Beckett credits his fifth-grade teacher at Phyllis Wheatley Elementary School, Mrs. Dallas, for steering him in the right direction. He has already indicated that when his football career is finished, he would like to return to his hometown of Apopka, Florida, and work as a youth counselor and mentor. He believes that nowadays kids spend too much time playing video games and not enough time on their studies or playing sports.
College: 
Selected as a team captain for the  1999 season…also Marshall's student body vice-president for the 1999-2000 academic year.Three-time All-Mid-American Conference selection...three-year starter at free safety for Marshall Thundering Herd ...finished collegiate career with 311 tackles and 11 interceptions...student body vice-president for 1999-2000 academic year...as student body vice president coordinated Tri-State Youth Football Day for K-9 grade students in July 1999...member student-athlete advisory committee at Marshall...earned third team All-America honors from Sporting
News as senior...team captain as senior...racked up two interceptions in Motor City Bowl, his final collegiate game against Brigham Young...earned degree in political science and working toward master's degree in public administration.
1999 Depth Chart: three-year starter at free safety selected by the website CollegeFootballNews.com as the 1999 Mid-American Conference's preseason Defensive Player of the Year also named preseason All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com… the same organization labeled Beckett as the fourth-best defensive back in the country…tabbed by Linday's Sports Annuals as the 10th best safety in thecountry…selected to the "Watch List" for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is given annually to the nations' best defensive back going into the 1998 season…finished second on the team with 108 tackles including 65 solo…was also second on the team with three interceptions…recorded eight tackles, including seven solo, against Louisville…had seven tackles and an interception against Eastern Michigan…led Marshall with 12 tackles against Miami…also had an interception against the RedHawks…recorded 17 tackles against Wofford and picked off his third pas of the season…named first-team all-MAC by the league's coaches…earned second-team all-MAC honors in 1997 …was second on the team with three interceptions…finished fourth in tackles with 86 including 51 solo…also broke up six passes…led Marshall with a career-high 17 tackles win over Army…snagged an important interception in the 34-14 win over Toledo in the Mid-American Conference Championship Game… had an interception and fumble recovery against Western Illinois…recorded 40 tackles in 1996 with 28 solo…a key special teams player…blocked a punt and scored on the play in the season opener against Howard…intercepted a pass against East Tennessee State…recovered a fumble against Furman in the second round of the playoffs…broke up two passes…redshirted in 1995…Prior to Marshall a graduate of Apopka High…a three-time letter winner in football…an All-Orange County selection…coached by Chip Gierke…team went 37-3 in three-year period and won the district each time…graduated with a degree in political science…currently pursuing a master's degree in public administration.
Personal: 
Born Rogers Beckett January 31, 1977 in Apopka, Florida...son of Patricia White…All-Orange County selection at Apopka High  School...single and resides in Apopka, Florida.