Kelvin Beachum
 Beachum with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013 | |||||||
| No. 68 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | June 8, 1989 Mexia, Texas | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 316 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | SMU | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2012 / round: 7 / pick: 248 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||
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Kelvin Beachum, Jr. (born June 8, 1989) is an American football offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round (248th overall) of the 2012 NFL draft.
College career
Beachum played offensive left tackle at Southern Methodist University (SMU). There, he was a four-year starter for the Mustangs. He played alongside Josh LeRibeus later picked in the thirrd round of the NFL Draft by the Redskins.[1]
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
Beachum was selected seventh round (248th overall) by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2012 NFL Draft.[2] He started his first NFL game against division rivals Baltimore Ravens.[3][4] While with the Steelers, he appeared in 44 games with 39 starts.
Jacksonville Jaguars
On March 15, 2016, Beachum signed a contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[5] He was expected to compete with Luke Joeckel for the starting left tackle position.[6] On August 30, 2016, head coach Gus Bradley named Beachum the teams starting left tackle.[7]
References
- ^ Kelvin Beachum, Jr. "Player Bio: Kelvin Beachum, Jr. - SMUMUSTANGS.COM - The Official Athletic Site of SMU Mustangs". Smumustangs.Com. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ^ "Kelvin Beachum Draft Profile â€". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ^ Christina Rivers (December 3, 2012). "Emotional 23-20 Win For Batch And Steelers". Pittsburgh. CBS. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Christina Rivers (December 4, 2012). "Kelvin Beachum Helping Steelers Resurrect Their Playoff Hopes". Pittsburgh. CBS. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Jags continue free-agent spree with Kelvin Beachum". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ "Jaguars adding Kelvin Beachum to finally give Luke Joeckel some competition". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 30, 2016). "Jaguars to start Kelvin Beachum at tackle, Luke Joeckel at left guard". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · Pro Football Reference
- Pittsburgh Steelers bio
- Jacksonville Jaguars bio