Cameron Heyward stats

Steelers

Defensive Tackle · #97

Age 37 · 6' 5" · 295 lbs

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Cameron Heyward recorded 28 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 8 games of 2026 for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Last game: .

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Totals

GP
8
TOT
28
SOLO
12
AST
16
SACK · 36th
2.5
INT
0
PD · 13th
6
FF · 22nd
1

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2011PIT16111011.0011
2012PIT16201371.5000
2013PIT165935245.0070
2014PIT165333207.5040
2015PIT165439157.0021
2016PIT7211743.0040
2017PIT1545301512.0032
2018PIT165129228.0031
2019PIT168351329.0061
2020PIT155430244.0130
2021PIT1789533610.0191
2022PIT1774393510.5041
2023PIT11332582.0010
2024PIT177135368.00110
2025PIT177838403.5061
2026PIT82812162.5061

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season

GP
236
TOT
824
SOLO
489
AST
335
SACK
94.5
INT
2
PD
70
FF
10

Career Postseason

GP
10
TOT
32
SOLO
17
AST
15
SACK
1.0
INT
0
PD
1
FF
2

Per game

GP
8
TOT
3.5
SOLO
1.5
AST
2
SACK
0.3
INT
0
PD
0.8
FF
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2011PIT160.70.60.10.10.00.10.1
2012PIT161.30.80.40.10.00.00.0
2013PIT163.72.21.50.30.00.40.0
2014PIT163.32.11.30.50.00.30.0
2015PIT163.42.40.90.40.00.10.1
2016PIT73.02.40.60.40.00.60.0
2017PIT153.02.010.80.00.20.1
2018PIT163.21.81.40.50.00.20.1
2019PIT165.23.220.60.00.40.1
2020PIT153.62.01.60.30.10.20.0
2021PIT175.23.12.10.60.10.50.1
2022PIT174.42.32.10.60.00.20.1
2023PIT113.02.30.70.20.00.10.0
2024PIT174.22.12.10.50.00.60.0
2025PIT174.62.22.40.20.00.40.1
2026PIT83.51.520.30.00.80.1

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season, Per game

GP
236
TOT
3.5
SOLO
2.1
AST
1.4
SACK
0.4
INT
0.0
PD
0.3
FF
0.0

Bio

Age
37 yearsMay 6, 1989
Height
6' 5"
Weight
295 lbs
Experience
16 yearsDebut 2011
Birthplace
Suwanee, GA
Draft
2011Rd 1, Pk 31
College
Ohio State
Salary
$16.3 million2026

Against other defensive tackles

2026 regular season, 115 NFL defensive tackles with 6+ games.

  • Sacks2.5

    Higher than 87% of the other 114 NFL defensive tackles.

  • Tackles28

    Higher than 95% of the other 114 NFL defensive tackles.

  • Forced Fumbles1

    Higher than 83% of the other 114 NFL defensive tackles.

Latest performance

Cameron Heyward

Nov 01 · vs CLE · W 27-6

TOT
6
SOLO
3
AST
3
SACK
1.5
INT
0
PD
1

Snap counts, 2026

63% of his club's defensive snaps a game (318 in 8 games); 51% in week 8.

His defensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1ATL3253%11
2NE4175%5
3CIN3765%11
4CLE4672%8
5IND4462%4
6TB4865%3
7NO3460%3
8CLE3651%2

NFL snap counts, every player

2011 NFL combine

DE, 6'5", 294 lb · Ohio State

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.95s45th
Vertical jump30"32nd

Percentile: the share of DEs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2011 combine

Games

All games

Next

at CINSun, Nov 15

vs CIN since 2011

31
GP
95
TOT
52
SOLO
16
SACK
0
INT
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Nov 01vsCLEW 27-6631.50
Sun, Oct 25atNOW 16-102100
Sun, Oct 18atTBW 26-19 OT3100
Sun, Oct 11vsINDW 34-223110
Thu, Oct 01atCLEL 27-247300
Sun, Sep 27vsCINW 30-271100

What are Cameron Heyward's career stats?

Cameron Heyward has played 16 seasons for the Steelers. He has recorded 824 tackles, 94.5 sacks and 2 interceptions. His best season so far is 2021: 89 tackles and 10.0 sacks.

Best single games

  • Tackles: 10 vs MIA on Dec 8, 2013, L 34-28
  • Sacks: 3 vs KC on Oct 2, 2016, W 43-14
Cameron Heyward's best game in each stat, by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.
20263—
202581.0
202462.0
202361.0
202282.0
202192.0
202081.0
201992.5
201872.0
201762.0
201673.0
201581.0
201471.5
2013101.0
201241.0
201131.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2011.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 9 postseasons, 2011 to 2026

Cameron Heyward finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 65th in sacks (94.5)
  • 110th in tackles (824)

Among the 9,826 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Cameron Heyward college stats

Cameron Heyward played 4 seasons at Ohio State Buckeyes (2007 to 2010): 162 tackles, 14.5 sacks and 1 interception.

defensive

Cameron Heyward's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2007Ohio State Buckeyes322012020000
2008Ohio State Buckeyes361323030000
2009Ohio State Buckeyes462125060000
2010Ohio State Buckeyes48252303.501800

scoring

Cameron Heyward's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
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2010Ohio State Buckeyes000000002

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

More on Cameron Heyward

Playoff games

Cameron Heyward played 10 games across 9 NFL postseasons — 1 won, 9 lost.

Cameron Heyward's line in each playoff game
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2025HOUL 30-630.00
2024BALL 28-14100.00
2023BUFL 31-1760.00
2021KCL 42-2140.00
2020CLEL 48-3710.00
2017JAXL 45-4210.00
2015CINW 18-1611.00
2015DENL 23-1600.00
2014BALL 30-1720.00
2011DENL 29-23 OT40.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.