Kelvin Beachum

NoteCARDS:

• Originally selected by Pittsburgh in the seventh round (248th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, has started 149-of-163 games played with the Steelers (2012-15), Jaguars (2016), Jets (2017-19) and Cardinals (2020-23) during his NFL career.
• Has started 51-of-60 games (50 regular season; 1 postseason) he has appeared in during the last four seasons (2020-23) with the Cardinals after joining the team as a free agent in 2020.
• His 149 starts during the regular season have come at left tackle (96), right tackle (52) and tight end (1). Of his 51 starts with Arizona (including postseason), 48 have come at right tackle and three at left tackle.
• Was the only offensive player - and joined S Jalen Thompson as the only players at any position - to start all 17 games for the Cardinals in 2022.
• In 2021, started all 15 regular season games he appeared in and also started the team's Wild Card matchup (15 starts at RT; 1 start at LT). Part of an offense that ranked in the NFL's top 10 for passing yards (4,619), rushing yards (2,076) and rushing TDs (23). Also helped Cardinals offense post the second-most total net yards (6,352) and score the second-most points (449) in franchise history.
• Named the Week 10 NFLPA Community MVP in 2022 after donating $5,000 to the United Food Bank so he and his fellow linemen could host a drive-thru food distribution event that fed 200 families in need at Eisenhower Center for Innovation in Mesa, AZ. It was the fifth time that Beachum has been named NFLPA Community MVP since the NFLPA launched the program in 2014, the most for any player since the award's inception.
• Selected as the Arizona Cardinals/Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2021 after previously being named the New York Jets/Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2018. The 2018 United Way Hometown Hero, Beachum currently serves as a task force member for the Players Coalition.

NoteCARDS:

• Originally selected by Pittsburgh in the seventh round (248th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, has started 149-of-163 games played with the Steelers (2012-15), Jaguars (2016), Jets (2017-19) and Cardinals (2020-23) during his NFL career.
• Has started 51-of-60 games (50 regular season; 1 postseason) he has appeared in during the last four seasons (2020-23) with the Cardinals after joining the team as a free agent in 2020.
• His 149 starts during the regular season have come at left tackle (96), right tackle (52) and tight end (1). Of his 51 starts with Arizona (including postseason), 48 have come at right tackle and three at left tackle.
• Was the only offensive player - and joined S Jalen Thompson as the only players at any position - to start all 17 games for the Cardinals in 2022.
• In 2021, started all 15 regular season games he appeared in and also started the team's Wild Card matchup (15 starts at RT; 1 start at LT). Part of an offense that ranked in the NFL's top 10 for passing yards (4,619), rushing yards (2,076) and rushing TDs (23). Also helped Cardinals offense post the second-most total net yards (6,352) and score the second-most points (449) in franchise history.
• Named the Week 10 NFLPA Community MVP in 2022 after donating $5,000 to the United Food Bank so he and his fellow linemen could host a drive-thru food distribution event that fed 200 families in need at Eisenhower Center for Innovation in Mesa, AZ. It was the fifth time that Beachum has been named NFLPA Community MVP since the NFLPA launched the program in 2014, the most for any player since the award's inception.
• Selected as the Arizona Cardinals/Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2021 after previously being named the New York Jets/Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2018. The 2018 United Way Hometown Hero, Beachum currently serves as a task force member for the Players Coalition.

Pro Career:

Selected by Pittsburgh in the seventh round (248th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. Signed a one-year contract with Jacksonville as an unrestricted free agent on 3/16/16. Signed a three-year contract with the Jets as an unrestricted free agent on 3/11/17. Signed a one-year contract with Arizona on 7/17/20. Agreed to terms with the Cardinals to a two-year contract on 3/16/21. Re-signed with Arizona to a two-year deal on 3/14/23.

2023: Appeared in 11 games including two starts at LT ... inactive with a hand injury for the season opener @ Was (9/10) ... active, but did not play in the last five games ... made his season debut @ Sea (10/22) ... played vs. Bal (10/29) ... played @ Cle (11/5) ... started at LT and helped block for 122 rushing yards and two TDs on 26 carries (4.7 avg.) vs. Atl (11/12); Atlanta had allowed an NFL-low two rushing TDs over its first nine games ... played on special teams @ Hou (11/19) ... appeared on special teams vs. LAR (11/26) ... played on special teams @ Pit (12/3) ... played on special teams vs. SF (12/17) ... appeared on special teams @ Chi (12/24) ... played on offense and special teams @ Phi (12/31) ... started at LT in the season finale vs. Sea (1/7/24) and helped block for the offense to run for over 200 yards, including a career-high 150 rushing yards from RB James Conner; it marked an NFL-high fourth game in 2023 that the Cardinals ran for 200+ yards.

2022: Started all 17 games at RT for the Cardinals, joining S Jalen Thompson as the only players to start every game for Arizona in '22 ... marked third straight start in season opener for Cardinals vs. KC (9/11) and 10th consecutive season opening start dating back to his second NFL season in 2013 ... part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in the second half or overtime, helping Kyler Murray engineer a 20-point come from behind victory @ LV (9/18) ... with an offensive line down four starters, led the group that allowed just two sacks on 37 pass attempts while also blocking for a pair of rushing TDs in win @ LAR (11/13); named Week 10 NFLPA Community MVP award recipient ... part of a unit that helped RB James Conner produce a 120 rushing yards on 25 carries (4.8 avg.) vs. LAC (11/27); marked Conner's first 100-yard rushing performance as a member of the Cardinals ... started at RT vs. NE (12/12) and helped Conner rush for 85 yards and a TD on just 15 carries (5.7 avg.) ... started vs. TB (12/25) and helped lead the way as Conner rushed for 79 yards and a TD on 15 carries (5.3 avg.); Conner's TD came on a 22-yard run in the 3rd quarter, his longest TD run of the season.

2021: Started all 15 games regular season games played, including 14 at RT and one at LT ... also started at RT in the Wild Card matchup … anchored an offense that ranked in the NFL's top 10 for passing yards (4,619), rushing yards (2,076) and rushing TDs (23) ... helped Arizona gain the second-most total net yards (6,352) and score the second-most points (449) in franchise history in 2021 ... selected as the Arizona Cardinals/Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year ... protected Kyler Murray who threw for a career-high four passing TDs @ Ten (9/12) ... inactive (ribs) @ Jax (9/26) and @ LAR (10/3) ... started at RT and played every offensive snap in his return from injury vs. SF (10/10) ... part of a unit that protected Murray who completed 20-of-30 pass attempts (66.7%) for 229 yards, a career-high-tying four TDs, no INTs and a 129.0 passer rating (third highest in his career) @ Cle (10/17) ... started at RT and played every snap for an offense who became just the fifth team in NFL history to go at least five straight games without a turnover @ Chi (12/5) ... started at LT and played every snap for an offense that led the Cardinals to a franchise single-season record eighth road win in 2021 @ Dal (1/2/22) ... played every offensive snap in his Cardinals playoff debut @ LAR (1/17/22).

2020: Started all 16 games at RT for the NFL's sixth-ranked offense and seventh-ranked rushing attack during his first season with the Cardinals ... helped Arizona gain the third-most total net yards (6,153) and score the fifth-most points (410) in franchise history ... Cardinals had 404 total net yards (180 rushing; 224 passing) @ SF (9/13) and 438 total net yards (160 rushing; 278 passing) vs. Was (9/20) ... part of an o-line that protected Kyler Murray, who completed 27-of-37 passes for 380 yards, and led three different Cardinals into the end zone on the ground (Kenyan Drake, Chase Edmonds and Murray) @ NYJ (10/11) ... played every offensive snap for a unit that scored a season-high 38 points and gained 438 total yards, including a season-high 261 on the ground on Monday Night Football @ Dal (10/19) ... part of an o-line that did not allow a sack or QB hit on 48 pass plays while helping the Cardinals gain 159 yards on 33 carries (4.8 avg.) as part of 519 total yards on Sunday Night Football vs. Sea (10/25) ... played every snap for an offense that gained more than 400 yards and scored more than 30 points for a franchise-record fifth straight game vs. Buf (11/15); helped lead the way for 217 rushing yards and two rushing TDs on 35 carries (6.2 avg.) against the Bills ... part of a unit that rushed for 159 yards and a TD on 43 carries while allowing just one sack on 35 passing attempts @ NYG (12/13) ... protected Murray who completed 27 passes for a career-high 406 yards and three TDs while taking just one sack on 36 dropbacks vs. Phi (12/20); helped the Cardinals gain a season-high 526 total net yards against the Eagles.

2019: In his third and final season with the Jets, started all 13 games played at LT … missed three games (ankle) … when he missed the Week 7 contest vs. NE (10/21), it snapped a streak of 50 consecutive regular season starts at LT … team posted a 7-6 record in the 13 games Beachum started, and a 7-3 record in the games both he and Sam Darnold started … blocked for Darnold as he threw for 3,024 yards and 19 TDs in just 13 starts … part of an o-line that allowed just 15 sacks on 268 pass attempts over the final eight games as the Jets posted a 6-2 record; NY's 15 sacks allowed in that span ranked as the ninth-best total in the NFL.

2018: Started all 16 games at LT for the second consecutive season and the third time in his career … according to PFF.com, Beachum finished in the top three in the league in sacks allowed, protecting Sam Darnold as the rookie became both the youngest QB since the merger to start a game and the youngest to throw for 300 yards in a game … helped the Jets rush for 150+ yards in a game three times despite losing both primary RBs due to injury … helped lead the way as Darnold, making just his second career start, became the youngest QB since the 1970 merger to throw for 300+ yards in a game as he threw for 334 yards vs. Mia (9/16) at 21 years, 103 days old … part of an o-line that led the way for the offense to produce the second-highest single-game rushing total in franchise history with 323 yards on the ground (vs. Den, 10/7); NY's 323 rushing yards represented the highest single-game total in the NFL in 2017 and marked the highest total for any team since the 49ers rushed for 355 yards vs. SD on 12/20/14; became the first team to rush for 300+ yards on fewer than 40 rushing attempts since San Francisco (311 on 38 attempts) on 10/7/12 vs. Buffalo … blocked for Darnold as he posted one of the best games of his career vs. GB (12/23), throwing for a season-high 341 yards and three TDs with a season-high 128.4 passer rating.

2017: In his first season with the Jets, started all 16 games at LT for the second time in his career and first time since 2014 … blocked for a passing offense that ranked 10th in the NFL in completion percentage (63.3) while Josh McCown set career-highs in completions (267), completion percentage (67.3), yards (2,926), passing TDs (18) and rushing TDs (5) … blocked for an offense that amassed 190+ yards on the ground three times (one of only five teams to accomplish the feat in 2017) while Bilal Powell set a career best with 772 yards rushing and five TDs on the ground … Jets finished the year with 1,702 rushing yards and 13 rushing TDs on 427 attempts … in his Jets debut, started at left tackle in a season opener for the fifth consecutive season @ Buf (9/10) … helped lead the way as the Jets rushed for a season-high 256 yards on 32 attempts (8.0 avg.) in a victory vs. Jax (10/1); NY's 471 total net yards represented the second-highest single-game total of the season and its 6.8 yards per play was the highest total of the year … part of an offense that posted 400+ total net yards (408) for the second time in three games, including a season-high 354 passing yards vs. NE (10/15); marked just the seventh time in his career McCown threw for 350+ yards in a game … helped the Jets pile up 194 rushing yards and three rushing TDs vs. Buf (11/2) … blocked for McCown as he posted one of the best performances of his career vs. Car (11/26), including 307 passing yards, three TD passes and a 109.4 passer rating … part of an o-line that protected McCown as he threw for 331 yards and TD while not allowing a sack on 36 pass attempts vs. KC (12/3) … helped the Jets rush for 197 yards and one TD on 30 carries (6.6 avg.) vs. LAC (12/24); marked the third time on the season the Jets rushed for 190+ yards in a game.

2016: Started all 15 games in which he appeared at LT during his lone season with the Jaguars, contributing to an o-line that allowed just 34 sacks despite having the fourth-most passing attempts in the NFL (626) … started his fourth consecutive season-opening game as part on an offensive line that helped contribute toward Blake Bortles' 300 passing yards vs. GB (9/11) … helped contribute to a season-best 205 rushing yards @ KC (11/6) as the team posted its second-highest net yardage total (449) of the season … part of an o-line that did not allow a sack despite 35 pass attempts @ Det (11/20) … blocked for Bortles as he threw for a season-high 331 yards in a victory vs. Ten (12/24); marked the fourth 300-yard outing on the year … in the season finale @ Ind (1/1/17), helped the Jaguars post a season-high 470 total net yards including 182 rushing yards; marked the third game of 180+ rushing yards for the Jaguars in '16.

2015: Started all six games played at LT in his final season with the Steelers before missing the final 10 games after being placed on IR (knee) … made his second straight season-opening start at LT and was part of an offense that produced a 300-yard passer (Ben Roethlisberger, 351), a 100-yard rusher (DeAngelo Williams, 127) and 100-yard receiver (Antonio Brown, 133) in the season opener @ NE (9/10) … part of a line that helped the Steelers post 400+ net yards (453) for the second consecutive game to open the season vs. SF (9/20); Pittsburgh's 43 points marked the team's second-highest single-game total of the year and its six total TDs were a season high … started at LT vs. AZ (10/18) but suffered a knee injury that landed him on injured reserve (10/19).

2014: Started at LT in all 16 regular season games for the first time in his career and also started at LT in his postseason debut vs. Baltimore in the AFC Wild Card ... helped Le'Veon Bell establish career highs in rushing yards (1,361) and receiving yards (854) on his way to establishing a franchise single-season record with 2,215 yards from scrimmage; also became just the second player in NFL history (Marshall Faulk in 1999) with 1,350+ rushing yards and 850+ receiving yards in a season … protected Ben Roethlisberger as he threw for an NFL-high 4,952 passing yards with 32 TD passes … Steelers finished the season with the NFL's #2 ranked offense and #2 ranked passing attack while leading the league in average time of possession … blocked for an offense that set team single-season records for points (436), total yards (6,577) and total first downs (379) during the regular season … started on the offensive line (LT) for the first time in a season opener in his career vs. Cle (9/7); part of an o-line that paved the way for Bell to eclipse the 100-yard rushing mark … was part an o-line line that allowed only one sack in 30 pass attempts @ Car (9/21); helped the offense total 264 rushing yards, including two individual 100-yard performances from Bell and LeGarrette Blount … part of an o-line that allowed zero sacks in 49 pass attempts and allowed Roethlisberger to throw for single-game team records in completions (40) passing yards (522) and passing touchdowns (6) vs. Ind (10/26) … helped Roethlisberger throw six TD passes in back-to-back games vs. Ind (10/26) and vs. Bal (11/2) as he established an NFL record for TD passes in consecutive games (12) … led the way for Bell, who rushed for 204 yards @ Ten (11/17), the fourth-highest single-game rushing total in franchise history … started at LT in the AFC Wild Card matchup vs. Bal (1/3/15) in his postseason debut.

2013: Played in 15 games in his second season with Pittsburgh including 12 starts (11 at LT; 1 at TE) … helped the Steelers pile up 4,306 total passing yards and 28 passing TDs while adding 1,383 yards and nine TDs rushing … saw action at center in place of the injured Maurkice Pouncey vs. Ten (9/8) … made his first career start at LT @ NYJ (10/13) and was part of an o-line that helped the offense control the football for 35:49 … part of an o-line that helped block for the Steelers offense to total a season-high 479 net yards @ NE (11/3); blocked for Roethlisberger who posted 400+ passing yards for the fifth time in his career and second time in '13 … blocked for an offense that totaled 37 points and 398 total net yards in a come-from-behind victory vs. Det (11/17); helped produce four scoring drives of 60+ yards … member of an o-line that did not allow a sack despite 34 pass attempts @ Cle (11/24) … for the second consecutive game was part of a line that did not allow a sack despite 44 pass attempts @ Bal (11/28) … helped the Steelers offense post season highs in points (38), TDs (5) and rushing yards (151) in a victory @ GB (12/22) … in the season finale vs. Cle (12/29) was part of an o-line that allowed one sack or less for the third straight game and for the sixth time in the final seven games.

2012: Appeared in seven games as a rookie, including starts at RT in each of the final five games of the season … saw action on special teams and on the offensive line for the first time in his career filling in at RT for injured Marcus Gilbert and Mike Adams @ Oak (9/23) … saw significant action at RT while filling in for the injured Adams @ Cle (11/25) … made his first career start at RT for the injured Adams @ Bal (12/2) and helped lead the Steelers to a 23-20 victory over the Ravens … started at RT and helped block for Roethlisberger who threw for 339 yards and two TDs @ Dal (12/16) … started his fifth straight game at RT in the season finale vs. Cle (12/30).

College:

Started all 52 games at left tackle in four seasons at SMU and earned first-team Conference USA honors following his junior campaign … as a senior in 2011, was selected to the Lombardi Award and Outland Award watch lists and was named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team … served as a student representative to the SMU Board of Trustees ... was on SMU President R. Gerald Turner's Commission on Substance Abuse, the Student Affairs Leadership Council, the SMU Athletic Council and the Apple Committee (a drug awareness group for student-athletes) ... presented the Commencement address to fellow 2012 graduates of Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development ... started all 12 games during his senior season, blocking for an offense that ranked third in the league in passing ... served as SMU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) President … as a junior in 2010, started all 14 games and was named first-team Conference USA after blocking for an offense that totaled a school-record 3,861 passing yards and added 1,943 yards on the ground … as a sophomore in 2009, started all 13 games and blocked for an SMU offense that passed for a then school-record 3,666 yards, scored a school-record 380 points and rolled up a school-record 5,093 yards of total offense ... one of 12 student-athletes to receive the fall C-USA Spirit of Service Award ... named to Dave Campbell's Texas Football's All-Texas Team … as a freshman in 2008, started all 12 games at left tackle and blocked for an offense that threw for a school record-tying 29 TDs and ranked 17th in the nation in passing offense … redshirted in 2007.

Personal:

Attended Mexia (TX) High School where he was named first-team All-District 19-3A as a senior and second-team all-district as a junior ... also a Super Cen-Tex player and All-Academic pick ... allowed only one sack in 2006 as a senior ... also starred on the basketball team, where he averaged a double-double in his hoops career ... earned an undergraduate degree in Economics and a master's in Liberal Studies … in February 2016, Beachum visited Honduras with partner organization, World Vision; in 2015, World Vision pioneered the Entrepreneurship and Employment with Technology program which gives children a boost with technology skills and new ways of thinking that use STEM education to ensure vulnerable children in the capital city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras are equipped with the skills that will unlock their future.