Craig Heyward
Craig William Heyward "Iron Head"
Born: September 26, 1966
Passaic, NJ USA
Deceased: May 27, 2006
Atlanta, GA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 260
College: Pittsburgh
High School: Passaic (NJ)
Career: 1988-1998
Drafted: 1988 in Round 1, #24 overall by the New Orleans Saints
Craig Heyward played from 1988 to 1998 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Rams. Heyward ran for 4,301 yards in his career on 1,031 attempts, scoring 30 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 177 passes for 1,559 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 44 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 74 | 355 | 4.8 | 73 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 49 | 183 | 3.7 | 15 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 129 | 599 | 4.6 | 47 | 4 |
| 1991 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 76 | 260 | 3.4 | 15 | 4 |
| 1992 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 104 | 416 | 4.0 | 23 | 3 |
| 1993 | NFL Chicago Bears | 68 | 206 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 183 | 779 | 4.3 | 17 | 7 |
| 1995 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 236 | 1083 | 4.6 | 31 | 6 |
| 1996 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 72 | 321 | 4.5 | 34 | 3 |
| 1997 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 34 | 84 | 2.5 | 8 | 1 |
| 1998 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 1031 | 4301 | 4.2 | 73 | 30 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 13 | 105 | 8.1 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 18 | 121 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 22 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 19 | 159 | 8.4 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Chicago Bears | 16 | 132 | 8.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 32 | 335 | 10.5 | 34 | 1 |
| 1995 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 37 | 350 | 9.5 | 25 | 2 |
| 1996 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 168 | 10.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 177 | 1559 | 8.8 | 34 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 18 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1989 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1990 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1991 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1992 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1994 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1995 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1996 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1997 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 8 |
| 1989 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 6 |
| 1990 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 15 |
| 1991 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 4 |
| 1992 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 13 |
| 1993 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 14 |
| 1994 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 11 |
| 1995 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1996 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 5 |
| 1997 | NFL | St. Louis Rams | 16 | 12 |
| 1998 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 4 | 3 |
