Selected by the Cardinals in the seventh round (256th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Penn State.
2022: Saw action in seven games during the regular season and recorded three tackes, one tackle for loss and one special teams tackle ... made NFL debut @ Sea (10/16), seeing action on both defense and special teams ... recorded one tackle and one tackle for loss in Cardinals win vs. NO (10/20) ... had one special teams tackle @ Min (10/30) ... registered two tackles and one TFL @ Atl (1/1) ... saw action in regular season finale @ SF (1/8).Â
Played four seasons (2018-21) at Penn State where he appeared in 46 games (18 starts) and totaled 151 tackles, a half-sack, seven tackles for loss, an INT (returned for a TD), eight passes defensed and a fumble recovery ... team captain ... earned third-team All-Big 10 honors from the media and honorable mention from the coaches as a senior.Â
Last name pronounced "loo-KETT-uh" … developed into one of the top recruits in the state of Pennsylvania while attending Mercyhurst Prep (Erie, PA) High School where he was a Pennsylvania Football News 3A Defensive Player of the Year (2017), two-time first-team All-Pennsylvania selection (2016-17) and was named first-team USA Today All-USA Pennsylvania Team (2017) … three-time letterman, three-time team captain and two-time team MVP … helped the Lakers to a 10-1 record and a runner-up finish in the District 10 Class AAA Championship game as a senior after totaling 69 tackles, four INTs and two fumble recoveries … had 88 tackles, 9.0 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, five INTs (two returned for TDs), and three fumble recoveries as a junior … also lettered in basketball as a junior … has two brothers: Joe Betu and Gino, and four sisters: Leslie, Laura, Sandrine and Guylaine … majored in Criminology.