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3 Dajuan Bethel
Dajuan Bethel
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Miami Gardens, Fla.
  • High School:
    Palm Bay Magnet
  • Position:
    DB
  • gp
    8
  • tk
    25.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

Bio

Junior (2022-23): Played in eight games and recorded 25 total tackles (12 solo, 13 assisted)...Had 2.5 tackles for loss.

Sophomore (2021-22): Played in five games...Tallied three tackles.

Freshman (2020-21): Played in six games ... Recorded six total tackles (two solo and four assisted) ... recorded a tackle for loss.

Prep: Graduated in 2020 from Palm Bay Magnet High School in Melbourne, Florida... Also attended Miramar (Florida) High School... Received varsity letters in football (two) and track and field (one)... Named his team's Defensive Most Valuable Player in 2019.

Personal: Son of Deiva Blackshear and Ricky Bethel... Major is sports management ... Also ran track at Defiance.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 12 9
Assists 13 13
Tackles 25.0 22.0
Tackles per game 3.1 3.1
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 1 - 0 - - 0
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 3 0 3.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 2 0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 2 1 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 2 2 4.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 1 8 9.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 1 2 3.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 27 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 6 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 8 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 27 - - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 6 - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
2023-24 8 - - - - - - -
Total 27 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 6 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 8 - - - - - - - 0
Total 27 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 6 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 27 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 6 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 5 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 8 - 0 - - 0 .0
2023-24 8 - - - - 0 .0
Total 27 - 0 - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 6 2 4 6.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 3 0 3.0 .6 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2022-23 8 12 13 25.0 3.1 0.0 0 2.5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 8 4 7 11.0 1.4 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 27 21 24 45.0 1.7 0.0 0 3.0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 8 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Conference 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 5 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Month                
September 1 - - - - - - -
October 5 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 8 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 8 - 0 - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - 0 - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 3 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - 0 - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - 0 - - 0 .0
Month              
September 1 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - 0 - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 8 12 13 25.0 3.1 0.0 0 2.5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 9 13 22.0 3.1 0.0 0 1.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 3 5 10 15.0 5.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 7 3 10.0 2.0 0.0 0 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 3 4 12 16.0 5.3 0.0 0 1.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 5 8 1 9.0 1.8 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month                                
September 1 3 0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 5 7 3 10.0 2.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 2 10 12.0 6.0 0.0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0