Anthony Chickillo
Chickillo in 2015
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| No. 56 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 10, 1992 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 253 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Tampa (FL) Alonso | ||||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 212 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 35 |
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| Sacks: | 2.5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 3 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Anthony Chickillo (born December 10, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami.
Chickillo attended Gaither High School in Tampa, Florida prior to transferring to Braulio Alonso High School, which is also in Tampa, before his junior year. As a senior, he had 140 tackles, 18 sacks and two interceptions. Chickillo was named the MVP of the 2011 Under Armour All-America Game after he recorded 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the third best defensive end in his class. He committed to the University of Miami to play college football.
Chickillo played at Miami from 2011 to 2014. He entered his freshman season as a backup before becoming a starter. After three games, he became a starter and would start the next 47 games through his senior year. He finished his career with 170 tackles and 15.5 sacks.
Coming out of college, Chickillo was projected by some analysts to be a fourth to sixth round draft pick. He was rated the 13th best defensive end out of the 148 available by NFLDraftScout.com. Many scouts were divided on what position he is best suited for and classified him as a tweener. He received mostly mixed reviews from anaylsts and was thought to be a future rotational defensive end. Chickillo was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine and was able to participate in the full workout and complete all the positional drills. He also attended Miami's Pro Day but was satisfied with his combine performance and only did positional workouts. Pittsburgh Steeler's head coach Mike Tomlin attended his pro day and has said he envisioned Chickillo switching to an outside linebacker.
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