Sebastian Castro

Experience: 2 years

Height: 5-11

Age: 25

Weight: 203 lbs

College: Iowa

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Year

Season

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	FF
3	08/27/2026	@Bills	L 27 - 28
2	08/21/2026	Jets	L 0 - 17	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1	08/13/2026	Packers	W 28 - 9	3	1	2	0	0	0	0

Biography

PRO CAREER

Has played in nine regular-season games (no starts) over his one-year NFL career (Tampa Bay 2025; Pittsburgh 2025)
Has registered three tackles (two solo) on special teams
Made NFL debut in Week 6 of 2025 (vs. San Francisco)

PRO CAREER

Has played in nine regular-season games (no starts) over his one-year NFL career (Tampa Bay 2025; Pittsburgh 2025)
Has registered three tackles (two solo) on special teams
Made NFL debut in Week 6 of 2025 (vs. San Francisco)

2025 (STEELERS/BUCCANEERS)

COLLEGE

Played five seasons at Iowa (2020-24), where he played 53 career games (32 starts) and registered 163 career tackles (113 solo), 14 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, five forced fumbles, 14 pass breakups, four interceptions, 18 passes defensed and one defensive TD
Started 10 games, marking his 30th career start, in 2024
Recorded 45 tackles (30 solo), three tackles for a loss, one interception, one pass break-up, one QB pressure and one forced fumble
Recorded a season-high seven tackles (six solo), including a career-high two tackles for a loss, and one QB pressure at UCLA in 2024
Registered six tackles (three solo), as well as his first tackle for a loss and his first interception of 2024 at #3 Ohio State
2023 Pro Football Focus First Team All-American
2023 Associated Press Third Team All-American
2023 Phil Steele Honorable Mention All-American
2023 Second Team All-Big Ten by league media

PERSONAL

Attended Richards H.S. (Oak Lawn, Ill.), where he helped the team post three-year record of 26-7, while advancing to state playoffs three straight seasons, including state semifinals as a senior
Three-year football letterman as defensive back and quarterback
Player of the Year by The Reporter and Daily Southtown as a senior
SSC Red Player of the Year as a junior and senior
Earned first-team all-state honors by the Champaign News-Gazette as a junior and senior
First-team all-conference and all-area by the IHSFCA as a junior and senior
First-team all-conference and all-area for three straight years
Career defensive totals included 210 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, six forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, 11 interceptions and seven pass break-ups
Career offensive totals included 121-of-206 pass attempts for 1,727 yards and 16 TDs, while rushing 161 times for 1,145 yards and 14 TDs
Served as team captain as a junior and senior
Also lettered in track
Born Oct. 14, 2000
Mother is Ruby Gonzalez

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