High School: Standout at Osbourn Park High School for coach Brian Beaty...caught 19 passes for 357 yards and two touchdowns and posted 86 tackles to earn team Most Valuable Player honors in 2003 when he was named district Defensive Player of the Year...two-time all-district, all-region, and all-area selection...four-year letterwinner in basketball...two-year letterwinner and a state finalist in discus for track and field.

At Delaware: Third-year member of squad who will move from tight end to outside linebacker this fall...also expected to return to role for kickoff return team...has changed number from 88 to 34 this season...did not take part in spring drills due to shoulder injury...2005: Appeared in 10 games on the Blue Hen kickoff return unit...did not play in season finale vs. Villanova...did not see action at tight end...team went 6-5 for head coach K.C. Keeler...2004: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility...team went 9-4, captured the Atlantic 10 Conference title, and advanced to the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals.

Personal: David Matthew Beachy...born April 3, 1986...son of Thomas and Valerie Smith...mechanical engineering major at Delaware...worked for UNICO, a government contractor in Washington, DC during the summer of 2004.