Linebacker, Duke, 2018–22
Shaka Heyward
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Hoschton, GA
- Born
- Apr 19, 2000
Shaka Heyward played linebacker at Duke (2018–22).
Career highs
16tackles, career highvs. North Carolina A&T, 2021Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Duke 12 games, 93 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Temple | W 30–0 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | at Northwestern | W 31–23 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 17 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 49–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Kansas | L 27–35 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Virginia | W 38–17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at Georgia Tech | L 20–23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. North Carolina | L 35–38 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Miami | W 45–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Boston College | W 38–31 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 24–7 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Pittsburgh | L 26–28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Wake Forest | W 34–31 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Duke 12 games, 97 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Charlotte | L 28–31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.North Carolina A&T | W 45–17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Northwestern | W 30–23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Kansas | W 52–33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atNorth Carolina | L 7–38 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 27–31 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | atVirginia | L 0–48 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atWake Forest | L 7–45 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 29–54 | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atVirginia Tech | L 17–48 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Louisville | L 22–62 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Miami | L 10–47 | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Duke 11 games, 79 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Notre Dame | L 13–27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs.Boston College | L 6–26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | atVirginia | L 20–38 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 31–38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Syracuse | W 38–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at NC State | L 20–31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Charlotte | W 53–19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.North Carolina | L 24–56 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atGeorgia Tech | L 33–56 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Miami | L 0–48 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | at Florida State | L 35–56 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Duke 8 games, 68 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Alabama | L 3–42 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Middle Tennessee | W 41–18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 41–23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atNorth Carolina | L 17–20 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Notre Dame | L 7–38 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Syracuse | L 6–49 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atWake Forest | L 27–39 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Miami | W 27–17 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅞″ |
| Weight | 235 lb |
| Arm length | 34″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW |
| Vertical jump | 31″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.32 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 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
3 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Miami Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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