Biography of Odell Cornelious Beckham Jr. November 5, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL), Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Beckham played football college at nearby Louisiana State University (LSU), and was drafted by the Giants in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft with the 12th overall pick. Since entering the NFL, Beckham has been one of the most productive and popular players, but he has attracted media attention for his conduct on and off the field of play. Beckham started the 2012 BCS National Championships in his first year playing for the LSU Tigers, and won the Paul Hornung Award following his breakout season. junior in 2013. In his first season with the New York Giants, Beckham broke numerous NFL rookie receiving records, despite missing the first four games of the season due to injury. Beckham became the first player to record more than 75 receptions, 1,100 yards and ten touchdowns in a rookie season, and broke the rookie record for average receiving yards per game, [During Week 12 of his first season, Beckham came to national attention when he made a one-handed touchdown catch while falling backwards in a Sunday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys, which numerous pundits and athletes called the greatest catch ever. Beckham won the 2014 Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Early life Beckham was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was a letterman in football, basketball and track and field. In football, he played as a wide receiver, quarterback, running back and cornerback for the Greenies football team. As a junior, he caught 45 passes for 743 yards and 10 touchdowns, while also adding three more scores on the ground. As a senior, he made 50 receptions for 1,010 yards and 19 touchdowns, joining Cooper Manning as the only two players in school history to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season. Additionally, he rushed for 331 yards and six touchdowns, passed for 90 yards and a score, and also averaged 30.0 yards per punt return. He was named to the 2011 Times Picayune Blue-Chip list and first-team Louisiana 2A All-State as a wide receiver, while also earning District 9-2A Offensive MVP honors and a spot in The Advocate's Super Dozen. A true freshman at LSU in 2011, Beckham started nine of 14 games. He made his collegiate debut on September 3, 2011 against the Oregon Ducks. Against the Ducks he had two receptions for 10 yards. Against the West Virginia Mountaineers on September 24, Beckham scored his first career collegiate touchdown, a 52-yard reception from Jarrett Lee. In the SEC Championship against the Georgia Bulldogs, Beckham was held without a catch but had two punt returns. The Tigers played in the BCS National Championship game in Beckham's freshman season. In the game, which was a rematch against the Alabama Crimson Tide, Beckham had five receptions for 38 yards in the 21–0 loss. Overall, in his freshman season, Beckham recorded 41 receptions for 475 yards and two touchdowns. He was named a freshman All-SEC selection. Personal life Beckham has a younger brother, Kordell, and a younger sister, Jasmine. Beckham's father, Odell Beckham Sr., was a standout running back at Marshall High School and was mentioned in Buzz Bissinger's 1990 book Friday Night Lights A Town, a Team, and a Dream. Beckham has"

Topic > Biography of Odell Cornelious Beckham Jr. November 5, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL), Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Beckham played football college at nearby Louisiana State University (LSU), and was drafted by the Giants in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft with the 12th overall pick. Since entering the NFL, Beckham has been one of the most productive and popular players, but he has attracted media attention for his conduct on and off the field of play. Beckham started the 2012 BCS National Championships in his first year playing for the LSU Tigers, and won the Paul Hornung Award following his breakout season. junior in 2013. In his first season with the New York Giants, Beckham broke numerous NFL rookie receiving records, despite missing the first four games of the season due to injury. Beckham became the first player to record more than 75 receptions, 1,100 yards and ten touchdowns in a rookie season, and broke the rookie record for average receiving yards per game, [During Week 12 of his first season, Beckham came to national attention when he made a one-handed touchdown catch while falling backwards in a Sunday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys, which numerous pundits and athletes called the greatest catch ever. Beckham won the 2014 Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Early life Beckham was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was a letterman in football, basketball and track and field. In football, he played as a wide receiver, quarterback, running back and cornerback for the Greenies football team. As a junior, he caught 45 passes for 743 yards and 10 touchdowns, while also adding three more scores on the ground. As a senior, he made 50 receptions for 1,010 yards and 19 touchdowns, joining Cooper Manning as the only two players in school history to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season. Additionally, he rushed for 331 yards and six touchdowns, passed for 90 yards and a score, and also averaged 30.0 yards per punt return. He was named to the 2011 Times Picayune Blue-Chip list and first-team Louisiana 2A All-State as a wide receiver, while also earning District 9-2A Offensive MVP honors and a spot in The Advocate's Super Dozen. A true freshman at LSU in 2011, Beckham started nine of 14 games. He made his collegiate debut on September 3, 2011 against the Oregon Ducks. Against the Ducks he had two receptions for 10 yards. Against the West Virginia Mountaineers on September 24, Beckham scored his first career collegiate touchdown, a 52-yard reception from Jarrett Lee. In the SEC Championship against the Georgia Bulldogs, Beckham was held without a catch but had two punt returns. The Tigers played in the BCS National Championship game in Beckham's freshman season. In the game, which was a rematch against the Alabama Crimson Tide, Beckham had five receptions for 38 yards in the 21–0 loss. Overall, in his freshman season, Beckham recorded 41 receptions for 475 yards and two touchdowns. He was named a freshman All-SEC selection. Personal life Beckham has a younger brother, Kordell, and a younger sister, Jasmine. Beckham's father, Odell Beckham Sr., was a standout running back at Marshall High School and was mentioned in Buzz Bissinger's 1990 book Friday Night Lights A Town, a Team, and a Dream. Beckham has"