Pronunciation: BAY-dee

2024 Phil Steele All-America Honorable Mention

2024 All-Big Ten

2025 Senior

• Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team (Punt Return)
• Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team (Punt Return)
• Set the Illinois single-game punt return yardage record (133) against WIU (8/29/25), breaking Red Grange's 102-year-old program record (125) set in 1923 vs. Nebraska
• Set single-game career highs in receptions (5), receiving yards (108), and longest punt return (69) vs. WIU  

2024 Junior

• Phil Steele All-American Honorable Mention
• All-Big Ten Third Team (Media)
• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in all 13 games
• Led the Big Ten and ranked fourth in the nation with 14.1 yards per punt return
• 14.1-yard punt return average ranked No. 7 in Illinois single-season history
• 310 punt return yards ranked No. 2 in Illinois single-season history, behind only Dike Eddleman's 77-year-old Illinois record of 323 punt return yards set in 1947
• Career-high 90 receiving yards in Illinois' Cheez-It Citrus Bowl win over #14 South Carolina (12/31/24)
• Recorded his longest punt return (59), caught two passes for 30 yards including a touchdown, and totaled 107 all-purpose yards in win at Rutgers (11/24/23)
• Caught three passes for a career-high 53 yards in win vs. Purdue (10/12/24)
• Tallied 39 receiving yards on two catches at #9 Penn State (9/28/24)

2023 Sophomore

• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSC Academic All-District
• Played in all 12 games at wide receiver
• Posted career-high 29 receiving yards on two catches vs. #7 Penn State (9/16/23)

2022 Freshman

• Played in 12 games as a true freshman
• Seven receptions for 25 yards on the season
• Two punt returns for two yards on the season
• Career-high two receptions in Illinois’ win vs. Iowa 10/8/22
• Receptions in each of his first two collegiate games vs. Wyoming 8/27/22 and at Indiana 9/2/22

High School 

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, On3, and ESPN, two-star recruit by Rivals
• Position ranks: #116 (247), #171 (ESPN)
• State ranks: #20 (247), #23 (ESPN)
• Played for head coach Derek Leonard at Rochester
• Led Rochester to the 2019 IHSA 5A state title
• 12 receptions for 212 yards and three touchdowns in the 2019 state championship game to earn player of the game honors
• 2021-22 Gatorade Illinois Football Player of the Year
• First Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year to choose Illinois since Reilly O’Toole in 2010-11
• 2021 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association 4A All-State first team
• Central State 8 all-time leading scorer
• Three-time all-state
• 2019 MaxPreps All-American
• Three-time academic all-conference
• 1,899 passing yards, 1,371 rushing yards, and 23 passing touchdowns as a senior
• Also played basketball and ran track in high school
• Offers included Air Force, Central Michigan, Illinois State, Iowa State, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois, and Western Illinois

Personal

• Born September 20, 2003
• Son of Helen Kwong and Mark Beatty
• One sister, Charlotte
• Father, mother, grandmother, and grandfather all attended the University of Illinois
• Majoring in marketing
• Chose Illinois because, “I love the culture and family here. I felt accepted and like I belonged here since the first time I spoke to the staff and other recruits and commits.”