CRAIG HEYWARDHeyward, Craig William (Ironhead)Height: 5-11 Weight: 264 Born: September 26, 1966 Passaic, NJ Died: May 27, 2006 Atlanta, GA High School: Passaic (NJ) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Pittsburgh | Lettered |
| 1985 | Pittsburgh | Did Not Play |
| 1986 | Pittsburgh | Lettered |
| 1987 | Pittsburgh | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (24th overall) 1988 New Orleans Saints |
| Relatives: Father of Cam Heyward; father of Connor Heyward |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL | 45 | FB | 11 | 8 |
| 1989 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1989 NO NFL | 34 | FB | 16 | 6 |
| 1990 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1990 NO NFL | 34 | FB | 16 | 15 |
| 1991 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1991 NO NFL | 34 | FB | 7 | 4 |
| 1992 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1992 NO NFL | 34 | FB | 16 | 13 |
| 1993 Chicago Bears (NFL)1993 CHIB NFL | 35 | FB | 16 | 14 |
| 1994 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1994 ATL NFL | 34 | RB | 16 | 11 |
| 1995 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1995 ATL NFL | 34 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1996 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1996 ATL NFL | 34 | RB-FB | 15 | 5 |
| 1997 St. Louis Rams (NFL)1997 STL NFL | 34 | FB | 16 | 12 |
| 1998 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)1998 IND NFL | 33 | RB | 4 | 3 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 149 | 107 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1989 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1989 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1990 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1990 NO NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1991 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1991 NO NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1992 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1992 NO NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1994 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1994 ATL NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1995 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1995 ATL NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | |||
| 1996 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1996 ATL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1997 St. Louis Rams (NFL)1997 STL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 204 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL | 74 | 355 | 4.8 | 73t | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1989 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1989 NO NFL | 49 | 183 | 3.7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1990 NO NFL | 129 | 599 | 4.6 | 47t | 4 | ||||
| 1991 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1991 NO NFL | 76 | 260 | 3.4 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1992 NO NFL | 104 | 416 | 4.0 | 23 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Chicago Bears (NFL)1993 CHIB NFL | 68 | 206 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1994 ATL NFL | 183 | 779 | 4.3 | 17 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1995 ATL NFL | 236 | 1083 | 4.6 | 31 | 6 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1996 ATL NFL | 72 | 321 | 4.5 | 34 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 St. Louis Rams (NFL)1997 STL NFL | 34 | 84 | 2.5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)1998 IND NFL | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1031 | 4301 | 4.2 | 73t | 30 | 189 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1990 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1991 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1991 NO NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 118.8 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 56.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL | 13 | 105 | 8.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1989 NO NFL | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1990 NO NFL | 18 | 121 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1991 NO NFL | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 22t | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1992 NO NFL | 19 | 159 | 8.4 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1993 Chicago Bears (NFL)1993 CHIB NFL | 16 | 132 | 8.3 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1994 ATL NFL | 32 | 335 | 10.5 | 34 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1995 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1995 ATL NFL | 37 | 350 | 9.5 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1996 ATL NFL | 16 | 168 | 10.5 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997 St. Louis Rams (NFL)1997 STL NFL | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)1998 IND NFL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 177 | 1559 | 8.8 | 34 | 4 | 63 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1996 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1990 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1992 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Chicago Bears (NFL)1993 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1994 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1996 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 63 | 12.6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1989 NO NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1990 NO NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1992 NO NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 Chicago Bears (NFL)1993 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1994 ATL NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1995 ATL NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 St. Louis Rams (NFL)1997 STL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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