1. Kelvin Beachum played college football for the SMU Mustangs and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL draft.
35 Facts About Kelvin Beachum
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Kelvin Beachum has played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets.
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Kelvin Beachum was a four-year starter for the Mustangs and competed in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
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Kelvin Beachum played alongside Josh LeRibeus, who was later picked in the third round of the NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.
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Kelvin Beachum was ranked as the 24th best offensive guard although he played tackle in college.
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Kelvin Beachum was invited to the NFL Combine as an offensive tackle and was able to complete all the drills and positional workouts.
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Kelvin Beachum was the 20th and last offensive tackle taken and was the third offensive lineman drafted by the Steelers in the draft.
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Kelvin Beachum entered training camp competing with Max Starks, Marcus Gilbert, Mike Adams, and Chris Scott for a starting offensive tackle position.
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Kelvin Beachum finished his rookie season with a total of five starts in seven games, played 314 offensive snaps, and earned a -2.8 grade from Pro Football Focus.
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Kelvin Beachum was graded -2.9 in pass blocking after allowing 18 pressures on 205 pass blocking snaps.
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Kelvin Beachum was named the backup to starting right tackle Gilbert and starting left tackle Adams to begin the regular season.
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Kelvin Beachum finished the 2013 season with 12 starts in 15 games and played 840 offensive snaps, earning an -0.4 grade from PFF.
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Kelvin Beachum entered the regular season in 2014 as the Steeler's de facto starting left tackle.
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Kelvin Beachum finished his third season starting all 16 regular season games and was ranked the fifth best left tackle by PFF.
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Kelvin Beachum earned the fifth highest grade among tackles, finishing with a +21.7 overall grade from PFF and a 97.5 grade in pass blocking efficiency.
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Kelvin Beachum finished third in pass blocking efficiency, behind only Andrew Whitworth and Joe Thomas.
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Kelvin Beachum entered his final year on his rookie contract in 2015 and started the regular season at left tackle.
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Kelvin Beachum was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season.
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On March 9,2016, Kelvin Beachum became a free agent and was ranked by PFF as the second best free agent offensive tackle behind Cordy Glenn.
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Kelvin Beachum met with multiple teams, including the New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, and Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Kelvin Beachum entered his first training camp with the Jaguars competing with Luke Joeckel to be the starting left tackle.
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Kelvin Beachum suffered a concussion in a Week 2 matchup against the San Diego Chargers and was inactive for Week 3.
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Kelvin Beachum returned the following game and started the last 13 games of the regular season.
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Kelvin Beachum finished his first season with the Jaguars starting in 15 games and was considered a disappointment after surrendering 49 quarterback pressures.
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Kelvin Beachum received a 44.3 PFF production grade that ranked him 63rd out of 78th offensive tackles that qualified.
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Kelvin Beachum entered training camp competing against Ben Ijalana for the job as the starting left tackle that was left vacant after the departure of Ryan Clady.
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Head coach Todd Bowles named Kelvin Beachum the starting left tackle to begin the regular season.
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Kelvin Beachum started all 16 games for the Jets in 2017 and performed fairly well, receiving a 72.7 overall grade by PFF.
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Kelvin Beachum started all 16 games at right tackle for the Cardinals in 2020.
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On March 16,2021, Kelvin Beachum signed a two-year, $4 million contract extension with the Cardinals.
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Kelvin Beachum agreed to a two-year, $5.15 million contract extension on March 14,2023.
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Kelvin Beachum is an advisory board member of the National Football League Players Association, joining as an inaugural member of the board in 2016.
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Kelvin Beachum has been named the weekly NFL Players Association Community MVP Award a record five times.
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In 2017, Kelvin Beachum appeared on an episode of the HGTV program Fixer Upper, in which he helped his parents renovate a $130,000 new house by giving them an extra $100,000 for their renovation budget.
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Kelvin Beachum is a supporter of Bread for the World, Feeding America, and World Vision.