Beady Waddell
2024 (Freshman): Did not see game action, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Credited with six tackles, including one for loss in WCU’s annual Spring Game. Prior to Western Carolina: South Carolina Lowcountry native, was a two-time all-conference and all-state performer at West Mecklenburg High in Charlotte … Finished the 2023 season second in the Queen City 3A/4A Conference with 872 rushing yards and was second defensively with 109 tackles … Three-sport athlete as a prep including football, wrestling, and track … Expected to enroll early in the spring 2024. Personal: Is the son of Topee and Beady Waddell IV ... His father, a 2023 R.B. Stall Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, coached him in high school ... His uncle Bennitte "Big Moe" Waddell played for the Minnesota Vikings.
- EnrolledBeady Waddell (LB) enrolled at Western Carolina University · from the season record
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK | PDEF | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Carolina University | 3 | 0 | -- | Med. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Western Carolina University | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 0 | -- | Med. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Profile last updated Nov 10, 2026