Dravon Askew-Henry (born October 24, 1995) is an American football safety for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
| No. 29 – St. Louis Battlehawks | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 24, 1995 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 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 | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
Early years
editAskew-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
editAskew-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
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+3⁄4 in (1.80 m) |
202 lb (92 kg) |
30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.52 s | 1.62 s | 2.62 s | 4.47 s | 7.21 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
18 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[4][5] | ||||||||||||
Pittsburgh Steelers
editDespite being given a fifth-to-seventh round grade, Askew-Henry went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft.[6] Askew-Henry signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 27, 2019.[7] He was waived on August 31 during final roster cuts.[8]
New York Guardians
editAskew-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.[9] 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.[10] In four games, Askew-Henry had 12 tackles (10 solo) and six pass breakups.[1][11] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12]
New York Giants
editOn 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.[11] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[13]
New Jersey Generals
editAskew-Henry was selected in the 19th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the New Jersey Generals.[14] He re-signed with the team on July 11, 2023.[15] The Generals folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[16]
St. Louis Battlehawks
editOn January 15, 2024, Askew-Henry was selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks with the fourth overall pick in the Super Draft portion of the 2024 UFL dispersal draft.[17] He re-signed with the Battlehawks on August 5, 2024.[18]
Personal life
editAskew-Henry's cousin by marriage is Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis. He has trained with Revis and considers him a mentor.[19]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Eisen, Michael (April 14, 2020). "Giants sign DB Dravon Askew-Henry". Giants.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Adamski, Chris (May 17, 2019). "'Quick learner' Dravon Askew-Henry can contribute to Steelers as rookie". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Allan (August 12, 2016). "BREAKING: Askew-Henry lost for season to knee injury". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Draft Scout Dravon Askew-Henry, West Virginia NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ "Dravon Askew-Henry, Combine Results, FS – West Virginia". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rutter, Joe (April 27, 2019). "Aliquippa native Dravon Askew-Henry signed by Steelers". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 31, 2019). "Steelers make roster cuts". Steelers.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Anderson, Chris (October 16, 2019). "Two more Mountaineers (and counting) taken in XFL Draft". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Schwartz, Paul (March 24, 2020). "Giants signing XFL's Dravon Askew-Henry in unprecedented move". New York Post. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Anderson, Chris (April 19, 2020). "NFL contract details for Dravon Askew-Henry". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 5, 2020). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Gorman, Kevin (February 23, 2022). "Central Catholic grad Arnold Tarpley, Aliquippa alum Dravon Askew-Henry picked in USFL Draft". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ @USFLGenerals (July 11, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Seifert, Kevin (January 1, 2024). "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ Rachuk, Stephan (January 15, 2024). "2024 United Football League (UFL) Super Draft Tracker". Pro Football Newsroom. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ @UFL_PR (August 5, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved August 6, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ 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.