Drew Bessey
29 Drew Bessey
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Palmyra, Neb.
  • High School:
    Palmyra High School
  • Position:
    DB
  • gp
    14
  • tk
    45.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    4
  • ffum
    -

Bio

Favorite Food?

Cinnamon Rolls

Favorite Color?

Blue

If you could have two dinner guests from throughout history, who would they be? Why?

Kobe Bryant and Logic, just to gain knowledge of what they know and what they’ve been through.

Best Experience You've had at Morningside?

Winning a National Championship with all of my brothers.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 27 15
Assists 18 8
Tackles 45.0 23.0
Tackles per game 3.2 2.3
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions 4 3
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 - - - - - 0
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 - - - - - 0
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 - - - - - 0
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 1 - - - - 0
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 1 - - - - 0
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 1 - - - - 0
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 1 - - - - 0
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 2 2 4.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 3 - -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 3 2 5.0 - - 1.0 4 - - - 2 0 0 1 - -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 2 0 2.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 0 - - -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 0 3 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 2 6 8.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 4 2 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 1 0 1 - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 14 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 54 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 11 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 14 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 54 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 7 - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - -
2020-21 11 - - - - - - -
2021-22 14 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
Total 54 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 11 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 14 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 54 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 11 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 14 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 54 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 7 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 11 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 11 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 14 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 54 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 6 0.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 6 0.1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 7 4 1 5.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 4 2 6.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 15 - -
2020-21 11 33 19 52.0 4.7 - - 2.5 7 - - - 5 32 3 -
2021-22 14 27 18 45.0 3.2 - - 3.5 6 - - - 4 1 7 -
2022-23 11 19 14 33.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 65 8 -
Total 54 87 54 141.0 2.6 - - 6.0 13 - - - 11 113 18 -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 14 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 14 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
December 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 14 - - - - - - - -
Conference 10 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 14 - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
December 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 14 - - - - - - -
Conference 10 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 14 - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - -
December 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 14 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 10 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 8 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 14 - - - - - - - 0
Losses - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 4 - - - - - - - 0
December 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 14 - - - - - - - -
Conference 10 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 14 - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
December 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
December - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 14 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 10 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 8 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral 1 - - - - 0 .0
Result Wins 14 - - - - 0 .0
Losses - - - - - 0 -
Month September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 4 - - - - 0 .0
December 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
December 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 14 27 18 45.0 3.2 - - 3.5 6 - - - 4 1 7 -
Conference 10 15 8 23.0 2.3 - - 3.0 6 - - - 3 0 5 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 19 15 34.0 4.3 - - 2.5 5 - - - 2 0 5 -
Away 5 5 3 8.0 1.6 - - 1.0 1 - - - 1 0 1 -
Neutral 1 3 0 3.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 1 1 -
Result Wins 14 27 18 45.0 3.2 - - 3.5 6 - - - 4 1 7 -
Losses - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 6 2 8.0 2.7 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - 3 -
October 5 7 3 10.0 2.0 - - 2.0 5 - - - 3 0 2 -
November 4 8 11 19.0 4.8 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - 1 -
December 2 6 2 8.0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 1 1 -

News Mentions

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Saddling Up – Milestone spotlights crosstown clash

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – 200.

October 16, 2021

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Bessey earns weekly GPAC award

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October 4, 2021

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Second quarter blitzkrieg leads to happy Homecoming 2021

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October 2, 2021

Photos

Drew Bessey action photo 1
  • Grand View vs. Morningside @ Durham, NC