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Shaka Heyward
Shaka Heyward
LB · CIN
26 yrs
Duke
Description
Position
LB
Team
CIN
Status
ACT
Born
2000-04-19
Age
26
Height
6'3"
Weight
238 lb
College
Duke
Draft
2023 · R? · Pick ? · ?
Rookie yr
2023
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$1.1M/yr
Total
$1.1M
Guaranteed
$0K
% of cap
0.4%
Term
2026–2027 (1y)
Career Résumé
2 seasons
Seasons2 2024–2025
Games12
Tackles20
Sacks0.0
TFL1
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.181.660.00+0.18
Interceptions0.000.000.920.000.00
Passes Defended0.000.534.610.00+0.53
QB Hits0.000.306.331.00-0.70
Sacks0.000.083.380.00+0.08
Assist Tackles9.1918.153.712.0+6.14
Solo Tackles5.9116.936.34.00+12.9
Tackles for Loss0.400.593.900.00+0.59
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2025CIN9412160.01000000100.0%00.0%10.0%0.039.63.0
2024CIN33140.0010010000—00.0%10.0%0.039.6-6.0
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2022Duke—48—482.0—6
2021Duke—37—373.0—1
2020Duke—48—483.0—0
2019Duke—39—393.5—0
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Solo Tkl73122nd———
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
028
QBH/g
0.127
TFL/g
016
FF/g
066
Solo/g
0.46
PlayerMedian (50th)
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles52025 Wk16 vs MIA16'25
Sacks02024 Wk15 vs TEN0'24
TFL12024 Wk18 vs PIT1'24
INT02024 Wk15 vs TEN0'24
Athletic Profile
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2025 · stat-profile similarity