Craig Heyward

Craig William Heyward (Iron Head)

Position: RB

5-11, 260lb (180cm, 117kg)

Born: September 26, 1966 in Passaic, NJ

Died: May 27, 2006 in Atlanta, GA

College: Pittsburgh (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 38 (2666th overall since 1960)

High School: Passaic (NJ)

Draft: New Orleans Saints in the 1st round (24th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.

Relatives: Son Cameron Heyward

1x Pro Bowl

SUMMARY

Career

149

Rush

1031

Yds

4301

Y/A

4.2

FantPt

770.8

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing								Receiving											Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	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			87	5.3	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			62	4.1	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			147	4.9	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			80	3.7	294	5	0	2
1992	26	NOR	FB	34	16	13	104	416	3		23	4.0	26.0	6.5	25	19	159	8.4	0		21	1.2	9.9	76.0%	6.4	123	4.7	575	3	1	5
1993	27	CHI	FB	45	16	14	68	206	0		11	3.0	12.9	4.3	21	16	132	8.3	0		20	1.0	8.3	76.2%	6.3	84	4.0	338	0	1	3
1994	28	ATL	RB	34	16	11	183	779	7	42	17	4.3	48.7	11.4	40	32	335	10.5	1	16	34	2.0	20.9	80.0%	8.4	215	5.2	1114	8	5	8
1995*	29	ATL	RB	34	16	16	236	1083	6	65	31	4.6	67.7	14.8	46	37	350	9.5	2	21	25	2.3	21.9	80.4%	7.6	273	5.2	1433	8	3	11
1996	30	ATL	rb	34	15	5	72	321	3	16	34	4.5	21.4	4.8	19	16	168	10.5	0	8	25	1.1	11.2	84.2%	8.8	88	5.6	489	3	0	4
1997	31	STL	FB	34	16	12	34	84	1	5	8	2.5	5.3	2.1	13	8	77	9.6	0	4	25	0.5	4.8	61.5%	5.9	42	3.8	161	1	1	1
1998	32	IND		33	4	3	6	15	0	2	8	2.5	3.8	1.5	1	1	9	9.0	0	0	9	0.3	2.3	100.0%	9.0	7	3.4	24	0	0	0
Career					149	107	1031	4301	30	130	73	4.2	28.9	6.9	165	177	1559	8.8	4	49	34	1.2	10.5	78.2%	7.5	1208	4.9	5860	34	16	44
5 yrs		NOR			66	46	432	1813	13	0	73	4.2	27.5	6.5	25	67	488	7.3	1	0	22	1.0	7.4	76%	6.4	499	4.6	2301	14	6	17
3 yrs		ATL			47	32	491	2183	16	123	34	4.4	46.4	10.4	105	85	853	10.0	3	45	34	1.8	18.1	81.0%		576	5.3	3036	19	8	23
1 yr		CHI			16	14	68	206	0	0	11	3.0	12.9	4.3	21	16	132	8.3	0	0	20	1.0	8.3	76.2%		84	4.0	338	0	1	3
1 yr		IND			4	3	6	15	0	2	8	2.5	3.8	1.5	1	1	9	9.0	0	0	9	0.3	2.3	100.0%		7	3.4	24	0	0	0
1 yr		STL			16	12	34	84	1	5	8	2.5	5.3	2.1	13	8	77	9.6	0	4	25	0.5	4.8	61.5%		42	3.8	161	1	1	1

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing								Receiving											Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1990	24	NOR	FB	1	1	4	10	0	0	6	2.5	10.0	4.0												4	2.5	10	0	0
1992	26	NOR		1	0	10	23	1	0	4	2.3	23.0	10.0	4	3	45	15.0	0	0	25	3.0	45.0	75.0%	11.3	13	5.2	68	1	0
1995*	29	ATL	RB	1	1	9	21	0	1	10	2.3	21.0	9.0	4	3	20	6.7	0	1	15	3.0	20.0	75.0%	5.0	12	3.4	41	0	0
Career				3	2	23	54	1	1	10	2.3	18.0	7.7	8	6	65	10.8	0	1	25	2.0	21.7	78.2%	7.5	29	4.1	119	1	0
2 yrs		NOR		2	1	14	33	1	0	6	2.4	16.5	7.0	4	3	45	15.0	0	0	25	1.5	22.5	76%	6.4	17	4.6	78	1	0
1 yr		ATL		1	1	9	21	0	1	10	2.3	21.0	9.0	4	3	20	6.7	0	1	15	3.0	20.0	75.0%	5.0	12	3.4	41	0	0

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Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sfty
1988	22	NOR	fb	34	11	8							0	1	0	0	0.0
1989	23	NOR	fb	34	16	6							2	1	0	0	0.0
1990	24	NOR	FB	34	16	15							3	0	0	0	0.0
1992	26	NOR	FB	34	16	13							1	1	0	0	0.0
1993	27	CHI	FB	45	16	14						0	1	0	0	0	0.0
1994	28	ATL	RB	34	16	11						0	5	2	0	0	0.0
1995*	29	ATL	RB	34	16	16						0	3	3	0	0	0.0
1997	31	STL	FB	34	16	12						0	1	0	0	0	0.0
Career					149	107						0	16	8	0	0	0.0
5 yrs		NOR			66	46							6	3	0	0	0.0
3 yrs		ATL			47	32						0	8	5	0	0	0.0
1 yr		CHI			16	14						0	1	0	0	0	0.0
1 yr		IND			4	3											0.0
1 yr		STL			16	12						0	1	0	0	0	0.0

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		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
1 yr		IND			4	3											24
1 yr		STL			16	12											161

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1990	24	NOR	FB	1	1						1	14	0	14	14.0	24
Career				3	2						1	14	0	14	14.0	133

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD%	Int	Int%	1D	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	NY/A	ANY/A	Sk%
1990	24	NOR	FB	34	16	15	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0		0	0.0	-45.0		0.0	0.0	0.00	-45.00	0.0
1991	25	NOR		34	7	4	1	1	100.0	44	0.0	0	0.0		44	44.0	44.0	44.0	6.3	118.7	44.00	44.00	0.0
Career					149	107	1	2	50.0	44	0.0	1	50.0	0	44	22.0	-0.5	44.0	0.3	56.2	22.00	-0.50	0.0
5 yrs		NOR			66	46	1	2	50.0	44	0.0	1	50.0	0	44	22.0	-0.5	44.0	0.7	56.2	22.00	-0.50	0.0
3 yrs		ATL			47	32	0	0		0		0			0				0.0
1 yr		CHI			16	14	0	0		0		0			0				0.0
1 yr		IND			4	3	0	0		0		0			0				0.0
1 yr		STL			16	12	0	0		0		0			0				0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	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		CHI			16	14				0
1 yr		IND			4	3				0
1 yr		STL			16	12	1		1	6

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	2PA	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
1992	26	NOR		1	0	1							1								6
Career				3		1							1								6

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