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.
