Stephon Tuitt

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Tuitt in the 2015 NFL postseason.

No. 91 Pittsburgh Steelers

Position:

Defensive end

Personal information

Date of birth:

May 23, 1993

Place of birth:

Miami, Florida

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

303 lb (137 kg)

Career information

High school:

Monroe (GA) Area

College:

Notre Dame

NFL draft:

2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46

Career history

Pittsburgh Steelers (2014–present)

Roster status:

Active

Career highlights and awards

Second-team AP All-American (2012)

Career NFL statistics as of 2015

Tackles:	71
Sacks:	7.5
Interceptions:	1
Forced Fumbles:	1
Player stats at NFL.com

Stephon Jakiel Tuitt (born May 23, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Steelers in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.

High School

Tuitt attended Monroe Area High School in Monroe, Georgia. As a junior, he recorded 56 tackles, 24 for loss, including 10 sacks and four forced fumbles. In 2010, as a senior, he led Monroe Area to an 11-2 record and third-round appearance in the Georgia Class AAA state playoffs, after Monroe Area had finished a combined 0-20 the previous two seasons. His efforts led him to being selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

Rated as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the 2nd best strongside defensive end in the nation, he accepted a scholarship offer from Notre Dame over offers from Georgia Tech and Georgia.^[1]

College career

Tuitt in college.

As a freshman, Tuitt began his collegiate career by playing in 9 games, 3 in which he started. He recorded 30 tackles, including 3 for loss, and two sacks to go along with five quarterback hurries. He received Third-Team Freshman All-America honors by Phil Steele. In his sophomore season, he earned a starting position, and recorded 42 tackles, including 13 for loss, 12 sacks, nine quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles and returned a 77-yard fumble for a touchdown against Navy. He earned second team All-American honours by the Associated Press.^[2] As a junior, after dealing with the effects from off-season hernia surgery,^[3] he totaled 49 total tackles, including nine for a loss, 7.5 sacks, forced a fumble and had a diving interception return for a TD against Michigan.

On January 5, 2014, he announced he would forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.^[4]

Career Statistics

Year	Team	Games	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense				Fumbles		Blkd
Year	Team	Games	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL – Yds	No – Yds	Int – Yds	BU	PD	Qbh	Rcv – Yds	FF	Kick	Saf
2011	Notre Dame	9	11	19	30	3.0 – 21	2.0 – 18	0 – 0	1	1	5	0 – 0	0	0	0
2012	Notre Dame	13	24	23	47	13.0 – 93	12.0 – 89	0 – 0	1	1	9	1 – 77	3	1	0
2013	Notre Dame	13	24	25	49	9.0 – 62	7.5 – 56	1 – 0	2	3	13	0 – 0	1	0	0
Career		35	59	68	127	25.0 – 176	21.5 – 163	1 – 0	4	5	27	1 – 77	4	1	0

Professional career

2014 NFL Draft

Due to his long frame, athleticism, and pass rush ability, Tuitt has received many comparisons among scouts to former New England Patriots defensive lineman Richard Seymour.^[5] He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round (46th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.^[6]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 5 in	304 lb	34 ³⁄₄ in	10 in	x s	x s	x s	x s	x s	x in	x ft x in	31 reps
All values from NFL Combine^[7]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On June 18, 2014, he signed his four-year rookie contract with the Steelers.^[8]

References

External links

Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio

Pittsburgh Steelers 2014 NFL draft selections

Ryan Shazier Stephon Tuitt Dri Archer Martavis Bryant Shaquille Richardson Wesley Johnson Jordan Zumwalt Daniel McCullers Rob Blanchflower

Pittsburgh Steelers current roster

Active roster	2 Michael Vick 3 Landry Jones 4 Jordan Berry 7 Ben Roethlisberger 9 Chris Boswell 10 Martavis Bryant 11 Markus Wheaton 14 Sammie Coates 20 Will Allen 21 Robert Golden 22 William Gay 23 Mike Mitchell 24 Doran Grant 25 Brandon Boykin 29 Shamarko Thomas 30 Jordan Todman 31 Ross Cockrell 33 Fitzgerald Toussaint 34 DeAngelo Williams 35 Ross Ventrone 41 Antwon Blake 46 Will Johnson 48 Bud Dupree 50 Ryan Shazier 51 Sean Spence 54 L. J. Fort 55 Arthur Moats 56 Anthony Chickillo 57 Terence Garvin 60 Greg Warren 62 Daniel McCullers 64 Doug Legursky 66 David DeCastro 72 Cody Wallace 73 Ramon Foster 74 Chris Hubbard 77 Marcus Gilbert 78 Alejandro Villanueva 79 Byron Stingily 81 Jesse James 84 Antonio Brown 88 Darrius Heyward-Bey 89 Matt Spaeth 90 Steve McLendon 91 Stephon Tuitt 92 James Harrison 93 Cam Thomas 94 Lawrence Timmons 95 Jarvis Jones 96 Leterrius Walton 97 Cameron Heyward 98 Vince Williams

Reserve lists	5 Bruce Gradkowski (IR) 6 Shaun Suisham (IR) 15 David Nelson (IR) 17 Eli Rogers (IR) 26 Le'Veon Bell (IR) 27 Senquez Golson (IR) 28 Cortez Allen (IR) 45 Roosevelt Nix (IR) 53 Maurkice Pouncey (IR/DTR) 54 Micah Hatchie (IR) 56 Jordan Zumwalt (IR) 64 Mitchell Van Dyk (IR) 68 Kelvin Beachum (IR) 69 Kelvin Palmer (IR) 76 Mike Adams (PUP) 87 Rob Blanchflower (IR) 96 Clifton Geathers (IR) -- Cameron Clear (IR)

Practice squad	16 Tyler Murphy 19 Shakim Phillips 37 Jordan Dangerfield 38 Isaiah Frey 44 Rajion Neal 67 B. J. Finney 71 Matt Feiler 85 Xavier Grimble 99 Caushaud Lyons -- Abou Toure

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