Former WVU Safety Dravon Askew-Henry Signs NFL Contract

The New York Giants have signed former West Virginia Mountaineers safety Dravon Askew-Henry from his XFL contract with the New York Guardians. Askew-Henry becomes the fourth XFL player to sign a NFL contract, following players P.J. Walker, Jacob Ta’amu and Deatrick Nichols.

Dravon was one of the prize jewels of former head coach Dana Holgorsen and started a school record 51 games at safety. Hailing from Aliquippa, PA, Henry succeeded in being not seen on film much, something that actually is a blessing when talking about the last line of defense. One of his most memorable plays came his rookie season when he picked off a pass against Oklahoma State and returned it for a touchdown.

In the XFL, Dravon Askew-Henry didn’t have many memorable plays during actual game play but he did have a viral moment when he was called for holding and caught the officials flag in the air and threw it back to the official. This earned him a second flag for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Askew-Henry went undrafted out of West Virginia but spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New England Patriots, where new Giants head coach Joe Judge first saw Dravon.