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Shaka Heyward
Born April 19, 2000 · College Duke · Undrafted · 6-3, 238 lb
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 | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CIN | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | CIN | 9 | 16 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | MIA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | MIA | 13 | 23 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CIN | 3 | – | – | 12 | 6.1 |
| 2025 | CIN | 4 | – | – | 36 | 14.2 |
Game logs
2026 game log (1 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | vs CIN | L 24–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (9 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ CLE | W 17–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs JAX | W 31–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ MIN | L 10–48 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-29 | @ DEN | L 3–28 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | vs DET | L 24–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | @ GB | L 18–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-16 | vs PIT | W 33–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ MIA | W 45–21 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | vs ARI | W 37–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |