Cameron Heyward

DT

#97

Experience: 12 years

Height: 6-5

Age: 33

Weight: 295 lbs

College: Ohio State

2021 SEASON

Solo
39
SCK
10
FF
1
INT
1

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
17	Browns	W 26 - 14	4	3	0	1	2						0
18	@Ravens	W 16 - 13	6	3	1	1	0						0
16	@Chiefs	L 10 - 36	6	2	3	1	0						0
15	Titans	W 19 - 13	6	2	4	0.5	0						0
13	Ravens	W 20 - 19	4	2	1	1	0						0
14	@Vikings	L 28 - 36	6	2	3	0	0						0
11	@Chargers	L 37 - 41	2	1	0	0	1						0
12	@Bengals	L 10 - 41	8	2	5	1	0						0
10	Lions	T 16 - 16	5	3	2	2	0						0
9	Bears	W 29 - 27	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	@Browns	W 15 - 10	4	3	1	0.5	0						0
6	Seahawks	W 23 - 20	9	4	3	1	0						0
5	Broncos	W 27 - 19	3	1	1	0	2						0
4	@Packers	L 17 - 27	8	5	3	0	0						0
3	Bengals	L 10 - 24	5	0	4	0	0						0
2	Raiders	L 17 - 26	7	3	3	0	1						0
1	@Bills	W 23 - 16	4	2	2	1	2						1	1

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2011	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	0	11	8	1	1	1						1
2012	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	0	20	11	7	1.5	0						0
2013	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	13	59	27	24	5	7						0
2014	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	16	53	27	20	7.5	4						0
2015	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	16	54	35	15	7	2						1
2016	Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	21	17	4	3	4						0
2017	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	15	45	26	15	12	3						2
2018	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	16	51	24	22	8	3						1	1
2020	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	15	54	25	24	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2021	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	17	89	39	36	10	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
TOTAL		150	115	457	239	168	59	35	2	0	0	0	0	6	2

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)

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)

2021 (STEELERS)

Named a defensive captain for the seventh consecutive time
Surpassed Joey Porter for the fifth-most sacks in team history (60.5) in Week 8 at Cleveland
Leads the team with seven passes defensed in 2021
Recorded his second career interception in Week 9 vs Chicago when he picked off Justin Fields
Recorded the 11th multi-sack game of his career in Week 10 vs Detroit
Recorded his 10th sack of the season in Week 18 at Baltimore, securing his second career (had 12.0 in 2017) double-digit sack season
One of just 13 players in league history to have at least 10 sacks and nine passes defended in a season

2020 (STEELERS)

Named a defensive captain for the sixth time (sixth consecutive)
Started all 15 games he played in during the regular season and one playoff game
Recorded 54 tackles, 4.0 sacks, 19 quarterback hits, seven tackles for a loss and three passes defended
Registered the first interception of his career in Week 1 at New York Giants (game 135 and start 100)
His interception halted a Giants' drive that opened at its own 9-yard line and marched 87 yards on 19 plays, taking New York down to the Steelers' 4-yard line

2019 (STEELERS)

Named a defensive captain for the fifth time (fifth consecutive)
Started all 16 games
Recorded 83 tackles, 9.0 sacks, 22 quarterback hits, 11 tackles for a loss and six passes defended
Ranked second on the team in quarterback hits, third in sacks and third in TFLs
Led all NFL defensive linemen in tackles
His 83 tackles were the most by a Steelers defensive lineman since Donald Evans had 84 in 1993
Registered seven or more tackles in three different games
His 22 quarterback hits were the second-most among all defensive tackles in the NFL
Recorded three or more quarterback hits in three separate games
Joined Aaron Donald as the only defensive tackles in the League with at least three QB hits in three or more games
His 9.0 sacks were the second-most among all defensive tackles in the NFL
His 11 TFLs were the fourth-most among all defensive tackles in the NFL

2018 (STEELERS)

Named a defensive team captain for the fourth straight season
Started all 16 regular season games for the third time in his career
Finished the season with 51 tackles (29 solo), 8.0 sacks (second on the team), 18 quarterback hits (second on the team), three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
Surpassed Aaron Smith for the second-most sacks by a Steelers defensive lineman and seventh-most sacks by a Steeler since sacks became an official statistic in 1982

2017 (STEELERS)

Named a defensive team captain for the third straight season
Started all 15 of the regular-season games he played in
Finished the season with a career-high 12.0 sacks, 45 tackles (30 solo), 22 quarterback hits, 16 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
Recorded four multi-sack performances, tying for most in the league
His 12.0 sacks tied for third-most among AFC defensive linemen and tied for sixth among all NFL defensive linemen in sacks
Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his Week 4 performance at Baltimore (10/1)
Registered the third multi-sack game in his regular-season career and credited with a forced fumble and fumble recovery
Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his Week 12 performance vs. Green Bay (11/26)
Registered the fifth game of his regular-season career with multiple sacks
Added six tackles (three solo), two tackles for losses and three quarterback hits
Surpassed Clark Haggans (32.0) for the 10th-most sacks by a Steeler since sacks became an official statistic in 1982
Established a single-game high for sacks in the first half of a game with 2.0 at Houston in Week 16
First Steelers defensive lineman to record at least 2.0 sacks in the first half of a game since Nov. 9, 2009 (Brett Keisel at Denver)
Surpassed Lawrence Timmons and Kevin Greene (35.5) for the eighth-most sacks by a Steeler since sacks became an official statistic in 1982

2016 (STEELERS)

Named a defensive team captain for the second straight season
Started seven games during the regular season
Inactive for two games due to a left hamstring injury (10/16 at Miami and 10/23 vs. New England)
Placed on the team's Reserve/Injured List due to a pectoral injury on November 19, and missed the remainder of the regular season and postseason
Recorded a single-game career-high 3.0 sacks
Fourth defensive end in franchise history to record at least 3.0 sacks in a single game and the first since Ray Seals in 1994 (11/6 at Houston) since sacks became an official statistic in 1982

2015 (STEELERS)

Named a defensive team captain for the first time in his career
Started all 16 regular-season games for the second consecutive season
Led the team with 7.0 sacks during the regular season
Has recorded at least 5.0 sacks in three straight seasons, becoming the second defensive end (Keith Willis) to record 5.0 sacks in three or more consecutive seasons since sacks became an official statistic in 1982
Started both postseason contests
Recorded a strip sack in the second quarter of the Wild Card victory Cincinnati, the first sack and forced fumble of his career in the postseason

2014 (STEELERS)

Started all 16 games during the regular season for the first time in his career
Set a then career-high with 7.5 sacks on the season
First defensive lineman to lead or tie for the team lead in sacks since Aaron Smith (2004)
Recorded 1.5 sacks, the first multi-sack game of his career and the first Steelers' defensive end to record a multi-sack game since Brett Keisel (12/23/12 vs. Cincinnati)
Started the lone postseason contest

2013 (STEELERS)

Played in all 16 games, making a then career-best 13 starts
Started his first career game 9/22 vs. Chicago
Recorded 5.0 sacks on the season, his first season with at least five quarterback takedowns
Recorded a career-high 12 tackles, and one sack, in Week 14 vs. Miami

2012 (STEELERS)

Saw action on the defensive line and on special teams in all 16 contests

2011 (STEELERS)

Saw action in all 16 regular-season games and the lone postseason contest in his rookie season
Totaled one sack, two pass breakups and one forced fumble in the regular season
Registered his first career sack and forced fumble in the fourth quarter in Week 5 vs. Tennessee

COLLEGE

Started 46-of-52 games at Ohio State (2007-10)
Recorded 163 tackles, 37.5 tackles for loss, 15.0 sacks and six quarterback pressures
Recovered two fumbles, including one in the end zone for a touchdown
Had one interception, and he returned it 80 yards, which, at the time, ranked as the seventh longest return by a Buckeye in school history and the longest interception return by a defensive lineman
Forced two fumbles
Earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors and the Bill Willis Award, given by the OSU coaches to the team's Outstanding Defensive Player in 2010
Earned second-team All-Big Ten Conference honors and was the recipient of the Jack Stephenson Award, given by the coaching staff to the team's outstanding defensive lineman in 2009
Garnered Freshman All-American honors from Rivals.com, Scout.com and The Sporting News in 2007
Graduated with a degree in human development

PERSONAL

Attended Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, Ga.)
Named 2006 Georgia Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year, helping Peachtree Ridge capture the state championship as a senior
Totaled 88 tackles and 11.0 sacks during his senior campaign
Son of former NFL and University of Pittsburgh running back Craig "Ironhead" Heyward and Charlotte Heyward Blackwell
Cameron's stepfather, Cory Blackwell, played football at Wisconsin
Married to Allie
Couple has one son, Callen Grey, and two daughters, Chloe and Caia
Started his foundation, "The Heyward House" in May 2015
Full name: Cameron Phillips Heyward

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