BYU Football Adds San Diego State Transfer Tayvion Beasley
May 12, 2025, 2:36 PM | Updated: 2:40 pm
BYU football helmets at practice. (Isaac Hale, Deseret News)
(Isaac Hale, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – BYU football has added a transfer from San Diego State.
SDSU cornerback/safety Tayvion Beasley has reportedly signed with the Cougars, per On3’s Pete Nakos. Beasley’s bio on X currently reads, “BYU Defensive Back.”
BREAKING: SDSU transfer DB Tayvion Beasley has signed with BYU, @PeteNakos_ reports😼https://t.co/5gImyzaWSW pic.twitter.com/NsRDjoi8Po
— Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal_) May 12, 2025
Coming out of spring practices, BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill had questions about the depth at the Cougars’ cornerback unit. Beasley could be another player to provide competitive depth to a relatively inexperienced group entering the 2025 season.
Like many transfers BYU identifies out of the Transfer Portal, Beasley has a previous history with the staff.
The 5-foot-11, 175-pound defensive back has connections to BYU cornerback coach Jernaro Gilford. Gilford, who has strong ties to the Southern California area, recruited the Inglewood, California native out of high school. Beasley reported an offer from BYU in 2019.
Tayvion Beasley snapshot
Coming out of St. John Bosco in California, Tayvion Beasley began his college football career in 2022 at Jackson State under Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders. He then followed Coach Prime to Colorado in the winter of 2023, before leaving the Buffs after a semester and landing at San Diego State.
Beasley spent the past two years on Montezuma Mesa. He redshirted in 2023, then last season, he played cornerback for the Aztecs in five games and 12 games overall, with most of his appearances occurring on special teams.
Beasley is the sixth transfer BYU has received a commitment from in the spring transfer portal window. He joins Bear Bachmeier (QB, Stanford), Tiger Bachmeier (WR, Stanford), Keayen Nead (TE, New Mexico), Justin Kirkland (DT, Oklahoma State), and Ethan Wood (TE, New Mexico State).
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
