
Receiver, Maryland, 2005–08
Darrius Heyward-Bey
- Hometown
- Owings Mills, MD
- Born
- Feb 26, 1987
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Darrius Heyward-Bey played receiver at Maryland (2005–08). The Oakland Raiders took Heyward-Bey in the first round, No. 7 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
81rushing yards, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 200811catches, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2008175receiving yards, career highvs. Miami, 20062receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Miami, 2006Honors
Receiving
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2008 Maryland 12 games, 42 catches, 609 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 14–7 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 36 | 20 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 14–24 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 80 | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 35–27 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 32 | 9 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 51–24 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 81 |
| Sep 27 | at | W 20–17 | – | – | – | – | 76 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 0–31 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 26–0 | 11 | 101 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 27–24 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 15 |
| Nov 6 | at | L 13–23 | 5 | 92 | 1 | 63 | −10 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 17–15 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 3–37 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 11 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 42–35 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 21 | −6 |
2007 Maryland 12 games, 51 catches, 786 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 31–14 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 21 | 13 |
| Sep 8 | at | W 26–10 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 14–31 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 33 | −3 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 24–31 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 54 |
| Sep 29 | at | W 34–24 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 28–26 | 4 | 109 | 0 | 47 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 17–18 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 3 | at | L 13–16 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 42–35 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 43 | 37 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 16–24 | 5 | 82 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Nov 24 | at | W 37–0 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 14–21 | 3 | 99 | 1 | 63 | – |
2006 Maryland 13 games, 45 catches, 694 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 27–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 24–10 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 24–45 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 17 | −4 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 14–10 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 23–27 | 5 | 111 | 0 | 57 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | W 28–26 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 26–20 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 21 | −5 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 27–24 | 3 | 57 | 2 | 30 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 13–12 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 14–13 | 5 | 175 | 2 | 96 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 16–38 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 24–38 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 19 | 9 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 24–7 | 4 | 81 | 1 | 46 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2009 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅝″ |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.30 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.80 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.18 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 118 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Oakland Raiders | 11 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Oakland Raiders | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Oakland Raiders | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 118 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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