2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 11
Beanie Bishop Jr.
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- Pleasure Ridge Park
- Prev School:
- Western Kentucky/Minnesota
- NCAA Consensus All-American (2nd cornerback and 13th overall in school history)
- Led nation in passes defended (24) and pass breakups (20)
- No. 2 nationally in forced incompletions (17)
- Tied for No. 19 nationally in interceptions (4)
- East-West Shrine Bowl participant
2023 (r-Sr.)
- Started all 13 games at cornerback
- Earned All-American First Team honors (Walter Camp, FWAA)
- Garnered All-American Second Team recognition (AP, Sporting News, AFCA)
- All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist
- Led the Mountaineers in interceptions (4)
- WVU's third-leading tackler, finishing with 67 tackles, including 54 solo stops
- Recorded seven or more tackles in five games
- Had two or more pass breakups in five games
- Season-high nine tackles, including seven solo stops and two pass breakups against TCU
- Finished with eight tackles and two pass breakups at Oklahoma
- Had five tackles, including four unassisted and season-high five pass breakups against BYU
- His five pass breakups tied for most in a single-game nationally during the 2023 season
2022 (r-Jr.) – Minnesota
- Played for coach P.J. Fleck at Minnesota
- Saw action in 13 games, helping the Gophers finish 9-4 and win the Pinstripe Bowl
- Finished with 29 tackles, including 20 solo stops, one sack and a pass breakup
- Had one tackle against Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl
- Made three solo tackles at Wisconsin
- Registered two tackles, including one sack, against Northwestern
- Had a tackle against Rutgers and Nebraska
- Recorded five tackles at Penn State
- Finished with six tackles at Illinois
- Had three tackles and a pass breakup against Purdue
- Registered four tackles against Colorado
- Made his Minnesota debut and totaled two tackles against New Mexico State
- Enrolled at Minnesota in January 2022
2021-2018 (Fr. – r-So.) – Western Kentucky
- Spent four seasons (2018-21), playing in 36 career games at Western Kentucky
- 2021 All-Conference USA First Team (defensive back) and Conference USA Honorable Mention (kickoff returner)
- Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 6, 2021)
- Finished with 76 tackles, totaling 8.5 tackles for loss
- Also had 12 pass breakups, three interceptions and forced one fumble
- 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 on pass
- In 2018, played in four games
- Made one catch at Louisiana Tech and made one tackle against UTEP
High School
- Coached by Tommy Williams at Pleasure Ridge Park High in Louisville, Kentucky
- Earned Class 6A All-District 3 honors at wide receiver, defensive back and special teams returner
- 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 touchdowns
- 247Sports ranked him as a two-star recruit and as the No. 19 player in Kentucky and the 198th player nationally at his position
Personal
- Son of Shannon Bishop Sr. and Lissa Harrison
- One of four children
- Graduated with his bachelor’s degree in human resource development at Minnesota in May 2023
- Cousin Joe Brown played college football at Western Kentucky
Curtis Jones Jr. Scores Rushing TD to Extend WVU's Lead
Saturday, November 08
Long Pass Leads to the WVU TD
Saturday, November 08
Curtis Jones Jr. with his First Career Rushing TD
Saturday, November 08
Punt BLOCKED for a Safety
Saturday, November 08
