Steelers sign WVU CB Beanie Bishop, Georgia RB Daijun Edwards, other undrafted free agents

After declining to take a projected slot/nickel cornerback with any of their seven draft picks, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed one of the players they were thought to have been interested in as an undrafted free agent.

West Virginia’s Beanie Bishop was among five signings the Steelers announced in the hours after the completion of the draft Saturday night. Bishop was hosted as an official visitor by the Steelers earlier this month. He spent the first four seasons of his college career at Western Kentucky and in 2022 was at Minnesota before earning All-America recognition for WVU this past season.

The 5-foot-10, 184-pound Bishop had a team-most four interceptions and, according to WVU, led the nation in passes defended (24) and passes broken up (20). While the AP had Bishop as a second-team All-American, the Football Writers Association of America had Bishop on its first team.

The Steelers did not re-sign Chandon Sullivan and released Patrick Peterson, and they have no obvious slot/nickel on their roster.

Among the other undrafted players signed was John Rhys Plumlee, who played quarterback the past two years for Central Florida following a three-year stint at Ole Miss that included time at wide receiver.

Outside linebacker Julius Welschof of Charlotte, inside linebacker Jacoby Windmon of Michigan State and running back Daijun Edwards of Georgia also were announced as signings.

Welschof and Windmon are players who transferred late in their college careers but had 2023 seasons cut short by injury.

Welschof spent five seasons at Michigan before transferring in 2023; he suffered a shoulder injury after four games that ended his season. Born in Germany and standing 6-6, Welschof appeared in 34 games for Michigan.

Windmon (6-2, 250) played three seasons at UNLV before a 2022 transfer to Michigan State but played just three games last season before a chest injury.

Edwards appeared in all 15 games during the 2021 and 2022 seasons when Georgia won the College Football Playoff national championship, albeit in a reserve and special-teams role. In 2023, Edwards (5-10, 207) led the Bulldogs with 880 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. He has 24 rushing touchdowns in his college career.