Troy University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 26
DeWhitt Betterson Jr.
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ocala, Fla.
- High School:
- Vanguard HS
2025 (Junior): Did not see game action ... Three-time Scout Team Player of the Week (twice on special teams and once on offense)
2024 (Sophomore): Did not see game action
2023 (RS-Freshman): Did not see game action
2022 (Freshman): Did not see game action … Redshirted
High School: Rushed for 1,835 yards and 19 touchdowns at Vanguard High School … Helped lead the Knights to a 41-8 overall record during his career … Earned second team all-state honors as a senior in addition to first team all-area as a junior and senior … Also ran track
Personal: Son of DeWhitt and Takenya Betterson … Born April 30, 2004, in Ocala, Fla. … Father is Troy’s all-time leading rusher and a member of the Troy University Sports Hall of Fame ... Majoring in criminal justice
2024 (Sophomore): Did not see game action
2023 (RS-Freshman): Did not see game action
2022 (Freshman): Did not see game action … Redshirted
High School: Rushed for 1,835 yards and 19 touchdowns at Vanguard High School … Helped lead the Knights to a 41-8 overall record during his career … Earned second team all-state honors as a senior in addition to first team all-area as a junior and senior … Also ran track
Personal: Son of DeWhitt and Takenya Betterson … Born April 30, 2004, in Ocala, Fla. … Father is Troy’s all-time leading rusher and a member of the Troy University Sports Hall of Fame ... Majoring in criminal justice
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