When Stephon Heyer entered the Maryland team as a linebacker, none of the professional scouts imagined him to have accomplished so much in such a short time. As the son Ronald and Glenda Heyer, he played for his high school team way back in Brookwood High School in Georgia. During his few years of play for the high school team, he was considered to be part of other major teams for college such as Clemson, Florida, Michigan, Ohio State, and Auburn. However, of all these teams that he played in, it was the Maryland College that he chose to play with.
The choice that Steve Heyer made to play for the Maryland team was apparently correct. During his senior year at play with the team, he is one of the few players in the school’s history to have accomplished so much in his five-year stay with the college. In fact, it seems that scouts all over took their attention to the team because of Heyer’s play for each game. Hence, it is not a surprise for many that in his professional career with the NFL, he was able to play in 49 games in total and he was able to be part of the starting lineup of 33 of these 49 games.
Steve Heyer certainly a tough time in college games, and perhaps the toughest he had was in his junior or third year in the school when he suffered from an injury. In his senior year, he bounced back to the top, and he was able to prove to the game that he is willing to overcome any obstacles that may come his way. In 2006, he was named by ESPN to be part of their All Bowl Team after his very impressive and strong performance in the Champs Sports Bowl Game. In addition, he was also given this honorable mention to be part of the ALL ACC performers circle for being able to start in 13 games on the left tackle sides.
Further records were made by Stephon Heyer during his tenure with his Maryland team. Among the biggest feats he was able to get was being the recipient of the James M. Tatum Award for being the lineman of the year. Plus, he was also noted to have played an important on being the second top player in the national range for having started and accomplishing the highest offensive tackle line with three big blocks for the game.