Darrius Heyward-Bey

WR · LV/IND/PIT · 2009–2018

Born February 26, 1987 · College Maryland · Drafted 2009, round 1, pick 7 (LV) · 6-2, 210 lb

EPA per target by season

Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Carries	Yds	TD	YPC	EPA/carry	Success %	Rush EPA	Rush WPA (wins)
2009	LV	11	2	19	0	9.50	+0.192	50.0	+0.4	−0.01
2010	LV	14	4	48	0	12.00	−0.559	50.0	−2.2	−0.05
2012	LV	15	2	16	0	8.00	+0.787	50.0	+1.6	+0.05
2013	IND	15	3	26	0	8.67	+0.120	66.7	+0.4	−0.04
2016	PIT	7	1	60	1	60.00	+5.377	100.0	+5.4	+0.10
2017	PIT	10	2	32	1	16.00	+1.561	50.0	+3.1	+0.07
2018	PIT	4	1	-7	0	-7.00	−2.097	0.0	−2.1	−0.05
Career	PIT	111	15	194	2	12.93	+0.432	53.3	+6.5	+0.07

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Targets	Rec	Yds	TD	Catch %	EPA/target	Stabilised EPA/target	Target share %	aDOT	Rec EPA	Rec WPA (wins)
2009	LV	11	40	9	124	1	22.5	−0.579	−0.032−0.206 to +0.143	13.4	15.9	−23.2	−0.58
2010	LV	14	65	26	366	1	40.0	+0.003	+0.114−0.052 to +0.280	15.4	14.8	+0.2	−0.17
2011	LV	14	107	62	957	4	57.9	+0.395	+0.278+0.124 to +0.432	23.8	14.4	+42.3	+0.88
2012	LV	15	80	41	606	5	51.2	+0.091	+0.160−0.002 to +0.321	13.6	12.7	+7.3	+0.10
2013	IND	15	64	29	309	1	45.3	−0.161	+0.077−0.090 to +0.243	11.7	10.3	−10.3	−0.09
2014	PIT	7	5	3	33	0	60.0	−1.441	−0.078−0.268 to +0.111	1.8	16.6	−7.2	−0.17
2014 playoffs	PIT	1	1	1	6	0	100.0	+0.336		2.1	5.0	+0.3	+0.03
2015	PIT	14	39	21	314	2	53.8	+0.194	+0.131−0.044 to +0.306	8.0	18.1	+7.6	−0.08
2015 playoffs	PIT	2	4	2	64	0	50.0	+0.643		5.6	16.5	+2.6	+0.06
2016	PIT	7	19	6	114	2	31.6	−0.154	+0.016−0.167 to +0.199	7.0	20.4	−2.9	+0.13
2016 playoffs	PIT	3	3	1	10	0	33.3	−1.720		3.1	27.7	−5.2	−0.00
2017	PIT	10	3	2	47	0	66.7	+1.295	−0.049−0.239 to +0.142	0.9	16.7	+3.9	−0.12
2017 playoffs	PIT	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	−0.113		1.8	0.0	−0.1	−0.00
2018	PIT	4	2	1	9	0	50.0	+0.140	+0.022−0.169 to +0.213	1.3	12.5	+0.3	−0.03
Career	PIT	111	424	200	2,879	16	47.2	+0.042		11.0	14.3	+17.9	−0.13

Defence

Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).

Season	Team	G	Tackles	Forced fumbles
2010	LV	14	2	0
2011	LV	14	2	0
2012	LV	15	2	0
2013	IND	15	2	0
2013 playoffs	IND	1	1	0
2014	PIT	7	7	1
2014 playoffs	PIT	1	1	0
2015	PIT	14	6	0
2016	PIT	7	4	1
2016 playoffs	PIT	3	1	0
2017	PIT	10	6	0
2018	PIT	4	4	0
Career	PIT	111	35	2

Playing time

Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Team	G	Offensive snaps	Share of the offence’s snaps	Defensive snaps	Share of the defence’s snaps
2016	PIT	9	231	38.8	–	–
2016 playoffs	PIT	3	42	22.6	1	1.5
2017	PIT	14	75	8.8	1	1.5
2017 playoffs	PIT	1	10	12.8	–	–
2018	PIT	12	68	8.3	–	–

Game logs

2018 game log (4 games)

2018 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
10	2018-11-08	vs CAR	W 52–21	0	0	0.0	1	1	9	+0.7	2
11	2018-11-18	@ JAX	W 20–16	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
13	2018-12-02	vs LAC	L 30–33	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	−0.4	0
14	2018-12-09	@ LV	L 21–24	1	-7	−2.1	0	0	0	0.0	1

2017 game log (11 games)

2017 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2017-09-10	@ CLE	W 21–18	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
3	2017-09-24	@ CHI	L 17–23 OT	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
4	2017-10-01	@ BAL	W 26–9	1	3	0	−0.1	0	0	0	0.0	0
7	2017-10-22	vs CIN	W 29–14	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	44	+5.0	1
8	2017-10-29	@ DET	W 20–15	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	−0.4	0
13	2017-12-04	@ CIN	W 23–20	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
14	2017-12-10	vs BAL	W 39–38	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
15	2017-12-17	vs NE	L 24–27	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	3	−0.7	0
16	2017-12-25	@ HOU	W 34–6	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
17	2017-12-31	vs CLE	W 28–24	1	29	1	+3.3	0	0	0	0.0	0
P19	2018-01-14	vs JAX	L 42–45	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	−0.1	0

2016 game log (10 games)

2016 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
2	2016-09-18	vs CIN	W 24–16	0	0	0	0.0	2	1	7	0	−1.4	0
3	2016-09-25	@ PHI	L 3–34	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	−2.7	1
4	2016-10-02	vs KC	W 43–14	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	31	1	+4.0	1
6	2016-10-16	@ MIA	L 15–30	1	60	1	+5.4	2	0	0	0	−1.9	0
7	2016-10-23	vs NE	L 16–27	0	0	0	0.0	7	3	30	1	+1.0	0
9	2016-11-06	@ BAL	L 14–21	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	−2.5	0
17	2017-01-01	vs CLE	W 27–24 OT	0	0	0	0.0	4	1	46	0	+0.6	2
P18	2017-01-08	vs MIA	W 30–12	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	10	0	+0.7	0
P19	2017-01-15	@ KC	W 18–16	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
P20	2017-01-22	@ NE	L 17–36	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	−5.9	0

2015 game log (16 games)

2015 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2015-09-10	@ NE	L 21–28	7	4	58	0	+2.9	0
2	2015-09-20	vs SF	W 43–18	5	4	77	1	+3.7	0
3	2015-09-27	@ LA	W 12–6	3	3	19	0	+1.5	1
4	2015-10-01	vs BAL	L 20–23 OT	5	4	31	1	+1.9	0
5	2015-10-12	@ LAC	W 24–20	6	2	24	0	−0.9	0
6	2015-10-18	vs ARI	W 25–13	1	0	0	0	−0.2	0
7	2015-10-25	@ KC	L 13–23	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
8	2015-11-01	vs CIN	L 10–16	2	0	0	0	−1.5	0
9	2015-11-08	vs LV	W 38–35	2	0	0	0	−3.2	1
10	2015-11-15	vs CLE	W 30–9	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
13	2015-12-06	vs IND	W 45–10	2	1	21	0	−0.3	1
15	2015-12-20	vs DEN	W 34–27	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
16	2015-12-27	@ BAL	L 17–20	1	1	10	0	+0.7	0
17	2016-01-03	@ CLE	W 28–12	5	2	74	0	+2.8	0
P18	2016-01-09	@ CIN	W 18–16	2	0	0	0	−2.5	0
P19	2016-01-17	@ DEN	L 16–23	2	2	64	0	+5.0	0

2014 game log (8 games)

2014 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
5	2014-10-05	@ JAX	W 17–9	1	1	0	−0.8	0
7	2014-10-20	vs HOU	W 30–23	1	1	17	+2.1	1
8	2014-10-26	vs IND	W 51–34	1	1	16	−4.2	1
10	2014-11-09	@ NYJ	L 13–20	1	0	0	−0.4	1
13	2014-11-30	vs NO	L 32–35	1	0	0	−3.8	0
14	2014-12-07	@ CIN	W 42–21	0	0	0	0.0	2
16	2014-12-21	vs KC	W 20–12	0	0	0	0.0	2
P18	2015-01-03	vs BAL	L 17–30	1	1	6	+0.3	1

2013 game log (16 games)

2013 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2013-09-08	vs LV	W 21–17	0	0	0.0	4	3	33	0	+3.9	0
2	2013-09-15	vs MIA	L 20–24	0	0	0.0	5	2	10	0	−2.9	0
3	2013-09-22	@ SF	W 27–7	0	0	0.0	5	5	59	0	+4.5	0
4	2013-09-29	@ JAX	W 37–3	0	0	0.0	6	3	33	0	−1.3	0
5	2013-10-06	vs SEA	W 34–28	1	7	+0.3	6	0	0	0	−4.9	0
6	2013-10-14	@ LAC	L 9–19	0	0	0.0	2	1	11	0	−0.4	0
7	2013-10-20	vs DEN	W 39–33	1	30	+1.8	7	4	44	1	+2.3	0
9	2013-11-03	@ HOU	W 27–24	0	0	0.0	6	1	11	0	−3.1	0
10	2013-11-10	vs LA	L 8–38	0	0	0.0	6	3	30	0	−4.6	0
11	2013-11-14	@ TEN	W 30–27	0	0	0.0	3	1	10	0	−0.3	0
12	2013-11-24	@ ARI	L 11–40	0	0	0.0	6	3	22	0	−2.3	0
13	2013-12-01	vs TEN	W 22–14	1	-11	−1.7	5	1	23	0	−2.1	0
14	2013-12-08	@ CIN	L 28–42	0	0	0.0	3	2	23	0	+0.9	0
16	2013-12-22	@ KC	W 23–7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
17	2013-12-29	vs JAX	W 30–10	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
P18	2014-01-04	vs KC	W 45–44	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1

2012 game log (15 games)

2012 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2012-09-10	vs LAC	L 14–22	0	0	0.0	5	3	43	0	+2.3	0
2	2012-09-16	@ MIA	L 13–35	0	0	0.0	8	4	41	0	−2.1	0
3	2012-09-23	vs PIT	W 34–31	0	0	0.0	5	2	14	1	−0.1	0
6	2012-10-14	@ ATL	L 20–23	1	20	+2.5	2	0	0	0	−2.4	0
7	2012-10-21	vs JAX	W 26–23 OT	0	0	0.0	7	4	85	0	+3.4	0
8	2012-10-28	@ KC	W 26–16	0	0	0.0	3	1	32	1	−0.5	0
9	2012-11-04	vs TB	L 32–42	0	0	0.0	6	5	74	0	+3.1	0
10	2012-11-11	@ BAL	L 20–55	1	-4	−1.0	8	5	82	1	+5.3	0
11	2012-11-18	vs NO	L 17–38	0	0	0.0	5	4	69	0	+4.3	0
12	2012-11-25	@ CIN	L 10–34	0	0	0.0	4	0	0	0	−3.5	0
13	2012-12-02	vs CLE	L 17–20	0	0	0.0	6	4	40	0	+2.2	0
14	2012-12-06	vs DEN	L 13–26	0	0	0.0	6	5	82	1	+2.9	1
15	2012-12-16	vs KC	W 15–0	0	0	0.0	5	0	0	0	−4.9	0
16	2012-12-23	@ CAR	L 6–17	0	0	0.0	6	2	31	0	−0.2	1
17	2012-12-30	@ LAC	L 21–24	0	0	0.0	4	2	13	1	−2.5	0

2011 game log (14 games)

2011 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2011-09-12	@ DEN	W 23–20	7	4	44	0	+2.1	0
3	2011-09-25	vs NYJ	W 34–24	3	1	5	0	−0.6	0
4	2011-10-02	vs NE	L 19–31	7	4	115	0	+4.7	0
5	2011-10-09	@ HOU	W 25–20	12	7	99	1	+3.3	0
6	2011-10-16	vs CLE	W 24–17	9	6	82	0	+5.0	0
7	2011-10-23	vs KC	L 0–28	11	5	89	0	+2.6	1
9	2011-11-06	vs DEN	L 24–38	1	0	0	0	−0.5	0
11	2011-11-20	@ MIN	W 27–21	5	4	43	0	+3.7	0
12	2011-11-27	vs CHI	W 25–20	10	4	42	0	−3.1	0
13	2011-12-04	@ MIA	L 14–34	8	3	23	1	+0.1	0
14	2011-12-11	@ GB	L 16–46	3	3	60	0	+4.6	1
15	2011-12-18	vs DET	L 27–28	9	8	155	1	+8.7	0
16	2011-12-24	@ KC	W 16–13 OT	5	4	70	0	+4.7	0
17	2012-01-01	vs LAC	L 26–38	17	9	130	1	+6.9	0

2010 game log (14 games)

2010 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2010-09-12	@ TEN	L 13–38	0	0	0.0	2	1	11	0	+1.5	0
2	2010-09-19	vs LA	W 16–14	0	0	0.0	13	6	80	0	+1.4	0
3	2010-09-26	@ ARI	L 23–24	0	0	0.0	11	3	49	0	−2.8	0
4	2010-10-03	vs HOU	L 24–31	0	0	0.0	5	1	2	0	−4.3	1
5	2010-10-10	vs LAC	W 35–27	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	−2.2	0
6	2010-10-17	@ SF	L 9–17	0	0	0.0	4	3	19	0	+0.9	0
8	2010-10-31	vs SEA	W 33–3	1	30	+1.7	9	5	105	1	+6.5	0
9	2010-11-07	vs KC	W 23–20 OT	0	0	0.0	5	0	0	0	−2.9	0
12	2010-11-28	vs MIA	L 17–33	1	2	−0.4	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
13	2010-12-05	@ LAC	W 28–13	1	14	+1.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
14	2010-12-12	@ JAX	L 31–38	0	0	0.0	3	2	40	0	+2.2	0
15	2010-12-19	vs DEN	W 39–23	0	0	0.0	2	1	20	0	+0.9	0
16	2010-12-26	vs IND	L 26–31	0	0	0.0	6	4	40	0	+1.6	0
17	2011-01-02	@ KC	W 31–10	1	2	−4.5	3	0	0	0	−2.6	1

2009 game log (11 games)

2009 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
1	2009-09-14	vs LAC	L 20–24	0	0	0.0	4	0	0	0	−3.5
2	2009-09-20	@ KC	W 13–10	0	0	0.0	6	1	18	0	−2.9
3	2009-09-27	vs DEN	L 3–23	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	−8.4
4	2009-10-04	@ HOU	L 6–29	1	20	+1.3	6	1	18	0	−4.1
5	2009-10-11	@ NYG	L 7–44	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	−1.1
6	2009-10-18	vs PHI	W 13–9	1	-1	−0.9	1	0	0	0	−0.8
7	2009-10-25	vs NYJ	L 0–38	0	0	0.0	4	2	28	0	−1.2
8	2009-11-01	@ LAC	L 16–24	0	0	0.0	1	1	10	0	+0.4
10	2009-11-15	vs KC	L 10–16	0	0	0.0	3	1	22	0	−2.0
11	2009-11-22	vs CIN	W 20–17	0	0	0.0	6	1	7	0	−1.7
12	2009-11-26	@ DAL	L 7–24	0	0	0.0	5	2	21	1	+1.9