Todd Heap

Todd Benjamin Heap (born March 16, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Baltimore Ravens.

Todd helped Mountain View win back-to-back football state championships in 1996 and 1997, going undefeated both years.

He also helped both the basketball and baseball teams win a State Championship his senior year.

During his high school years, Todd won many football related awards, including Arizona All-Star honors, All-Arizona, Super All-State, Arizona 5A Player of the Year, Ed Doherty Player of the Year, All-East Valley Two-Way Player of the Year as a senior and a SuperPrep All-American.

Todd broke several school records, including most career receiving yards (1,377), most career receptions (87), most career touchdown receptions, and most touchdown catches in one game (3).

In the state championship game against Tucson Amphitheater, he caught one touchdown pass, scored a two-point conversion and threw a 26-yard touchdown pass.

Heap played college football at Arizona State University, majoring in pre-business.

His 115 receptions broke the school record for tight ends, previously held by Ken Dyer.

A 1998 graduate of Mountain View High School in Mesa, Arizona, Todd lettered three years in football, three years in basketball and two years in baseball.

The Ravens advanced to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since the 2000 season, but would lose to the Steelers.

After playing college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, Heap was selected by Baltimore in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft.

He played ten years for the Ravens, becoming the franchise's all-time leader in touchdown catches and second all-time in receptions and yards.

The Baltimore Ravens selected Heap in the first round (31st overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft.

He became the starting tight end for the Ravens in 2002 after Sharpe left in free agency.

The Ravens were 7-9 in Heap's second season.

He caught 68 passes for 836 yards and six touchdowns and was voted to his first Pro Bowl.

He was selected to the Pro Bowl twice with the Ravens, earning second-team All-Pro honors in 2003.

The following season in 2003, Heap garnered 57 receptions for 693 yards and three touchdowns, despite the Ravens having a run-first offense, behind the record breaking 2,066-yard rushing season of Jamal Lewis.

Heap was again voted to the Pro Bowl as the Ravens won the AFC North division for the first time.

Heap had six receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown in a 20-17 playoff loss to the Tennessee Titans.

Heap was injured in the second week of the 2004 season, in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He returned in Week 13, but missed the final game of the season.

He finished the season with 303 yards and three touchdowns in six games.

He returned healthy and ready to play in the 2005 season.

The Ravens team suffered numerous injuries to their starters, and ended the season 6-10.

Heap caught 75 passes for 855 yards and seven touchdowns.

In 2006 he would begin catching passes from former rival, former Pro Bowl quarterback Steve McNair.

It would also prove to be the Ravens best regular season, as they won the AFC North for the second time in franchise history with a record of 13-3.

Heap caught 73 passes for 765 yards and six touchdowns.

Heap missed 10 games in the 2007 season due to injury, and caught only 23 passes, amassing 239 yards and one touchdown.

In 2008, he collected 35 receptions for 403 yards and three touchdowns.

Through the end of the 2009 NFL season he played 120 total career games, starting 115.

Heap recorded 16 receptions for 206 yards and one touchdown in his rookie season, playing behind eight-time Pro-Bowler Shannon Sharpe.

Heap played through numerous injuries in the 2009 season, yet had 53 receptions for 593 yards and six touchdowns, and twice scored two touchdowns in a single game.

The Ravens finished 9–7, losing in the second round of the playoffs to the Indianapolis Colts.

He built on his success from the previous year in 2010, going on to have one of the best seasons of his career.

In 12 games, he notched 37 receptions for 546 yards, and five touchdowns, one being a career long 65-yard touchdown.

In a Week 13 match-up with the Steelers, he suffered a pulled hamstring on the first offensive snap for Baltimore, taking him out of the game.

As a precaution, he missed the next three weeks, not wanting to re-aggravate or worsen the injury.

He was released in 2011 and played two years for the Arizona Cardinals.