Mountaineers in the Pros
Former Mountaineer Dravon Askew-Heney Retires from Football
Former Mountaineer Dravon Askew–Henry has decided to put an end to his playing career, announcing that he’s retiring from football on Monday.
The former WVU star had a five-year run in professional football with a couple brief opportunities in the NFL mixed into a career mostly spent as part of spring leagues.
One of my all-time favorites has hung up his cleats.
Aliquippa legend Dravon Askew-Henry has announced his retirement from football. The class of 2014 star went on to star at WVU and then was signed with the Steelers and Giants before having a nice career in the UFL pic.twitter.com/kKYtNhKQEp
— WPIAL Insider (@WPIAL_Insider) May 26, 2025
After wrapping up his college career as a Mountaineer, Askew-Henry signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers shortly after the 2019 NFL Draft, but was waived just four months later right before the NFL regular season.
He then played fours seasons of spring football between time in the XFL and the UFL with the New York Guardians, New Jersey Generals and St. Louis Battlehawks, where he played for WVU Sports Hall of Famer Anthony Becht. In 2020, Askew-Henry was granted another chance at breaking into the NFL when he was signed by the New York Giants in April before being cut that September before the regular season kicked off.
As a Mountaineer, Askew-Henry set the career mark for most games started (51). He sustained a season-ending injury prior to the start of his would-be junior year in 2016, but started every other game of his four-year career. He totaled 162 career solo tackles, with 53 assists, six interceptions and 10 pass breakups.
As a senior, he was named to the All-Big 12 honorable mention for the second straight season after starting all 13 games at safety and tying for fourth on the team with 54 tackles (37 solo), including five stops for loss.
Askew-Henry attended Aliquippa High School near Pittsburgh and was a two-time Pennsylvania Class AA first-team all-state selection.
