
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- DE
- Birthday
- 5/6/1989
- Hometown
- Suwanee, GA
- High School
- Peachtree Ridge
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 280
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2007, 2008
Major: Undeclared (2007-08)
Weight: 287 (2008), 280 (2007)
2008 Media Guide: Outstanding defensive end who has benefited from a year of experience … agile and quick for his size … has all the physical tools to make a tremendous impact … high-motor competitor who studies the game intensely.
2007: Became a starter along the defensive line as a true freshman … freshman All-America (Sporting News, Rivals, Scout) … freshman all-Big Ten (Sporting News) … 30 tackles, 9 TFL, 2.5 sacks and 2 PBU … five tackles and a sack at Penn State … Attack Force award: Penn State … Jack Tatum hit of week: Michigan State, Penn State … team’s outstanding first-year player on defense … first-year letterman.
High School: Named the 2006 Georgia Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year … rated as the No. 15
prospect overall in Georgia and as high as the nation’s No. 20 defensive tackle … totaled over 100 tackles and 16 sacks as a senior … benches 335-pounds and squats 510 … ranked the seventh-best player in Georgia and the 13th best defensive tackle in the nation … owns a 3.2 GPA … an outstanding basketball player, who plans to play the latter at Ohio State.
Personal: Born May 6, 1989 … son of former NFL running back Craig “Ironhead” Heyward and Charlotte Heyward-Blackwell … stepfather Cory Blackwell played at Wisconsin … favorite music artist is Chris Brown.
Defense
Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Ohio State | 13 | NA | 33 | 21 | 12 | 10.0 | 33 | 2.5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | Ohio State | 13 | NA | 36 | 13 | 23 | 4.5 | 22 | 3.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 26 | 0 | 69 | 34 | 35 | 14.5 | 55 | 5.5 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |