Omar Khan on DVE on UDFA CB Beanie Bishop: “I can’t tell you how excited we were to have an opportunity to sign Beanie Bishop after the draft. When he was here [for the pre-draft visit] we talked about our defense and how he would fit in and really felt like he was a guy that could come in here and compete…I think he’s going to have a great opportunity at nickel to help us this year"
The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t draft a cornerback before Day 3 of the 2024 NFL draft. But they selected one in the sixth round and according to NFL.com’s Chad Reuter, the Steelers landed the very best cornerback still available after the draft ended — West Virginia’s Beanie Bishop Jr.
Reuter ranked the top 27 cornerbacks who went undrafted in the 2024 class. He rated Bishop at No. 1.
Steelers.com’s Teresa Varley reported on April 27, about an hour after the last selection in the 2024 draft, that the Steelers signed Bishop.
“Bishop played one season for the Mountaineers, recording 67 tackles, 54 of them solo stops, and four interceptions while starting 13 games,” Varley wrote. “He earned first team All-American honors (Walter Camp and FWAA) and second team All-American honors (Associated Press, Sporting News, AFCA). He was also selected All-Big 12 Conference first team.”
Prior to West Virginia, Bishop spent four seasons at Western Kentucky and one year with Minnesota. Playing games in parts of six college seasons, Bishop posted 170 total tackles, 7 interceptions and 29 pass defenses in 57 contests.
Steelers Depot’s Matthew Marczi and Steelers Now’s Nick Farabaugh were highly complimentary of Pittsburgh adding what Reueter labeled as the best undrafted cornerback of the 2024 draft class.
“Bishop lacks size at 5-9, 180 pounds, but he pops off the table,” Marczi wrote. “He certainly did last season with four interceptions and a nation-leading 24 pass defenses.
Sure sounds like Beanie is going to get every opportunity to be the Steelers slot corner.
The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t draft a cornerback before Day 3 of the 2024 NFL draft. But they selected one in the sixth round and according to NFL.com’s Chad Reuter, the Steelers landed the very best cornerback still available after the draft ended — West Virginia’s Beanie Bishop Jr.
Reuter ranked the top 27 cornerbacks who went undrafted in the 2024 class. He rated Bishop at No. 1.
Steelers.com’s Teresa Varley reported on April 27, about an hour after the last selection in the 2024 draft, that the Steelers signed Bishop.
“Bishop played one season for the Mountaineers, recording 67 tackles, 54 of them solo stops, and four interceptions while starting 13 games,” Varley wrote. “He earned first team All-American honors (Walter Camp and FWAA) and second team All-American honors (Associated Press, Sporting News, AFCA). He was also selected All-Big 12 Conference first team.”
Prior to West Virginia, Bishop spent four seasons at Western Kentucky and one year with Minnesota. Playing games in parts of six college seasons, Bishop posted 170 total tackles, 7 interceptions and 29 pass defenses in 57 contests.
Steelers Depot’s Matthew Marczi and Steelers Now’s Nick Farabaugh were highly complimentary of Pittsburgh adding what Reueter labeled as the best undrafted cornerback of the 2024 draft class.
“Bishop lacks size at 5-9, 180 pounds, but he pops off the table,” Marczi wrote. “He certainly did last season with four interceptions and a nation-leading 24 pass defenses.
Sure sounds like Beanie is going to get every opportunity to be the Steelers slot corner.
