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Craig Heyward

Craig William Heyward

Position: RB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 260 lbs.

Born: September 26, 1966 in Passaic, NJ
College: Pittsburgh   (school history)
Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 1st round (24th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 38 (2351st overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1988 22 NOR fb 34 11 8 74 355 1 73 4.8 32.3 6.7 13 105 8.1 0 18 1.2 9.5 460 1 0 3
1989 23 NOR fb 34 16 6 49 183 1 15 3.7 11.4 3.1 13 69 5.3 0 12 0.8 4.3 252 1 2 2
1990 24 NOR FB 34 16 15 129 599 4 47 4.6 37.4 8.1 18 121 6.7 0 12 1.1 7.6 720 4 3 5
1991 25 NOR 34 7 4 76 260 4 15 3.4 37.1 10.9 4 34 8.5 1 22 0.6 4.9 294 5 0 2
1992 26 NOR FB 34 16 13 104 416 3 23 4.0 26.0 6.5 19 159 8.4 0 21 1.2 9.9 575 3 1 5
1993 27 CHI FB 45 16 14 68 206 0 11 3.0 12.9 4.3 16 132 8.3 0 20 1.0 8.3 338 0 1 3
1994 28 ATL RB 34 16 11 183 779 7 17 4.3 48.7 11.4 32 335 10.5 1 34 2.0 20.9 1114 8 5 8
1995* 29 ATL RB 34 16 16 236 1083 6 31 4.6 67.7 14.8 37 350 9.5 2 25 2.3 21.9 1433 8 3 11
1996 30 ATL rb 34 15 5 72 321 3 34 4.5 21.4 4.8 16 168 10.5 0 25 1.1 11.2 489 3 0 4
1997 31 STL FB 34 16 12 34 84 1 8 2.5 5.3 2.1 8 77 9.6 0 25 0.5 4.8 161 1 1 1
1998 32 IND 33 4 3 6 15 0 8 2.5 3.8 1.5 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.3 2.3 24 0 0 0
Career 149 107 1031 4301 30 73 4.2 28.9 6.9 177 1559 8.8 4 34 1.2 10.5 5860 34 16 44
5 yrs NOR 66 46 432 1813 13 73 4.2 27.5 6.5 67 488 7.3 1 22 1.0 7.4 2301 14 6 17
3 yrs ATL 47 32 491 2183 16 34 4.4 46.4 10.4 85 853 10.0 3 34 1.8 18.1 3036 19 8 23
1 yr CHI 16 14 68 206 0 11 3.0 12.9 4.3 16 132 8.3 0 20 1.0 8.3 338 0 1 3
1 yr IND 4 3 6 15 0 8 2.5 3.8 1.5 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.3 2.3 24 0 0 0
1 yr STL 16 12 34 84 1 8 2.5 5.3 2.1 8 77 9.6 0 25 0.5 4.8 161 1 1 1

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1990 24 NOR FB 34 16 15 1 12 0 12 12.0 732
1992 26 NOR FB 34 16 13 1 14 0 14 14.0 589
1993 27 CHI FB 45 16 14 1 12 0 12 12.0 350
1994 28 ATL RB 34 16 11 1 7 0 7 7.0 1121
1996 30 ATL rb 34 15 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 18 0 18 18.0 507
Career 149 107 1 0 0 0 0.0 5 63 0 18 12.6 5923
5 yrs NOR 66 46 2 26 0 14 13.0 2327
3 yrs ATL 47 32 1 0 0 0 0.0 2 25 0 18 12.5 3061
1 yr CHI 16 14 1 12 0 12 12.0 350

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1988 22 NOR fb 34 11 8 0 0 1 0 0
1989 23 NOR fb 34 16 6 0 2 1 0 0
1990 24 NOR FB 34 16 15 0 3 0 0 0
1992 26 NOR FB 34 16 13 0 1 1 0 0
1993 27 CHI FB 45 16 14 0 1 0 0 0
1994 28 ATL RB 34 16 11 0 5 2 0 0
1995* 29 ATL RB 34 16 16 0 3 3 0 0
1997 31 STL FB 34 16 12 0 1 0 0 0
Career 149 107 0 16 8 0 0
5 yrs NOR 66 46 0 6 3 0 0
3 yrs ATL 47 32 0 8 5 0 0
1 yr CHI 16 14 0 1 0 0 0
1 yr STL 16 12 0 1 0 0 0

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1990 24 NOR FB 34 16 15 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
1991 25 NOR 34 7 4 1 1 100.0 44 0 0.0 0 0.0 44 44.0 44.0 44.0 6.3 118.7 0 0 44.0 44.0 0.0
Career 149 107 1 2 50.0 44 0 0.0 1 50.0 44 22.0 -0.5 44.0 0.3 56.2 0 0 22.0 -0.5 0.0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1988 22 NOR fb 34 11 8 1 1 6
1989 23 NOR fb 34 16 6 1 1 6
1990 24 NOR FB 34 16 15 4 4 24
1991 25 NOR 34 7 4 4 1 5 30
1992 26 NOR FB 34 16 13 3 3 18
1994 28 ATL RB 34 16 11 7 1 8 48
1995* 29 ATL RB 34 16 16 6 2 8 48
1996 30 ATL rb 34 15 5 3 3 18
1997 31 STL FB 34 16 12 1 1 6
Career 149 107 30 4 34 204
5 yrs NOR 66 46 13 1 14 84
3 yrs ATL 47 32 16 3 19 114
1 yr STL 16 12 1 1 6

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Tyrone Wheatley, Tim Spencer, Hewritt Dixon, Ray Zellars, Michael Turner, Rick Kane, Korey Hall, Roger Hagberg, Stephen Davis, Zack Crockett
4 Tim Spencer, Frank Hawkins, Roger Hagberg, Marc Edwards, James Owens, Larry Moriarty, Jeff Kinney, Daryl Johnston, Tyrone Wheatley, Rick Kane
5 Marc Edwards, Daryl Johnston, Craig McEwen, Tim Spencer, Barry Redden, Wayne Patrick, Alfred Anderson, Rob Konrad, Brad Hoover, Charlie Garner
6 Daryl Johnston, Rob Konrad, Alfred Anderson, Brad Hoover, Rick Kane, Frank Hawkins, Sam Gash, Marc Edwards, Bill Mathis, Michael Haddix
7 Don Nottingham, Willis Crenshaw, Bill Mathis, Alfred Anderson, Mike Guman, Dave Preston, Amos Marsh, Scott Dierking, Oscar Reed, Wayne Morris
8 Leroy Hoard, Tyrone Wheatley, Jim Otis, Rod Bernstine, Harvey Williams, Albert Bentley, Tom Tracy, LaMont Jordan, Eddie Lee Ivery, Abner Haynes
9 Tyrone Wheatley, Jim Otis, Leroy Hoard, Harold Green, Harvey Williams, Ron Springs, Rob Carpenter, Lamar Smith, Eddie Lee Ivery, Frank Pollard
10 Tyrone Wheatley, Tony Richardson, Jim Otis, Dave Osborn, Harold Green, Harvey Williams, Ron Springs, Rob Carpenter, Lamar Smith, Eddie Lee Ivery
11 Tyrone Wheatley, Tony Richardson, Jim Otis, Dave Osborn, Anthony Johnson, Harold Green, Harvey Williams, Ron Springs, Rob Carpenter, Lamar Smith
Career Tyrone Wheatley, Jim Otis, Dave Osborn, Anthony Johnson, Harold Green, Harvey Williams, Ron Springs, Rob Carpenter, Tony Richardson, Lamar Smith

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1995

Rushing Att
Career 1031 (165)

Rushing Yds
Career 4301 (158)

Rushing TD
1994 NFL 7 (8)
Career 30 (176)

Long Rush
1988 NFL 73 (2)

Yds/Rushing Att
1990 NFL 4.6 (10)
1994 NFL 4.3 (4)
1995 NFL 4.6 (6)
Career 4.2 (167)

Touches
Career 1214 (189)

 

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1988 22 11 RB 52 73
1989 23 16 RB 31 84
1990 24 16 RB 94 39
1991 25 7 RB 61 53
1992 26 16 RB 76 48
1993 27 16 RB 34 78
1994 28 16 RB 159 32 12 42
1995 29 16 RB 191 48 14 36
1996 30 15 RB 67 52
1997 31 16 RB 22 93
1998 32 4 RB 2 135
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