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Cameron Heyward

DT

#97

Experience: 14 years

Height: 6-5

Age: 34

Weight: 295 lbs

College: Ohio State

2023 SEASON

  • Solo
    18
  • SCK
    2
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --
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Recent Games

WK OPP RESULT TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
1 49ers L 7 - 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Titans W 20 - 16 4 2 6 3 0 0 0 0
10 Packers W 23 - 19 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
11 @Browns L 10 - 13 5 0 5 2 0 0 0 0
12 @Bengals W 16 - 10 3 1 4 3 1 0 0 0
13 Cardinals L 10 - 24 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
14 Patriots L 18 - 21 5 1 6 4 1 0 0 0
15 @Colts L 13 - 30 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 0
16 Bengals W 34 - 11
17 @Seahawks W 30 - 23 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 @Ravens W 17 - 10 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2011 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 0 10 1 11 8 1 0 1 1
2012 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 0 13 7 20 11 1.5 0 0 0
2013 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 13 35 24 59 27 5 0 7 0 1
2014 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 16 33 20 53 27 7.5 0 4 0
2015 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 16 39 15 54 35 7 0 2 1
2016 Pittsburgh Steelers 7 7 17 4 21 17 3 0 4 0 1
2017 Pittsburgh Steelers 15 15 30 15 45 26 12 0 3 2 1
2018 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 16 29 22 51 24 8 0 3 1 1
2019 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 16 51 32 83 39 9 0 6 1 1
2020 Pittsburgh Steelers 15 15 30 24 54 25 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 17 53 36 89 39 10 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
2022 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 17 39 35 74 31 10.5 0 4 1 1
2023 Pittsburgh Steelers 11 11 25 8 33 18 2 0 1 0
TOTAL 194 159 404 243 647 327 80.5 0 47 2 0 0 0 0 8 7

Biography

PRO CAREER

  • Seven-time team captain (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
  • Five-time Pro Bowler (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
  • Three-time Associated Press First Team All-Pro (2017, 2019, 2021)
  • Three-time Steelers Walter Payton Man of the Year (2015, 2018, 2021)
  • Three-time recipient of the Pro Football Writers' "The Chief Award" (2014, 2019 and 2021), which was established in honor of the Steelers' founder, Arthur J. Rooney, Sr., and is presented annually to the Steeler that best exemplifies the spirit of cooperation with the media
  • Joined Joe Greene (four times) as the only interior defensive linemen (DT-NT) in franchise history to be voted Associated Press first-team All-Pro more than once
  • Only defensive lineman in franchise history with 9.0 or more sacks in at least four seasons (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
  • Played in 166 games (131 starts) over his 11-year NFL career
  • Registered 540 tackles (340 solo), 149 quarterback hits, 98 tackles for loss, 68.0 sacks, 42 passes defensed, seven forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and two interceptions
  • Has the most sacks (68.0) in team history among defensive linemen and ranks fifth-most among all Steelers since the stat became official in 1982
  • Has registered 12 multi-sack games in his NFL regular-season career, which ranks seventh in franchise history
  • His 68.0 career sacks are the third-most among active defensive tackles in the League
  • Named the Steelers' 2021 Walter Payton Man of the Year, an award that recognizes a player's off-the-field community service as well as his playing excellence
  • Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2011 (at Baltimore)
  • Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2013 (vs. Chicago)
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