Draft Scout Snapshot:DS Rating on 8/24/08: #3 TE, #51/750 Overall, Projected Rnd: 2-3 2007: 13 GP; 13 GS; Rush: 4-6-1.5-0; Rec: 75-982-13.1-6; 3 Sol-4 TT; Earned third letter … played in all 13 games, including six starts … finalist for the John Mackey Award as nation's top tight end … named college football's "Tight End of the Year" by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Ohio … first-team All-American according to Walter Camp and Rivals.com and second-team All-American according to The Sporting News … consensus first-team All-Big Ten … co-winner of UW's Wayne Souza Coaches Appreciation Award … led nation's tight ends in receiving yards (982) and ranked No. 2 in receptions (75) … his 75 receptions are most ever for a Badger tight end (breaking the record of 61 that he set in 2006) and tied for most in school history (any position) … his 982 receiving yards are fourth-most in school history … his 5.8 receptions per game (all games) were second in nation among tight ends and fifth in Big Ten (all positions). 2006: 13 GP; 10 GS; Rush: 4-19-4.8-0; Rec: 61-903-14.8-5; Earned second letter … semifinalist for the John Mackey Award (nation's top tight end) … named second-team All-American by Walter Camp and SI.com … second-team All-Big Ten according to media and honorable mention All-Big Ten by coaches … winner of UW's Wayne Souza Coaches Appreciation Award … played in all 13 games, including 10 starts … led team with 61 receptions for 903 yards (both figures are school records for a tight end) … finished No. 2 nationally among tight ends in receptions per game (4.69) and receiving yardage. 2005: 10 GP; 0 GS; 1 Sol-2 TT, 1 TFL; Earned first letter … saw action in 10 games as reserve on defense and on special teams … made two tackles.
Post-Draft Outlook:COULD SURPRISE: TE Travis Beckum is far more a receiver than a blocker. As such, he might be the answer to a need since starter Kevin Boss has turned into a quality blocker and, at 6-5 and 265, is a reasonably effective receiver. The two tight ends behind him, however, leave much to be desired. Both Michael Matthews and Darcy Johnson can easily be replaced, and both might be if Beckum works out and a free agent (perhaps Lee Vickers) catches the coaches' attention. A closer look at the Giants' picks: Round 3/100 -- Travis Beckum, TE, 6-3, 243, Wisconsin...With a need for a pass-catching tight end, the Giants turned to Beckum, once a defensive end and outside linebacker. He has good hands and is tough to bring down after a catch; will run the short patterns across the middle and is looked upon as an athletic possession-type receiver who needs to hone his blocking skills. - by The Sports Xchange
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09/01/10 - TE/H-back Travis Beckum (neck), who returned to practice for one day after missing a couple of weeks with his latest ailment, found himself right back on the sidelines when his neck injury flared up again. Head coach Tom Coughlin said that additional research would have to be done to determine why the second-year tight end continues to have this issue.
08/22/10 - TE Travis Beckum (hamstring) returned to practice last week after previously being able to work in just two practice sessions prior. Beckum was active for the Giants' pre-season game against Pittsburgh.
08/09/10 - TE Travis Beckum (hamstring) has returned to practice.
07/22/10 - TE Travis Beckum is looking to define his role in the offense after having limited chances last year.
Beckum isn't likely to be asked to block much as the team's H-back. He has said that he has a greater understanding of the Giants' playbook; however, given the success of the receivers last season, it's not known just how many opportunities he might actually have.
05/27/10 - TE Travis Beckum, whom the team drafted in the third round last year, isn't worried about replacing Kevin Boss so much as he is about growing more into his specific role as the team's H-back.
"The position I played in a college and a lot that I'm doing here is H-back because of my ability to move around, whether it's in the backfield or out wide in the Y position," Beckum said. "I think they're going to continue to do that this year."
However, that doesn't mean that Beckum won't see a few snaps lined up on the line of scrimmage in which he might be asked to block. "I think I played a couple of times on the line of scrimmage, and those times I believe were screen plays," he said. "Once we're in a game, it's going to be a matter of (the coaches) moving me around to create mismatches for the defense."
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