#97
Cameron Heyward
PIT · 2011–presentACT
CameronHeyward#97IDL
Age
37
May 6, 1989
Height
6'5"
77"
Weight
295
lb
College
Ohio State
2009-2010
Drafted
2011
Rd 1, Pk 31
Exp
15
seasons
Contract
$18M
1y · $18.0M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Tackles
78
2025
TFL
9
regular season
Sacks
3.5
regular season
QB Hits
9
regular season
FF
1
regular season
Snap %
71%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2009 — Present · Includes honors
2011
Pittsburgh Steelers · Interior DL
IDL · 248 active weeks
2017All-Pro (1st Team) · Pro Bowl
2018Pro Bowl
2019All-Pro (1st Team) · Pro Bowl
2020All-Pro (2nd Team) · Pro Bowl
2021All-Pro (1st Team) · Pro Bowl
2022Pro Bowl
2023Wpoy
2024All-Pro (1st Team) · Pro Bowl
2025All-Pro (2nd Team)
NFL
2009–2010
Ohio State · DT
NCAA

Draft Profile

2011 Draft
Selection
Round 1, Pick 31
#31 overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
TeamPIT
Overall#31

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaErik Drost. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.