Pittsburgh Steelers · DE (DL) · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Ohio State (2011 Round 1, Pick 31)
Cameron Heyward
82.9
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #20 of 177 qualified DLs
- Combined tackles
- 2812 solo · 16 ast
- Sacks & QB hits
- 2.58 QB hits
- Tackles for loss
- 31 forced fumble
- Coverage
- 6 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
- Defensive snaps
- 31839.8 snaps/G
- Team def. EPA / play
- −0.042Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?
Cameron Heyward among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.
- Anderson Jr.96.6
- Allen95.5
- Karlaftis94.1
- Hutchinson92.8
- Crosby92.7
- Simmons92.2
- Granderson91.4
- Mafe91.1
- Buckner90.4
- Heyward#2082.9
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown
Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean
72thpercentile
85thpercentile
95thpercentile
81thpercentile
79thpercentile
96thpercentile
76thpercentile
2026 game log
Every 2026 regular-season game line for Cameron Heyward. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.
| Week | Date | Matchup | Result | Tackles | Solo | Sacks | TFL | QB hits | PD | INT | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2026 | vs ATL | W 20-13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2026 | @ NE | L 3-20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2026 | vs CIN | W 30-27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Week 4 | Oct 1, 2026 | @ CLE | L 24-27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2026 | vs IND | W 34-22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2026 | @ TB | W 26-19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2026 | @ NO | W 16-10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2026 | vs CLE | W 27-6 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
Career NFL seasons
Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 16 seasons.
| Season | Club | G | Tackles | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | QBH | PD | INT | FF | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | PIT | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a |
| 2012 | PIT | 11 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 2013 | PIT | 16 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 828 |
| 2014 | PIT | 16 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 7.5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 859 |
| 2015 | PIT | 16 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 976 |
| 2016 | PIT | 7 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 364 |
| 2017 | PIT | 15 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 782 |
| 2018 | PIT | 16 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 841 |
| 2019 | PIT | 16 | 71 | 39 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 873 |
| 2020 | PIT | 15 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 806 |
| 2021 | PIT | 17 | 75 | 39 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 955 |
| 2022 | PIT | 17 | 66 | 31 | 35 | 10.5 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 801 |
| 2023 | PIT | 11 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 443 |
| 2024 | PIT | 17 | 65 | 29 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 778 |
| 2025 | PIT | 17 | 76 | 36 | 40 | 3.5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 823 |
| 2026 (so far) | PIT | 8 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2.5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 318 |
Compare Cameron Heyward with top defensive linemen
Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 DL.
Cameron Heyward vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 82.9 vs. 96.6Cameron Heyward vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 82.9 vs. 95.5Cameron Heyward vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 82.9 vs. 94.1Cameron Heyward vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 82.9 vs. 92.8Cameron Heyward vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 82.9 vs. 92.7Cameron Heyward vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 82.9 vs. 92.2