Position: Defensive end Name Stephon Tuitt Place of birth: Miami, Florida Height 2.01 m | High school: Monroe (GA) Area Weight 142 kg | |
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Date of birth: (1993-05-23) May 23, 1993 (age 22) NFL draft: 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46 Parents Tamara Tuitt, Cornelius Williams Similar People Ryan Shazier, Cameron Heyward, Louis Nix III, Antwon Blake, Lawrence Timmons Profiles | ||
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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.
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- Stephon tuitt 2012 highlights notre dame football
- 2011 football video stephon tuitt october 11
- High school career
- College career
- Professional career
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- References
2011 football video stephon tuitt october 11
High school career
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.
College career
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. As a junior, after dealing with the effects from off-season hernia surgery, he totaled 49 total tackles, including nine for a loss, 7.5 sacks, forced a fumble and had a diving interception return for a touchdown against Michigan.
On January 5, 2014, he announced he would forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.
Professional career
Coming out of Notre Dame, Tuitt was projected by the majority of analysts to be a first or second round pick. Although he was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he was unable to participate while still recovering from a foot injury. Scouts were conflicted with whether he was better opted to be a defensive tackle of defensive end in the NFL.
2014
The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Tuitt in the second round (56th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.
On June 18, 2014, the Steelers signed him to a four-year, $4.60 million contract with $2.72 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.67 million.
He entered training camp his rookie year, competing with Cameron Heyward, Brett Kiesel, and Cam Thomas for a starting defensive end position. To begin the regular season, he was named the backup weakside defensive end behind Cameron Heyward.
He made his professional regular season debut in the Pittsburgh Steelers' season-opener against the Cleveland Browns. The next game, he recorded his first career tackle in the Steeler's 6-26 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. On December 7, 2014, he made his first career start against the Cincinnati Bengals and finished the 42-21 victory with two combined tackles. In Week 16, Tuitt collected a season-high three solo tackles and made his first career sack on Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback Alex Smith. He also forced a fumble from Chief's running back Jamaal Charles and helped the Steelers defeat the Chiefs 20-12. He finished his rookie season with 19 combined tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, and a fumble recovery while appearing in all 16 regular season games and starting four of them.
The Steelers finished the season with an 11-5 record to clinch an AFC North pennant. On January 3, 2015, he appeared in his first career playoff game and made two solo tackles as the Steelers loss 17-30 in the AFC Wildcard game to the Baltimore Ravens.
2015
Tuitt entered training camp competing for the vacant starting defensive end position left by the retirement of Brett Kiesel. He was named a starting defensive end to begin the season, after beating out teammates Cam Thomas, Leterrius Walton, Clifton Geathers, Caushaud Lyons, and Joe Kruger.
He started the season opener against the New England Patriots and assisted on one tackle during the 21-28 loss. The next game, Tuitt made four combined tackles and 1.5 sacks on San Francisco 49er's quarterback Colin Kaepernick, helping the Steelers win 43-18. On September 27, 2015, he collected seven combined tackles and a sack on St. Louis Ram's quarterback Nick Foles. The following week, Tuitt made a career-high ten solo tackles and sacked Baltimore Raven's quarterback Joe Flacco during the Steeler's 20-23 loss. During a Week 17 victory over the Cleveland Browns, he racked up four total tackles and a season-high two sacks on Brown's quarterback Austin Davis.
He finished his second season with 54 tackles, 6.5 sacks, one interception, and one pass defended while appearing in 14 regular season games and starting all of them. The Steelers finished the season with a 10-6 record and advanced to the playoffs. In the AFC Wildcard game, Tuitt recorded three combined tackles, as the Steelers routed the Cincinnati Bengals 18-16. The following week, the Steelers loss to the eventual Super Bowl 50 Champions, the Denver Broncos. In the 16-23 loss, Tuitt collected four combined tackle.
2016
He returned as the Steelers' starting defensive end to begin the 2016 regular season. In the Pittsburgh Steeler's 38-16 season-opening defeat of the Washington Redskins, Tuitt only made one tackle throughout the game. On September 25, 2016, he collected five solo tackles, as the Steelers were defeated by the Philadelphia Eagles 3-34. On November 13, 2016, Tuitt racked up three combined tackles and sacked Dallas Cowboy's quarterback Dak Prescott for his first of the season, as the Steelers lost 30-35. The next game, Tuitt helped the Steelers win 24-9 after finishing the game with five combined tackles and a season-high two sacks on Cleveland Brown's quarterback Josh McCown. He was voted AFC Defensive Player of the week for his performance over Cleveland. During a Week 15 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals, Tuitt left the game after suffering a knee injury on the first drive and missed the next two games.
He finished the regular season with 37 combined tackles (29 solo), four sacks, and three pass deflections in 14 games and 14 starts. The Pittsburgh Steelers finished first in the AFC North with an 11-5 record. On January 8, 2017, Tuitt recorded four combined tackles in a 30-12 AFC Wildcard game victory over the Miami Dolphins.
2017
On September 9, 2017, Tuitt signed a five-year, $60 million contract extension with the Steelers.