Cameron Heyward
DT
#97
Experience: 16 years
Height: 6-5
Age: 37
Weight: 295 lbs
College: Ohio State
2025 SEASON
- Solo36
- SCK3.5
- FF1
- INT--
Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/21/2025 | @Panthers | W 19 - 10 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 08/16/2025 | Buccaneers | L 14 - 17 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 08/09/2025 | @Jaguars | W 31 - 25 |
Regular Season
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 01/04/2026 | Ravens | W 26 - 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | 12/28/2025 | @Browns | L 6 - 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | 12/21/2025 | @Lions | W 29 - 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | 12/15/2025 | Dolphins | W 28 - 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | 12/07/2025 | @Ravens | W 27 - 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | 11/30/2025 | Bills | L 7 - 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | 11/23/2025 | @Bears | L 28 - 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | 11/16/2025 | Bengals | W 34 - 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | 11/09/2025 | @Chargers | L 10 - 25 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | 11/02/2025 | Colts | W 27 - 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | 10/26/2025 | Packers | L 25 - 35 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | 10/16/2025 | @Bengals | L 31 - 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | 10/12/2025 | Browns | W 23 - 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | 09/28/2025 | Vikings | W 24 - 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | 09/21/2025 | @Patriots | W 21 - 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 09/14/2025 | Seahawks | L 17 - 31 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 09/07/2025 | @Jets | W 34 - 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Post Season
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/12/2026 | Texans | L 6 - 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER
- 11-time team captain (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Seven-time Pro Bowler (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)
- Four-time Associated Press First-Team All-Pro (2017, 2019, 2021, 2024)
- Two-time Associated Press Second-Team All-Pro (2020, 2025)
- 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 four AP First-Team All-Pros are tied for the 10th-most among defensive tackles in NFL history
- His four AP First-Team All-Pros are tied for the most among defensive tackles in franchise history (Joe Greene)
- His four AP First-Team All-Pros are tied for the fourth-most among all active NFL players
- His seven Pro Bowls rank tied for the second-most among active defensive linemen
- Has played in 228 games (193 starts) over his 15-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2011-25)
- Has registered 796 tackles (477 solo), 204 quarterback hits, 139 tackles for loss, 92.0 sacks, 64 passes defensed, nine forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and two interceptions
- His 92.0 career sacks are the most by a Steelers' defensive lineman since 1982
- His 92.0 career sacks are the second-most by a Steeler since 1982
- His 92.0 career sacks are the second-most by an active NFL defensive tackle
- His 92.0 career sacks are tied for the seventh-most by a defensive tackle in League history
- Only defensive lineman in franchise history with 8.0 or more sacks in at least six seasons (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024) and 10.0 or more sacks in at least three seasons (2017, 2021, 2022)
- Has registered 16 multi-sack games in his NFL regular-season career, which ranks tied for fifth in franchise history
- The Steelers are 15-0-1 when he has a multi-sack game and 12-0-1 when he has at least 2.0 sacks
- Has recorded 1.0+ sacks in 72 career games, which is the second-most by a Steeler since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic
- His 72 career games with 1.0+ sacks is the eighth-most among active players since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic
- Has recorded 2.0+ sacks in 13 career games, which is tied for the fourth-most by a Steeler since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic
- His 139 tackles for loss are the second-most by an active NFL defensive tackle
- His 139 tackles for loss are the eighth-most by an active NFL player
- His 139 tackles for loss are the third-most by a DT since 1994
- Has registered at least two TFLs in 30 career games, which is the third-most among defensive tackles since the start of the 2000 season
- His 796 tackles are the third-most by a defensive tackle since 1994
- His 796 tackles are second-most by an active NFL defensive tackle
- His 203 QB hits are the sixth-most by an active NFL defensive lineman and 13rd-most by a defensive lineman since 2000
- Has played in 228 regular-season games for the Steelers, which is the second-most in franchise history and most among defensive players
- His 228 regular-season games played ranks fourth in NFL history among defensive tackles
- Has started 193 regular-season games for the Steelers, which is the third-most in franchise history and most among defensive players
- Only defensive lineman in franchise history with 9.0+ sacks in at least five seasons
- Only defensive lineman in franchise history with 10.0+ sacks in at least three seasons
- 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
- His four seasons of 9.0+ sacks are tied for the sixth-most by a defensive tackle since 1982
- His six seasons of 8.0+ sacks are tied for the fourth-most by a defensive tackle since 1982
- His eight seasons of 7.0+ sacks are the fourth-most by a defensive tackle since 1982
- Has registered at least two passes defensed in 11 career games, which is tied for the fifth-most among defensive lineman since the start of the 2000 season
- His 11 career games with at least two passes defensed is the most among defensive tackles since the start of the 2000 season
- His 64 passes defended are the second-most among active defensive tackles
- His 64 passes defended are the third-most by a defensive tackle since 1994
- Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2011 (at Baltimore)
- Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2013 (vs. Chicago)