Cameron Heyward
Heyward in 2012
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| No. 97 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 6, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Suwanee (GA) Peachtree Ridge | ||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 31 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 218 |
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| Sacks: | 25.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 2 |
| Pass deflections: | 18 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Cameron Phillips Heyward (born May 6, 1989) is an American football defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State.
Heyward attended Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Georgia, where he played for the Peachtree Ridge Lions high school football team. He was the 2006 Georgia Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year. The team tied for the Georgia Class 5A State Championship that same year. He totaled over 100 tackles and 16 sacks as a Senior. He was considered the 7th best football player in Georgia, and the 13th best defensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com. He benched 335 pounds and squatted 510 pounds, and was considered a scholar athlete at Peachtree Ridge High School with a GPA of 3.2.
As a true freshman in 2007, Heyward was named a freshman All-American by Sporting News, Rivals.com and Scout.com after recording 30 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 passes broken up. The Ohio State Buckeyes went to the BCS National Championships with Heyward as a freshman, losing to Louisiana State University 38 to 24.
As a sophomore in 2008, he recorded 36 tackles and three sacks. The Buckeyes made it to another bowl game in the 2009 Fiesta Bowl against Texas, losing 24 to 21.
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