University of South Alabama Athletics

Junior College Highlights (2019): Considered a three-star junior-college recruit by 247Sports.com, which rated him the third-best prospect as an athlete in the country ... Also earned two stars from Rivals.com ... Chosen first-team all-Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges his sophomore year at Coahoma (Miss.) CC after posting 32 total stops, a fumble recovery and a pass break up ... Threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed for a team-high 120 yards and four scores while playing quarterback for the Tigers as well ... Credited with a season-high seven tackles — all solo — at eventual NJCAA national champion Mississippi Gulf Coast CC ... Recorded five stops against Mississippi Delta CC, finishing with four tackles in match-ups with Northeast Mississippi CC, Itawamba (Miss.) CC and No. 17 East Mississippi CC.

Mississippi Valley State Highlights (2017-18): Was at Mississippi Valley State during the 2017 and ’18 seasons ... Appeared in eight contests with one start as a true freshman for the Delta Devils, throwing for 838 yards and five touchdowns ... Recorded career highs with 17 completions in 27 attempts, 272 passing yards and four touchdowns thrown in a win at Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Was 6-of-8 passing for 106 yards and a score at Charleston Southern.

High School Highlights: Played both quarterback and on defense his final two years at KIPP Collegiate High ... Set school records for passing yards and passing touchdowns while helping the Phoenix to the program’s first district championship ... As a senior was credited with 52 stops, also throwing for 1,340 yards and 17 scores while rushing for 322 yards and seven touchdowns to help the Phoenix go 6-4 after qualifying for the state Division I Class 1A playoffs  ... Had 43 tackles and intercepted two passes his junior season, completing 104-of-182 passes for 1,760 yards and 26 touchdowns to go along with 380 yards and five scores on the ground ... Efforts helped KIPP to an 8-3 finish and a berth in the state playoffs ... Also played basketball for the Phoenix.

Personal: Full name is Dewayne A. Betts Jr. ... Born Sept. 17, 1999, in Memphis, Tenn. ... Son of Dewayne Betts Jr. and Gloria Kirby ... Is the youngest of five children ... Favorite movie is “The Lion King” ... Favorite teams are the Tennessee Titans and Chicago Bulls ... Favorite athletes are LeBron James and Cam Newton ... Favorite musical artists are Moneybagg Yo and Lil Wayne ... Favorite foods are soul food, neck bones and pizza ... Likes to get hair cuts and watch movies in his spare time ... Also had scholarship offers coming out of junior college from Southern Mississippi, Massachusetts and Liberty ... Was recruited by Kansas State and Southern Miss coming out of high school ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.