He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, earning consensus All-American honors in 1995.
[1] He graduated from Pottstown Senior High School in 1991, and attended Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania, for a fifth preparatory year.
In 1995, Beasley was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and was a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist.
He finished his college career with nineteen interceptions (second most in Mountaineers history), three of which he returned for touchdowns, and 143 tackles.
[1] In his nine-season NFL career, he played in 121 games (105 as a starter) and compiled 423 tackles, 24 interceptions, ten forced fumbles and 8.5 quarterback sacks.