Minkah Fitzpatrick

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Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 26

Weight: 207 lbs

College: Alabama

2023 SEASON

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WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	PDEF
1	49ers	L 7 - 30	3	1	4	2	0
2	Browns	W 26 - 22	5	1	6	4	2
3	@Raiders	W 23 - 18	7	4	11	6	0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2018	Miami Dolphins	16	11	51	29	80	49	9	2	64	32	50	1	0
2019	Miami Dolphins	2	2	8	4	12	7	0						1	1
2019	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	14	36	21	57	33	9	5	130	26	96	1	1	2
2020	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	16	60	19	79	55	11	4	77	19.2	37	1	1
2021	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	16	84	40	124	76	7	2	18	9	18	0	1
2022	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	15	56	40	96	50	11	6	94	15.7	34	1	0
2023	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	3	15	6	21	12	2						0
TOTAL		82	77	310	159	469	282	49	19	383	20.2	96	4	4	3

Biography

PRO CAREER

Three-time Pro Bowler (2019, 2020, 2022)
Three-time Associated Press First Team All-Pro (2019, 2020, 2022)
Has played in 79 games (74 starts) over his five-year NFL career (Dolphins 2018-19; Steelers 2018-22)
Has registered 443 tackles (292 solo), 47 passes defensed, 19 interceptions, six tackles for loss, five fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles, four interception returns for TDs, two quarterback hits and one fumble recovery for TD
His five defensive TDs lead the NFL since he entered the League in 2018 and are tied for third in the NFL among active players
His four interceptions returned for TDs are tied with Marcus Peters for most in the NFL since he entered the League in 2018
His 19 interceptions rank tied for fifth in the NFL since he entered the League in 2018
Is the fourth player in NFL history with an interception return for tD in four of his first five seasons, joining Nate Clemenets, Pro Football Hall of Famer Ken Houston and Deion Jones
Has had three seasons for the Steelers with at least four interceptions
Has registered at least two passes defensed in a game nine times in his career
Has registered at least two interceptions in a game twice in his career
Has registered 10 or more tackles in nine career games
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2018 (vs. Tennessee)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2018 (vs. Oakland)

PRO CAREER

Three-time Pro Bowler (2019, 2020, 2022)
Three-time Associated Press First Team All-Pro (2019, 2020, 2022)
Has played in 79 games (74 starts) over his five-year NFL career (Dolphins 2018-19; Steelers 2018-22)
Has registered 443 tackles (292 solo), 47 passes defensed, 19 interceptions, six tackles for loss, five fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles, four interception returns for TDs, two quarterback hits and one fumble recovery for TD
His five defensive TDs lead the NFL since he entered the League in 2018 and are tied for third in the NFL among active players
His four interceptions returned for TDs are tied with Marcus Peters for most in the NFL since he entered the League in 2018
His 19 interceptions rank tied for fifth in the NFL since he entered the League in 2018
Is the fourth player in NFL history with an interception return for tD in four of his first five seasons, joining Nate Clemenets, Pro Football Hall of Famer Ken Houston and Deion Jones
Has had three seasons for the Steelers with at least four interceptions
Has registered at least two passes defensed in a game nine times in his career
Has registered at least two interceptions in a game twice in his career
Has registered 10 or more tackles in nine career games
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2018 (vs. Tennessee)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2018 (vs. Oakland)

2022 (STEELERS)

Played in and started 15 regular-season games
Registered 92 tackles (55 solo), 10 passes defensed, six interceptions, one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit and one interception returned for a TD
His six interceptions were the most by a Steeler in a season since Troy Polamalu in 2010 (seven), tied for the 12th-most in single-season franchise history and ranked tied-first in the League for the season
Finished tied-first in the League in interceptions
Became the first Steelers player with an interception in each of the first two games of the season since Troy Polamalu in 2010
Was voted the Steelers' 2022 Most Valuable Player by his teammates
Received Pro Bowl and Associated Press First Team All-Pro nominations for the third time in his career
Had three games with at least 10 tackles (14, Week 1 at Cincinnati; 11, Week 14 vs. Baltimore; 10, Week 18 vs. Cleveland)
Was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 1 at Cincinnati (14 total tackles, 10 solo tackles, one interception return for TD, one pass defensed and one blocked PAT)
Intercepted Cincinnati QB Joe Burrow on his first pass of the game for a touchdown and later blocked the Bengals game-winning PAT to send the game into overtime for a Steelers victory in Week 1
Intercepted New England QB Mac Jones at the Steelers' 21-yard line for a 13-yard return in Week 2 vs. New England
Picked off Jets QB Zach Wilson at the Jets' 38-yard line and returned it to the four-yard line, allowing the Steelers' offense to get in the end zone three plays later
Sealed his team's 19-16 victory at Atlanta in Week 13 by catching a game-ending interception on the first play of the Falcons' final drive
Had two consecutive games with interceptions in Week 16 vs. Las Vegas and Week 17 at Baltimore

2021 (STEELERS)

Started all 16 regular-season games
Recorded double digit tackles in Weeks 1 (10), 5 (10), 14 (14) and 15 (12) during the 2021 season
Led the team in solo tackles (84) and combined tackles (124)
Tipped a pass from Bengals QB Joe Burrow that was intercepted by S Terrell Edmunds for a Steelers turnover in Week 3 vs Cincinnati
Forced a Geno Smith fumble in the fourth quarter vs Seattle in Week 6
Recorded his first interception of the season at Cincinnati in Week 12, picking off Joe Burrow for an 18-yard return
Intercepted Lamar Jackson in Week 13 for his second interception in as many weeks

2020 (STEELERS)

Started all 16 regular-season games
Registered 79 tackles (60 solo), 11 passes defensed, four interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one tackle for loss and one interception return for TD
One of two players in the NFL in 2020 with at least four interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery (Marcus Peters, Baltimore)
Ranked tied for sixth in the NFL with five takeaways (four interceptions, one fumble recovery) in 2020
Ranked tied for seventh in the NFL with four interceptions in 2020
Three of his six combined interceptions (four), forced fumbles (one) and fumble recoveries (one) in 2020 came inside the Steelers' red zone
Intercepted a pass from Browns QB Baker Mayfield at the Browns' 33-yard line and returned it for a TD that gave the Steelers a 10-0 first-quarter lead in Week 6 of 2020
Picked off two passes in Week 10 at Jacksonville
Registered an interception and fumble recovery in the 24-19 victory at Dallas in Week 9

2019 (STEELERS)

Started all 16 regular-season games (14 for the Steelers and two for the Dolphins)
Registered 57 tackles (36 solo) and added nine passes defensed, five interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one QB hit and one tackle for loss
Involved in eight of the Steelers' 37 takeaways (five interceptions, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries)
His seven total takeaways (interceptions and fumble recoveries) ranked tied for most in the NFL
His eight combined interceptions, forced fumbles and fumble recoveries ranked tied for third in the NFL
Registered at least one interception in three consecutive games (Weeks 8-10) - tied for the fourth-longest streak in franchise history
Ranked tied for fourth in the NFL with five interceptions in 2019
His five interceptions in 2019 were the most by a Steeler in a single season since Troy Polamalu had seven picks in 2010
Fitzpatrick, Marcus Peters (Baltimore), Marlon Humphrey (Baltimore), Jamal Adams (New York Jets), Jadeveon Clowney (Seattle Seahawks) and Erik Harris (Oakland) were the only players in the NFL with multiple defensive TDs in 2019
First player in franchise history to have five or more interceptions and two or more fumble recoveries in his first or second NFL season
First Steeler with multiple interceptions in a game since CB Brice McCain had two against Cincinnati on Dec. 28, 2014
First NFL player to pick off a quarterback with the same last name twice in a game since Detroit Lions' CB Levi Johnson intercepted Denver Broncos QB Charley Johnson twice in Week 12 of 1974
First player in the Super Bowl era to intercept two or more passes against a team he played for earlier that season
Recorded a 96-yard interception return for TD (11/3/19), which was the second-longest interception return in Steelers regular season history (Martin Kotter: 99 yards, 9/27/33)
First Steeler with defensive TDs in back-to-back weeks since Sam Washington in Week 3 and 4 of the 1984 season
First Steeler to have a fumble return TD and a pick-six in the same season since 1996 (Carnell Lake and Ron Woodson)
First Steeler with five interceptions in the first nine weeks of the season since S Darren Perry in 1994, and Fitzpatrick did it in just seven games
Registered an interception in three consecutive games for the first time in his career (Weeks 9-11 in 2019), which is tied for the fourth-longest streak in franchise history
First Steeler with an interception in three consecutive games since Troy Polamalu accomplished the feat in Weeks 11-14 of 2008
In his first game as a Steeler, recorded five tackles (four solo), an interception, a forced fumble and a pass defensed in Week 3 at San Francisco
First Steeler to have an interception and forced fumble in the same game since William Gay vs. Indianapolis on Nov. 24, 2016
Registered two interceptions in a single game for the first time in his career in Week 8 vs. Miami (his old team)
First player in the Super Bowl era to intercept two or more passes against a team he played for earlier that season
First Steeler with multiple interceptions in a game since CB Brice McCain had two against Cincinnati on Dec. 28, 2014 (W, 27-17)

2018 (DOLPHINS)

Played in 16 regular-season games (11 starts)
Recorded 79 tackles (50 solo), two interceptions and nine passes defensed; one interception return for a TD
His 79 tackles were 10th among NFL rookies
Registered 10 tackles (four solo), one interception and two passes defensed in Week 4 at New England
Picked off QB Tom Brady and returned it 14 yards in the 4th quarter for his first career interception
Recorded seven tackles (six solo) and started at CB vs. New England in Week 14
Registered six solo tackles, one interception and two passes defensed in Week 15 at Minnesota
Intercepted QB Kirk Cousins and returned it 50 yards for a TD in the 2nd quarter vs. Vikings

COLLEGE

Played in 42 games (38 starts) as three year-starter at Alabama (2015-17)
Registered 171 tackles (109 solo), 4.5 sacks, nine interceptions, 35 passes defensed and two forced fumbles over his collegiate career, while recording one blocked field goal and one blocked punt on special teams
Won the Chuck Bednarik Award given to the nation's top defensive player, won the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation's top defensive back and became just the third player in NCAA history to win both awards joining CB Charles Woodson and CB Patrick Peterson as a junior in 2017
Unanimous first-team All-American, a first-team SEC selection, and a finalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year (player who demonstrates a record of leadership by exhibiting exceptional courage, integrity and sportsmanship on and off the field), the Lombardi Award (based on performance, leadership, character and resiliency), the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (best defensive player) and the Lott IMPACT Trophy (best defensive player in character and performance) in 2017
Helped Alabama to a victory in the College Football Playoff National Championship in 2017
First-team All-American and first-team SEC selection as well as a semi-finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as a sophomore in 2016
Named a Freshman All-American selection in 2015

PERSONAL

Attended St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J..)
Played wide receiver and defensive back
Listed as the No. 4 cornerback in the nation coming out of high school
Named to the 2015 Parade All-America team
Selected to participate in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game and Nike's 2014 "The Opening"
2014 second team All-USA selection by USA Today
Earned first-team MaxPreps.com Junior All-American accolades in 2013
Had 60 tackles and three interceptions as a senior in 2014
Accounted for 62 tackles with four picks and 21 pass breakups as a junior in 2013 while earning first-team All-State honors (non-public) and first-team All-Hudson County honors
Two interceptions and 12 pass breakups as a sophomore
Ran track, placing first at the Hudson County Championships with times of 10.86 seconds and 21.66 seconds in the 100 and 200 meters, respectively

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