NFL CAREER – Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024, Beanie Bishop Jr. made waves in his rookie year before landing on the Saints practice squad in 2025. He played in all 17 games with six starts and registered 39 tackles (25 solo), seven pass breakups, four interceptions, two tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, a half-sack and six special teams stops. He was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for his performance in the month of October after registering 16 tackles (13 solo), two tackles for loss and an NFL-tying best three interceptions that month. His four interceptions were tied for the most by an undrafted rookie in 2024, and he had four of the 11 picks by undrafted rookies across the NFL that year. His four interceptions were the most by a Steelers undrafted rookie and tied for the ninth-most by an undrafted rookie since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. Bishop will look to keep showcasing his talent this offseason and compete for a spot in the New Orleans secondary.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed to a reserve/future contract by the Saints, 1/5/26; Signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad, 12/2/25; Released from the Steelers practice squad, 11/3/25; Signed to the Steelers practice squad, 8/27/25; Waived by the Steelers, 8/26/25; Signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent, 4/29/24.
HONORS – 2024: PFWA All-Rookie Team, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month (Oct.).
2025 – Spent the season on the Steelers and Saints practice squads. 2024 – He played in all 17 games with six starts…Recorded 39 tackles (25 solo), seven passes defensed, four interceptions, two tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, a half-sack and six special teams stops…He was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for his performance in the month of October after registering 16 tackles (13 solo), two tackles for loss and an NFL-tying best three interceptions that month…Named PFWA All-Rookie…Made his NFL debut at Atlanta, Sep. 8, and recorded three tackles (three solo)…Made his first NFL start at Indianapolis, Sep. 29, and posted one solo tackle with a half-sack, the first takedown of his NFL career…At Las Vegas, Oct. 13, tallied two solo tackles, one tackle for loss (the first of his NFL career), a pass breakup and a special teams stop…Started vs. N.Y. Jets, Oct. 20, and recorded six tackles (tied career-high), set a new career-high in solo tackles (five), picked off the Jets twice for 41 yards and made a tackle for loss…Started vs. N.Y. Giants, Oct. 28, totaled five tackles (three solo), one interception for five yards and one pass breakup. First time in career with back-to-back games with picks…Started his fourth game in a row vs. Baltimore, Nov. 17, recorded two tackles (one solo) and set a new career-high in special teams stops (two)…Tied a career-high six total tackles (three solo) vs, Cleveland, Dec. 8.
COLLEGE – Played one season at West Virginia (2023), one season at Minnesota (2022) and four seasons at Western Kentucky (2018-21)…Named consensus All-American in 2023, only the 13th player and the second CB in Mountaineers history to receive the recognition, when he led nation with 24 pass defenses and 20 breakups…Ranked second in FBS with 17 forced incompletions and tied for 19th with four interceptions…Started all 13 games at cornerback…Named All-Big 12 Conference first-team…Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist…Registered 67 tackles and returned four kickoffs (17.3 avg.) and two punts (41.0 avg.), including a 78-yard return for TD vs. North Carolina…Recorded seven two or more pass breakups in five contests…Recorded five tackles (four solo) and a season-high five pass breakups against BYU…His five pass breakups tied for most in a single-game nationally during the 2023 season…Participated in the 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl. Saw action in 13 games in 2022, helping the Gophers finish 9-4 and win the Pinstripe Bowl…Finished his one season at Minnesota with 29 tackles, including 20 solo stops, one sack and one pass breakup…Registered two tackles, including one sack, against Northwestern…Finished with 76 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 12 pass breakups, three interceptions and forced one fumble in four seasons at WKU…Also returned 32 kickoffs for 799 yards…In 2021, played in 13 games, making 43 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss…Had three interceptions (returned one for a touchdown) and four pass breakups and forced a fumble…Returned 28 kickoffs for 676 yards…In 2020, started one of the six games he played in, finishing with 15 tackles, including 14 solo stops and broke up four passes…Returned four kickoffs for 123 yards in the LendingTree Bowl vs. Georgia State, including a 42-yarder…In 2019, played in all 13 games, making 17 tackles and breaking up one pass…In 2018, played in four games…Made one catch at Louisiana Tech and made one tackle against UTEP…Graduated with his bachelor's degree in human resource development from Minnesota.
PERSONAL – Earned Class 6A All-District 3 honors at WR, DB and RS at Pleasure Ridge (Louisville, Ky.) HS…Named the Greater Louisville Offensive Player of the Game at the 2017 Best of the Bluegrass All-Star Game…As a junior, recorded 38 tackles and made two interceptions. Made 24 catches for 697 yards and seven TDs…247Sports ranked him as a two-star recruit and as the No. 19 player in Kentucky and the 198th player nationally at his position…Cousin Joe Brown played college football at Western Kentucky
