … Averaged a GS bowl record 48.8 yards per punt on nine kicks against Liberty in the Cure Bowl … Named to ESPN.com’s All-Bowl Team for his performance … Made the Honor Roll in the fall … Made the Dean’s List in the spring for making over a 3.50 GPA … Named to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.00-3.49 GPA.

2018-19: Was redshirted … Made the Dean’s List in the spring for posting a GPA higher than 3.50. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four times for Coach Donnie Revell at South Effingham High … Holds every school record for punting … Named a 2017 All-State Region 5A Punter by Recruit Georgia … Named first-team all-region 2 5A punter as a junior and senior … A two-time honorable mention All-Greater Savannah Football Team honoree … As a senior, averaged 38 yards per punt with a long of 59 and 16 downed inside the 20-yard line … Played five games at quarterback, throwing for 643 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 233 yards and three scores … Had 23 tackles, including three sacks, and a fumble recovery in five games playing linebacker … Made three field goals … Also played soccer for four years, earning First-Team All-Region 2 5A Goalkeeper.

PERSONAL: Born Anthony Joseph Beck II on July 11 in Savannah, GA … Son of Tony and Laurie Beck … Has two sisters, Lt. Courtney Cronin and Kelsey Beck … Sister, Courtney, is in the United States Air Force.

MAJOR: Management (Graduated)