Stephon Jakiel Tuitt (born May 23, 1993) is a former
American football
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defensive end
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This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formation (American football), formations over the years have substantially ...
who played eight seasons, all with the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He was drafted by the Steelers in the second round of the
2014 NFL Draft
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. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Notre Dame.
High school career
Tuitt attended
Monroe Area High School
Monroe Area High School is located in Walton County, Georgia, Walton County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It serves the city of Monroe, Georgia, Monroe.
The school
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in
Monroe, Georgia
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. 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 to him being selected to play in the
U.S. Army All-American Bowl
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in
San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom")
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Rated as a five-star recruit by ''
Rivals.com
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History
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'', 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
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and
Georgia
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College career
![Stephon Tuitt 2013](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Stephon_Tuitt_2013.jpg)
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
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. He earned second team
All-America
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n honours by the
Associated Press
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. As a junior in 2013, 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
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. At the end of the season, Tuitt was named a first team All-American by ''Sports Illustrated'', ESPN.com, CBS Sports, and Athlon.com in addition to a variety of other honors. Tuitt got ejected in a targeting penalty during a 2013 road game at Pitt.
On January 5, 2014, he announced he would forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the
2014 NFL Draft
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.
;Career statistics
Professional career
Coming out of Notre Dame, Tuitt was projected by the majority of analysts to be a first or second-round pick. He was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine but was able only to perform the bench press due to a foot injury. Scouts were conflicted as to whether Tuitt was more apt to be a defensive tackle or a defensive end in the NFL. On March 14, 2014, Tuitt attended Notre Dame's pro day and performed for 59 team representatives and scouts from all 32 teams.
Jacksonville Jaguars' head coach
Gus Bradley
Paul Casey "Gus" Bradley (born July 5, 1966) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He came to prominence as the defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seah ...
and
Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach
Mike Tomlin
Michael Pettaway Tomlin (born March 15, 1972) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Since joining the Steelers in 2007, he has led the team to ten playoff runs, se ...
were the only coaches who attended. Tomlin flew to South Bend specifically to meet with Tuitt, although he was unable to perform physically after having surgery on his foot the previous week. He was ranked as the second best defensive end prospect in the draft by NFL analyst
Mike Mayock
Michael Francis Mayock (born August 14, 1958) is a former American football executive and former player who served as the general manager of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) from 2019 to 2021. Mayock was a safety with ...
, was ranked the fourth best defensive tackle prospect by NFLDraftScout.com,
and the sixth best defensive tackle by ''
Sports Illustrated
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''.
2014
The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Tuitt in the second round (46th overall) of the
2014 NFL Draft
The 2014 NFL draft was the 79th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players to the league. The draft, officially the "Player Selection Meeting", was held at Radio City Music Hall in New Y ...
. 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
Cameron Phillip Heyward (born May 6, 1989) is an American football defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college foot ...
,
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 Heyward.
He made his professional regular season debut in the Steelers' season-opener against the
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...
. The next game, he recorded his first career tackle in the Steelers' 6–26 loss to the
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...
. On December 7, 2014, he made his first career start against the
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...
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
Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984) is an American former quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He played college football at Utah, where he received first-team All-American honors and won the 20 ...
. He also forced a fumble from Chiefs' running back
Jamaal Charles
Jamaal RaShaad Jones Charles (born December 27, 1986) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the University of Texas, where he won the 2006 Rose Bowl, and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third ro ...
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.
He received an overall grade of 43.0 from Pro Football Focus in 2014.
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 lost, 17–30, in the AFC Wildcard game to the
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...
.
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
Clifton Geathers (born December 11, 1987) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins an ...
,
Caushaud Lyons
Caushaud Lyons (born January 3, 1993) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Tusculum.
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lyons was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2015. H ...
, and
Joe Kruger.
He started the season opener against the
New England Patriots
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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 49ers' quarterback
Colin Kaepernick
Colin Rand Kaepernick ( ; born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights activist and football quarterback who is a free agent. He played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). In 2016, he knelt dur ...
, helping the Steelers win, 43–18. On September 27, 2015, he collected seven combined tackles and a sack on
St. Louis Rams' quarterback
Nick Foles
Nicholas Edward Foles (born January 20, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona and was selected in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft ...
. The following week, Tuitt made a career-high ten solo tackles and sacked
Baltimore Ravens' quarterback
Joe Flacco
Joseph Vincent Flacco (born January 16, 1985) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Delaware after transferring from Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Baltim ...
during the Steelers' 20–23 loss. During a Week 14 matchup against the
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...
, Tuitt recorded his first career interception off a shovel pass from quarterback
Andy Dalton
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. In the last game of the season, a victory over the
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...
, he racked up four total tackles and a season-high two sacks on Brown's quarterback
Austin Davis.
Pro Football Focus gave Tuitt an overall grade of 80.4 in 2015.
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 defeated the
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...
, 18–16. The following week, the Steelers lost to the eventual
Super Bowl 50
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champions, the
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquart ...
. In the 16–23 loss, Tuitt collected four combined tackles.
2016
Tuitt returned as the Steelers' starting defensive end to begin the 2016 regular season. In the Steelers' 38–16 season-opening defeat of the
Washington Redskins
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, 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
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays ...
, 3–34. On November 13, 2016, Tuitt racked up three combined tackles and sacked
Dallas Cowboys' quarterback
Dak Prescott
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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 Browns' quarterback
Josh McCown
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. He was voted AFC Defensive Player of the week for his performance over Cleveland. During a Week 15 matchup against the
Cincinnati Bengals
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, Tuitt left the game after suffering a knee injury on the first drive and missed the next two games. Tuitt received an overall grade of 82.0 from Pro Football Focus and was ranked 21st among all qualified interior defensive linemen in 2016.
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
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...
finished first in the
AFC North
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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
The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team pla ...
.
2017
On September 9, 2017, the
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...
signed Tuitt to a five-year, $60 million contract extension with an $11 million signing bonus and $13 million guaranteed.
Tuitt and Cameron Heyward returned as the Steelers' starting defensive end duo to begin the regular season. He started the Steelers' season-opening 21–18 victory over the
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...
, but left after suffering an injury on the second play of the game and finished with only one tackle. The injury was confirmed to be a tear to his
biceps
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that kept him from playing in Weeks 2–3. After returning for two games, Tuitt then suffered a back injury that kept him out of Weeks 7–8. In Week 17, he collected a season-high five combined tackles during a 28–24 win against the
Cleveland Browns
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. He finished the season with 25 combined tackles (19 solo), three sacks, and two pass deflections in 12 games and 12 starts.
Pro Football Focus
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gave Tuitt an overall grade of 86.1, which ranked him 18th among all interior defensive linemen in 2017.
2018
In week 8 against the
Cleveland Browns
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, Tuitt recorded 7 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended as the Steelers won 33–18.
In week 10 against the
Carolina Panthers
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, Tuitt hyper extended his elbow and missed the next two games against the
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team play ...
and
Denver Broncos
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. He made his return in week 13 against the
Los Angeles Chargers
The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division, and ...
.
Tuitt finished the season with 45 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended.
He received an overall grade of 81.8 from
Pro Football Focus
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in 2018, which ranked as the 21st highest grade among all qualifying interior defenders.
2019
In Week 2 against the
Seattle Seahawks
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, Tuitt sacked
Russell Wilson
Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played his first 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson is widely regarded ...
2.5 times as the Steelers lost 26–28.
In Week 3 against the
San Francisco 49ers
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, Tuitt recorded a sack on
Jimmy Garoppolo
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in the 24–20 loss. On October 15, 2019, he was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn pec in a Week 6 game against the
Los Angeles Chargers
The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division, and ...
.
2020
Tuitt made his return from injury in Week 1 against the
New York Giants
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on ''Monday Night Football''. During the game, Tuitt recorded his first sack of the season on
Daniel Jones in the 26–16 win. In Week 5 against the
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays ...
, Tuitt recorded 1.5 sacks on
Carson Wentz
Carson James Wentz (born December 30, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Wentz played college football at North Dakota State, where he won two consecutive NCAA FCS nat ...
during the 38–29 win. Tuitt's 3.5 sacks during the first four games of the 2020 season tied his previous season's total. In Week 8 against the
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...
, Tuitt recorded nine tackles and two sacks on
Lamar Jackson
Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. (born January 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville, where he won the Heisman Trophy during his soph ...
during the 28–24 win. On November 4, 2020, Tuitt was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 8. In Week 11 against the
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team play ...
, Tuitt recorded his seventh sack (single season career high) of the season on
Jake Luton
Jake Luton (born April 11, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Early years
Born and rai ...
during the 27–3 win. He was placed on the reserve/
COVID-19
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list by the team on November 27, 2020, and activated on December 5.
In Week 16 against the
Indianapolis Colts
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, Tuitt recorded his tenth sack of the season on
Philip Rivers
Philip Michael Rivers (born December 8, 1981) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons, primarily with the Chargers franchise. He played college football at NC State and was sele ...
during the 28–24 win. He finished the season with a career high 11 sacks, as well as 45 tackles and 2 forced fumbles.
2021
On September 1, 2021, Tuitt was placed on injured reserve to start the season. While coping with the death of his brother and dealing with a lingering knee injury, he did not play in a single game during the 2021 season
2022
On June 1, 2022, Tuitt announced his retirement from professional football.
NFL statistics
Personal life
On June 2, 2021, Tuitt's younger brother, Richard Bartlett III, was killed in a
hit and run
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in
Johns Creek, Georgia
Johns Creek is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was 82,453. The city is a northeastern suburb of Atlanta.
History
In the early 19th century, the Johns Creek area was dotted with t ...
.
References
External links
Notre Dame Fighting Irish bioPittsburgh Steelers bio
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1993 births
Living people
Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
People from Monroe, Georgia
Players of American football from Miami
American football defensive ends
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Pittsburgh Steelers players
Ed Block Courage Award recipients