Jason Beauchamp Class: Senior Hometown: San Diego, CA High School: Steele Canyon HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 235 Position: LB Birthdate: 05/05/1987 Experience: 3L

UNLV: A veteran linebacker who looks to help pick up the slack created by the graduation of MWC MVP Beau Bell ... Listed as the starter at the WLB spot heading into fall ... Listed as the No. 55 OLB in the nation by Phil Steele's preview magazine ... The second-leading active career sack man on the Rebels with 4.5 compiled in two seasons ... An athletic defender who has a vertical leap of over 36 inches and has shown an ability to run from sideline to sideline and make plays behind the line of scrimmage ... The first football player from his prep program to earn a Division I football scholarship ... A member of the Rebel Leadership Committee in 2007 and `08.

2007: Played in all 12 games and started three at LB ... Ranked eighth on team with 43 tackles, including one sack ... Also forced a fumble and broke up three pass attempts.

2006: Earned his first UNLV letter by playing in all 12 games, starting 10 ... Named Third Team Freshman All-America by College Football News after earning honorable mention from Sporting News ... Finished third on the team with 69 total tackles ... Ranked third on the squad with 6.0 tackles-for-loss and was third with 3.5 quarterback sacks as well as forcing one fumble and recovering another.

2005: Redshirted ... Named Rebels' defensive scout team player of the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Steele Canyon HS ... A first team all-league selection as a LB and TE and second team All-CIF on defense as a senior under coach Ron Boehmke ... Had six sacks in one game as a junior, setting the Cougar record ... Named first team All-East County at linebacker his senior season by East County Sports after finishing with 100 total tackles ... Lettered three consecutive seasons in basketball as a power forward.

PERSONAL: Jason Rene Beauchamp was born on May 5, 1987, in San Diego, CA ... The son of Rene and Lauren Beauchamp ... Has a sister, Jasmine ... Majoring in journalism/media studies.

BEAUCHAMP'S DEFENSIVE STATS

YEAR   GP-GS    UT   AT   TOT   TFL      SCK       FR    FF
2007	12-3	25	18	43	2.0-9	1.0-7	1-0	0
2006	12-10	39	30	69	6.0-19	3.5-15	1-0	1
TOTAL	24-13	64	48	112	8.0-28	4.5-22	2-0	1