Dravon Askew-Henry

Dravon Askew-Henry (born October 24, 1995) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Dravon Askew-Henry
Free agent
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-24) October 24, 1995
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Aliquippa (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania)
College:West Virginia
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Askew-Henry attended Aliquippa High School. He compiled 5,454 rushing yards in his career and was a two-time Pennsylvania Class 2A first-team all-state selection.[1] He was one of the top recruits in Pennsylvania and signed with West Virginia.[2]

College career

Askew-Henry started a school-record 51 games in four seasons at West Virginia. As a true freshman in 2014, he started 13 games and compiled 45 tackles (36 solo) and two interception. Askew-Henry posted 59 tackles and one interception as a sophomore.[1] Coming into the 2016 season, he was one of three returning starters on defense but was forced to redshirt the 2016 season after sustaining an ACL tear in the preseason.[3] Askew-Henry was the team's fourth-leading tackler as a junior with 57 tackles (42 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, and one interception, earning him Honorable Mention All-Big 12 honors. As a senior, he made 54 tackles (37 solo), including five tackles for loss, and intercepted two passes. Askew-Henry was named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 for the second consecutive season. In his career, he tallied 215 tackles (162 solo), 9.5 tackles for loss, six interceptions and 10 pass breakups.[1]

Professional career

Despite being given a fifth-to-seventh round grade, Askew-Henry went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft.[4] Askew-Henry signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 27, 2019.[5] He was waived on August 31 during final roster cuts.[6] Askew-Henry subsequently joined the Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots briefly but did not play in 2019.[7]

Askew-Henry signed with the New York Guardians of the XFL after being selected with the 31st overall selection in Phase Four of the 2020 XFL Draft.[8] He made a season-high five tackles (three solo) in his XFL debut against the Tampa Bay Vipers.[1] Against the Los Angeles Wildcats, he was involved in a play in which he was called for a holding penalty and caught the penalty flag after the official tossed it. Askew-Henry tossed the flag back, but was hit with the holding call as well as a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct. The season was terminated early due to the coronavirus pandemic.[9] In four games, Askew-Henry had 12 tackles (10 solo) and six pass breakups.[1][10] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[11]

On April 16, 2020, Askew-Henry signed with the New York Giants.[1] The deal was reportedly a two-year contract for $1.39 million with no signing bonus and base salary of $610,000.[10] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[12]

Personal life

Askew-Henry's cousin by marriage is Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis. He has trained with Revis and considers him a mentor.[13]

References
  1. Eisen, Michael (April 14, 2020). "Giants sign DB Dravon Askew-Henry". Giants.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  2. Adamski, Chris (May 17, 2019). "'Quick learner' Dravon Askew-Henry can contribute to Steelers as rookie". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. Taylor, Allan (August 12, 2016). "BREAKING: Askew-Henry lost for season to knee injury". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. Nesbitt, Stephen (May 10, 2019). "Family has guided undrafted Dravon Askew-Henry from a steel town to the Steelers". The Athletic. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  5. Rutter, Joe (April 27, 2019). "Aliquippa native Dravon Askew-Henry signed by Steelers". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  6. Varley, Teresa (August 31, 2019). "Steelers make roster cuts". Steelers.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  7. DiPaola, Jerry (March 24, 2020). "Aliquippa graduate Dravon Askew-Henry joins New York Giants". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  8. Anderson, Chris (October 16, 2019). "Two more Mountaineers (and counting) taken in XFL Draft". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  9. Schwartz, Paul (March 24, 2020). "Giants signing XFL's Dravon Askew-Henry in unprecedented move". New York Post. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  10. Anderson, Chris (April 19, 2020). "NFL contract details for Dravon Askew-Henry". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  11. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  12. Eisen, Michael (September 5, 2020). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
  13. Bragg, Tom (March 21, 2019). "WVU football notebook: Dravon Askew-Henry hopes to follow path set by successful cousin Darelle Revis". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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