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David Beaty

Title:
Wide Receivers Coach

At FAU

Joined the Owls in January of 2023 as the wide receivers coach
Will inherit a young but talented group led by returners Tony Johnson, and LaJohntay Wester
Instrumental in the development of All-American LaJohntay Wester and working with offensive coordinator Charlie Frye to find ways to get Wester open while leading the nation in receptions per game throughout the regular season
Beaty and staff made use of 15 receivers during the 2023 season with nearly half collecting double digit receptions

At Houston Gamblers

Served as the co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for the Gamblers, who finished fourth in the South
Mentored Isaiah Zuber, who saw action in nine games, one less game than most receiver ranked, however, he led the league with five touchdown receptions, while Mark Thompson, who also played in nine of the team’s 10 games, was listed No. 18 in the league with two touchdown receptions

At Texas

Served as a consultant for the 2019 season, a season that saw UT finish 8-5 and average 35.23 points per game
The Longhorns completed 65.20 percent of their passes, accounting for 3,761 yards
18 players were involved in the passing game with Devin Duvernay recording 1,386 yards on 106 receptions

At Kansas

Guided the Jayhawks from 2015-18 after serving two previous stints as an assistant coach
In 2017, KU produced eight All-Big 12 players, including first-team defensive tackle Daniel Wise
Additionally, linebacker Joe Dineen Jr.,became Kansas’ first Sports Illustrated Second Team All-American since 2007. Dineen led the nation in solo tackles with 7.8 per contest. He set a new KU single-season record with 25.0 tackles for a loss, which ranked third in the NCAA and tops in the Big 12. His 137 total tackles also ranked third nationally and led the conference
The Kansas offense featured wide receiver Steven Sims Jr., who turned in the second-best single-game receiving performance in KU history and the seventh-best in the NCAA in 2017 with his nine catch, 233-yard game against Kansas State. While running back Khalil Herbert exploded for 291-yard game against West Virginia – the third-best single-game rushing performance in KU history and the 2017 NCAA third-best
That same season, Beaty engineered a late-November overtime victory over Texas – the program’s first win against the Longhorns since 1938
The 2017 season saw 11 Jayhawks earn a spot on the All-Big 12 Conference team
Senior safety Fish Smithson and sophomore defensive end Dorance Armstrong Jr., received First Team honors, while Armstrong became Kansas’ only unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection since the league’s inception in 1996

At Texas A&M

Coached three seasons as the Aggies wide receivers coach, where he also coordinated all the recruiting efforts in 2013 and 2014
Aggies’ wide receivers were a record-setting group with first-team All-American Mike Evans leading the way in 2013 with 1,394 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns
Texas A&M set team records that season for receiving yards, receiving touchdowns and competition percentage while matching the team’s receiving touchdowns record with 12. He shattered and re-broke the single-game receiving record with 279 yards versus Alabama and 287 yards against Auburn. Evans became KU’s first wide receiver to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft
That 2013 season, Texas A&M was the only team in the nation with four 50-catch, 600-receiving yard games
The 2012 Aggies had six wideouts who produced 19 or more catches, including more than 70 each by senior Ryan Swope and Evans

At Kansas

Work for Turner Gill as the Jayhawks co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach in 2011
Guided D.J. Beshears to a team leading 40 receptions, collecting a score on four

At Rice

Spent the 2010 season as the Owls’ offensive coordinator
Rice averaged 28.7 points and 375.3 yards per game
18 Owls were credited with a reception, 10 with double digit receptions with Sam McGuffie recording a team-high 39, including nine for a score, and Luke Willson adding 33, including three touchdown receptions

At Kansas

During the 2008 and 2009 seasons, Beaty worked with KU’s wide receivers
Helped receivers Kerry Meier and Dezmon Briscoe develop into NFL-caliber players
Meier, who was taken in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft, received All-Big 12 accolades in 2008 and 2009, while Briscoe, a sixth-round selection in the 2010 NFL Draft, was an All-American and All-Big 12 First team pick in 2009
In 2008, five different KU players produced a total of 15 100-yard receiving games. Among the school records set by KU receivers in 2008 were season receptions, game receptions, season yards, game yards and season touchdowns

At Rice

The 2006 and 2007 seasons saw Beaty led the Rice wide receivers, while serving as the 2006 passing game coordinator for the Owls’ first bowl game in 45 years
Two players – Jarett Dillard and James Casey – were drafted by NFL teams following the 2007 season. Dillard ranked in the nation’s top-25 in both receptions and yards, after leading the nation in touchdown receptions (21) in 2006

As a High School Coach

Began Coaching career as an assistant coach spending 1994-96 at Garland Naaman Forest High School, then at Garland High School from 1997-2000
Earned his first head coaching nod in 2001 at North Dallas High School and his second at Irving MacArthur High School from 2002-05

As a Player

Was a four-year starter at wide receiver, leading the team in receptions for three-straight seasons
Held the coveted duty of team captain from 1992-93
Two-sport athlete at (football and soccer) at Garland High School, where he graduated in 1989

Personal
Born: October 26, 1970, in Garland, Texas
Education: B.S. Lindenwood ‘94
Family: Wife Raynee; daughters: Averie and Alexa
Records: Holds a 39-15 record as a high school coach and a 6-42 mark at the college level

Year-by-Year as a Head Coach

Year	Team	Record
2015	Kansas	0-12
2016	Kansas	2-10
2017	Kansas	1-11
2018	Kansas	3-9

Year-by-Year Coaching

Year	Team	Position
2023	Florida Atlantic	Assistant Coach/WR
2022	USFL Houston Gamblers	Co-Offensive Coordinator/WR
2019	Texas	Consultant
2015-18	Kansas	Head Coach
2012-14	Texas A&M	Assistant Coach/WR
2011	Kansas	Co-Offensive Coordinator/WR
2010	Rice	Offensive Coordinator
2008-09	Kansas	Assistant Coach/WR
2006-07	Rice	Assistant Coach/WR
2002-05	Irving MacArthur High School	Head Coach
2001	North Dalla High School	Head Coach
1997-2000	Garland High School	Assistant Coach
1994-95	Garland Naaman Forest High School	Assistant Coach