#34
Connor Heyward
PIT · 2022–2025LV · 2026–presentACT
ConnorHeyward#34FB
Age
27
Jan 22, 1999
Height
6'0"
72"
Weight
230
lb
College
Michigan State
2017-2021
Drafted
2022
Rd 6, Pk 208
Exp
4
seasons
Contract
$5M
2y · $2.3M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Rec
3
2025
Targets
4
regular season
Rec Yds
21
regular season
TD
1
regular season
Y/R
7.0
regular season
Catch %
75%
3/4
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

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

Career Path

2017 — Present · Includes honors
2026
Las Vegas Raiders · Fullback
FB · Current roster
NFL
2022–2025
Pittsburgh Steelers · Tight End
TE · 71 active weeks
NFL
2017–2021
Michigan State · RB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2022 Draft
Selection
Round 6, Pick 208
#208 overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
TeamPIT
Overall#208

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaCramerwiki. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 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/.