ZIGGY HOODHood, Evander Ja MelHeight: 6-3 Weight: 302 Born: February 16, 1987 Amarillo, TX High School: Palo Duro (Amarillo, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missouri | Lettered |
| 2006 | Missouri | Lettered |
| 2007 | Missouri | Lettered |
| 2008 | Missouri | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (32nd overall) 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2009 PIT NFL | 96 | LDE | 16 | 0 |
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2010 PIT NFL | 96 | LDE-RDE | 16 | 9 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2011 PIT NFL | 96 | LDE-RDE | 16 | 14 |
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2012 PIT NFL | 96 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL | 96 | RDE-LDE | 16 | 7 |
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 92 | RDT | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 90 | NT | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 Washington Redskins (NFL)2016 WAS NFL | 90 | NT-DE | 16 | 14 |
| 2017 Washington Redskins (NFL)2017 WAS NFL | 90 | NT | 15 | 13 |
| 2018 Washington Redskins (NFL)2018 WAS NFL | 90 | LDE | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 97 | LDT | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 Year (NFL)2018 Year NFL | 13 | 0 | ||
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 142 | 73 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/25/2009 | 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2009 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 7/25/2009 | 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2009 PIT NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/11/2014 | 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 3/13/2014 | 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/5/2015 | 2015 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2015 JAC NFL |
| Released | 10/20/2015 | 2015 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2015 JAC NFL |
| Signed | 10/23/2015 | 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL |
| Released | 12/15/2015 | 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 2/3/2016 | 2016 Washington Redskins (NFL)2016 WAS NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 Washington Redskins (NFL)2016 WAS NFL |
| Signed | 3/16/2017 | 2017 Washington Redskins (NFL)2017 WAS NFL |
| Released | 10/16/2018 | 2018 Washington Redskins (NFL)2018 WAS NFL |
| Signed | 10/31/2018 | 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2019 | 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL |
| Signed | 7/25/2019 | 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL |
| Released | 8/31/2019 | 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2012 PIT NFL | 888 | 0 | 0.0 | 806 | 81.7 | 82 | 18.2 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL | 702 | 0 | 0.0 | 633 | 59.2 | 69 | 14.5 |
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 505 | 0 | 0.0 | 416 | 37.1 | 89 | 19.1 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 3.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2016 Washington Redskins (NFL)2016 WAS NFL | 761 | 0 | 0.0 | 661 | 60.1 | 100 | 22.5 |
| 2017 Washington Redskins (NFL)2017 WAS NFL | 613 | 0 | 0.0 | 538 | 49.0 | 75 | 15.8 |
| 2018 Washington Redskins (NFL)2018 WAS NFL | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 4.7 | 19 | 4.7 |
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 176 | 0 | 0.0 | 144 | 13.2 | 32 | 7.1 |
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.7 |
| 2018 Year (NFL)2018 Year NFL | 271 | 0 | 217 | 54 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3778 | 0 | 3308 | 470 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2009 PIT NFL | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2010 PIT NFL | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2011 PIT NFL | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2012 PIT NFL | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 2016 Washington Redskins (NFL)2016 WAS NFL | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 2017 Washington Redskins (NFL)2017 WAS NFL | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14.0 | 66.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2009 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2012 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2009 PIT NFL | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2010 PIT NFL | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2011 PIT NFL | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2012 PIT NFL | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 Washington Redskins (NFL)2016 WAS NFL | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 Washington Redskins (NFL)2017 WAS NFL | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Washington Redskins (NFL)2018 WAS NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Year (NFL)2018 Year NFL | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 231 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2012 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Washington Redskins (NFL)2016 WAS NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 Washington Redskins2017 WAS NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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