Sebastian Castro

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)

• Played in eight regular-season games (no starts) for Pittsburgh
• Played in one regular-season game (no starts) for Tampa Bay
• Registered three tackles (two solo) on special teams
• Made NFL debut in Week 6 vs. San Francisco

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