Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 1, Pk 24
- College
- Pittsburgh
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 1, Pk 24
- College
- Pittsburgh
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 149
- CAR
- 1,031
- YDS
- 4,301
- AVG
- 4.2
- TD
- 30
- LNG
- 73
- FD
- 189
- FUM
- 9
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  NO | 11 | 74 | 355 | 4.8 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NO | 16 | 49 | 183 | 3.7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NO | 16 | 129 | 599 | 4.6 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NO | 7 | 76 | 260 | 3.4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | NO | 16 | 104 | 416 | 4.0 | 3 | 23 | 27 | 0 |
| 1993 | CHI | 16 | 68 | 206 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
| 1994 | ATL | 16 | 183 | 779 | 4.3 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 4 |
| 1995 | ATL | 16 | 236 | 1,083 | 4.6 | 6 | 31 | 64 | 3 |
| 1996 | ATL | 15 | 72 | 321 | 4.5 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | LAR | 16 | 34 | 84 | 2.5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1998 | IND | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- CAR
- 23
- YDS
- 54
- AVG
- 2.3
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 10
- FD
- 2
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 149
- CAR
- 6.9
- YDS
- 28.9
- AVG
- 4.2
- TD
- 0.2
- LNG
- 73
- FD
- 1.3
- FUM
- 0.1
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NO | 11 | 6.7 | 32.3 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NO | 16 | 3.1 | 11.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NO | 16 | 8.1 | 37.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NO | 7 | 10.9 | 37.1 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 15 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 1992 | NO | 16 | 6.5 | 26 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 23 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 1993 | CHI | 16 | 4.3 | 12.9 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | ATL | 16 | 11.4 | 48.7 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 17 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| 1995 | ATL | 16 | 14.8 | 67.7 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 31 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 1996 | ATL | 15 | 4.8 | 21.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 34 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 1997 | LAR | 16 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | IND | 4 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 |
What were Craig Heyward's career stats?
Craig Heyward played 11 seasons for the Saints, the Bears, the Falcons, the Rams and the Colts. He had 1,031 carries for 4,301 yards, 177 catches for 1,559 yards and scored 34 touchdowns. His best season was 1995: 1,083 rushing yards, 6 rushing touchdowns and 4.6 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1988 to 1998
Craig Heyward finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
All-time career rank
- 123rd in rushing yards (4,301)
- 139th in rushing touchdowns (30)
Among the 2,691 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Rushing Touchdowns: 1994 (8th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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