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Cameron Heyward

DT

#97

Experience: 14 years

Height: 6-5

Age: 35

Weight: 295 lbs

College: Ohio State

2024 SEASON

  • Solo
    8
  • SCK
    2
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --
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Defense

YEAR TEAM G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
2024 Pittsburgh Steelers 5 19 8 11 2 0 0
2023 Pittsburgh Steelers 11 26 18 8 2 0 1
2022 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 66 31 35 10.5 0 4
2021 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 75 39 36 10 0 9 1 0 0 0 0
2020 Pittsburgh Steelers 15 49 25 24 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
2019 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 71 39 32 9 0 6
2018 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 46 24 22 8 0 3
2017 Pittsburgh Steelers 15 41 26 15 12 0 3
2016 Pittsburgh Steelers 7 21 17 4 3 0 4
2015 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 50 35 15 7 0 2
2014 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 47 27 20 7.5 0 4
2013 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 51 27 24 5 0 7
2012 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 18 11 7 1.5 0 0
2011 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 9 8 1 1 0 1
TOTAL 199 589 335 254 82.5 0 47 2 0 0 0 0

Fumbles

YEAR TEAM G FUM LOST FF OWN FR OPP FR TD
2024 Pittsburgh Steelers 5 0
2023 Pittsburgh Steelers 11 0
2022 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 0 0 1 1 0
2021 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 0 0 1 1 0
2020 Pittsburgh Steelers 15 0
2019 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 0 0 1 1 0
2018 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 0 0 1 1 0
2017 Pittsburgh Steelers 15 0 0 2 1 0
2016 Pittsburgh Steelers 7 0 0 0 1 0
2015 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 1
2014 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 0
2013 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 0 0 0 1 0
2012 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 0
2011 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 1
TOTAL 199 0 0 8 0 7 0

Kick Return

YEAR TEAM G RET YDS AVG LNG TD 20+ 40+ FC FUM
2024 Pittsburgh Steelers 5
2023 Pittsburgh Steelers 11
2022 Pittsburgh Steelers 17
2021 Pittsburgh Steelers 17
2020 Pittsburgh Steelers 15
2019 Pittsburgh Steelers 16
2018 Pittsburgh Steelers 16
2017 Pittsburgh Steelers 15
2016 Pittsburgh Steelers 7
2015 Pittsburgh Steelers 16
2014 Pittsburgh Steelers 16
2013 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 1 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Pittsburgh Steelers 16
2011 Pittsburgh Steelers 16
TOTAL 199 1 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

PRO CAREER

  • Nine-time team captain (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Six-time Pro Bowler (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
  • Three-time Associated Press First Team All-Pro (2017, 2019, 2021)
  • Named the 2023 Walter Payton Man of the Year, an award that recognizes a player's off-the-field community service as well as his playing excellence
  • Six-time Steelers' Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee (2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • 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
  • His 80.5 career sacks are the most by a Steelers' defensive lineman since 1982 His 80.5 career
    sacks are tied for the second-most by a Steeler since 1982
  • His 80.5 career sacks are the most by an active NFL defensive tackle
  • His 80.5 career sacks are the ninth-most by a defensive tackle in League history
  • Only defensive lineman in franchise history with 9.0 or more sacks in at least five seasons (2017,
    2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) and 10.0 or more sacks in at least three seasons (2017, 2021, 2022)
  • His three seasons of 10.0 or more sacks and seven seasons of 7.0 or more sacks are both tied for
    fourth-most by a defensive tackle since 1982 Has played in 194 games (159 starts) over his 13-year
    NFL career (Pittsburgh 2011-23)
  • His 194 regular-season games played for the Steelers ranks seventh in franchise history and third
    among defensive players (Donnie Shell, 201; Mel Blount 200)
  • His 194 regular-season games played for the Steelers ranks 24th in NFL history among defensive tackles
  • Registered 647 tackles (404 solo), 175 quarterback hits, 118 tackles for loss, 80.5 sacks, 47
    passes defensed, eight forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and two interceptions
  • Has registered 14 multi-sack games in his NFL regular-season career, which ranks tied for fifth in
    franchise history The Steelers are 13-0-1 when he has a multi-sack game and 10-0-1 when he has at
    least 2.0 sacks
  • His 118 tackles for loss are the most by an active NFL defensive tackle His 647 tackles are most by
    an active NFL defensive tackle
  • His 47 passes defensed are the most among active NFL defensive tackles
  • His 333 tackles are the third-most among defensive tackles in the NFL since the start of the 2019
    season
  • Heyward's 23 passes defended are the second-most among defensive tackles in the NFL since the start
    of the 2019 season Heyward's 35.5 sacks are the fourth-most among defensive tackles in the NFL
    since the start of the 2019 season
  • Heyward's 53 tackles for loss are the second-most among
    defensive tackles in the NFL since the start of the 2019 season
  • Since 2020, only one team has had three players with at least 26.5 sacks, 59 quarterback hits and
    40 tackles for loss (Pittsburgh's T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward and Alex Highsmith)
  • 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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