Stephon Tuitt

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Stephon Tuitt

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Experience: 5 years

Height: 6-6

Age: 25

Weight: 303 lbs

College: Notre Dame

2017 SEASON

TCKLS

19
SCK

3
FF

1
INT

0

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Comb	AST	SCK	PDEF	FF
17	Browns	W 28 - 24	3	5	2	0	0	0
16	@Texans	W 34 - 6	1	2	1	1	0	1
15	Patriots	L 24 - 27	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Ravens	W 39 - 38	1	1	0	0	1	0
13	@Bengals	W 23 - 20	2	2	0	0	0	0
12	Packers	W 31 - 28	1	2	1	0	0	0
11	Titans	W 40 - 17	2	3	1	1	0	0
10	@Colts	W 20 - 17	3	3	0	1	0	0
8	@Lions	W 20 - 15	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Bengals	W 29 - 14	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	@Chiefs	W 19 - 13	2	2	0	0	1	0
5	Jaguars	L 9 - 30	2	2	0	0	0	0
4	@Ravens	W 26 - 9	1	2	1	0	0	0
3	@Bears	L 17 - 23	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Vikings	W 26 - 9	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	@Browns	W 21 - 18	1	1	0	0	0	0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	Total	Comb	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	FF
2014	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	4	11	17	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2015	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	14	39	54	15	6.5	1	1	3	3	3	0
2016	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	14	28	37	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	2
2017	Pittsburgh Steelers	12	12	19	25	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	1
TOTAL		56	44	97	133	36	14.5	6	1	3	3	3	4

Biography

Drafted by the Steelers in the second round (46th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.

PRO (56-44/6-6): Drafted by the Steelers in the second round (46th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.

2017 (12-12/0-0):

9/10 at Cleveland*: *Left the game with a left arm injury and did not return.
10/22 vs. Cincinnati: Inactive due to a back injury.  
10/29 at Detroit: Inactive due to a back injury.
11/12 at Indianapolis: Registered his first sack of 2017 on Indianapolis QB Jacoby Brissett in the fourth quarter for a loss of nine yards.
11/16 vs. Tennessee: Brought down Tennessee QB Marcus Mariota for a six-yard sack in the second quarter – his second sack of 2017 – increasing his career total to 13.5.
12/25 at Houston: Recorded a seven-yard sack, increasing his 2017 sack total to 3.0 and his career total to 14.5.

2016 (14-14/3-3): Inactive due to a right knee injury 12/25 vs. Baltimore and 1/1 vs. Cleveland.

10/2 vs. Kansas City: Forced his second career fumble in the first quarter that was recovered by CB Ross Cockrell.
11/13 vs.* Dallas: *Recorded his first sack of the season for a 12-yard loss.
11/20 at Cleveland:Recorded a single-game career-high 2.5 sacks…marked his third career multi-sack game.
12/11 at Buffalo:Split a half sack with S Sean Davis.
12/18 at Cincinnati: Left the game in the first quarter due to a right knee injury and did not return.
AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 vs. Miami: Recovered his second career fumble in the postseason.

2015 (14-14/2-2): Started 14 regular-season games and both postseason contests…inactive due to a right knee injury 10/25 at Kansas City and 11/1 vs. Cincinnati...set single-season career-highs in tackles (54) and sacks (6.5) during the regular season.

9/20 vs. San Francisco: Recorded his first career multi-sack game (1.5).
9/27 at St.* Louis: *Recorded a sack…marked the first time he recorded a sack in back-to-back games in his career.
10/1 vs. Baltimore: Sacked QB Joe Flacco in the first quarter, extending his sack streak to three games…added a career-high 10 tackles.
11/15 vs. Cleveland: Sacked QB Johnny Manziel for an eight-yard loss.
12/13 at Cincinnati: Picked off QB Andy Dalton on the Bengals’ first drive…marked his first career interception and the first interception by a Steelers’ defensive end since Brett Keisel in 2014…became the fifth Steelers’ defensive end to record an interception against Cincinnati.
1/3 at Cleveland: Recorded his second career multi-sack game, taking down QB Austin Davis twice.

2014 (16-4/1-1): Saw action in all 16 games with four starts (Weeks 14-17) during the regular season…started in his postseason debut in the AFC Wild Card Game vs. Baltimore.

9/7 vs. Cleveland: Made his NFL debut.
12/7 at Cincinnati:Made his first career start.
12/21 vs*. *Kansas City: Recorded his first career forced fumble on RB Jamaal Charles that was recovered by LB Vince Williams…also registered his first career sack at the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter.
AFC Wild Card Game 1/3 vs. Baltimore: Recovered his first career fumble in the postseason.

COLLEGE: Started 29-of-35 games at Notre Dame (2011-13)…finished with 127 tackles, 25.0 TFLs, 21.5 sacks and 27 quarterback pressures…caused four fumbles and recovered another that he advanced 77 yards for a touchdown…deflected four passes, intercepted another in the end zone for a score and blocked one kick…his 21.5 sacks ranked fourth in school history at the time of his departure…his 77-yard fumble return for a touchdown vs. Navy in 2012 was the second-longest in school history at the time of his departure…recipient of the Notre Dame Moose Krause Lineman of the Year in 2013…in 2012, was named All-American first-team by ESPN.com, Athlon Sports, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports, adding second-team accolades from the Walter Camp Foundation, the Associated Press and The Sporting News, along with honorable mention honors from Pro Football Weekly…majored in anthropology.

PERSONAL: Attended Monroe Area High School (Monroe, Ga.)…named Georgia Class 3A all-state first team by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2010…was one of four Georgia players to be named to All-Southern team by the Orlando Sentinel as a defensive end…led Monroe High to an 11-2 record and a third-round appearance in the Georgia Class AAA state playoffs during his senior season, after the team had finished a combined 0-20 the previous two seasons…received first-team all-Georgia Region 8-AAA accolades after he posted 56 tackles, 24.0 TFLs, 10.0 sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…closed out his career by playing in U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio and in the Team USA vs. The World All-Star Game in Austin, Texas…son of Tamara Tuitt...Full name: Stephon Jakiel Tuitt.