Cameron Heyward ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Heyward in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Heyward a career score of 92, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Cameron Heyward

7× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 2% all-time pass rushersIron Legend

Height6'5"

Weight295 lb

BornMay 6, 1989

Age37

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 1, Pick 31 · PIT

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

51stSacks·92

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Record Chase →

#51 all-time in Sacks (92). 1.5 behind Henry Thomas for #50 — on pace in ~1 season

Career Value · VORP

VORP 283 · #155 · All-Time

Worth 283 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 4% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.8

Avg surplus

peak +41

13 seasons × ~21.8 surplus ≈ VORP 283

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2011	—	PIT	8	—	9	8	1	0	3	1.0	4.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	PIT	11	—	18	11	7	2	3	1.5	6.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	PIT	16	—	51	27	24	7	10	5.0	22.0	0	7	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	828	77.4%	188	39.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	PIT	16	—	47	27	20	11	16	7.5	34.5	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	859	87.1%	151	32.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	PIT	16	—	50	35	15	15	13	7.0	35.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	976	88.1%	140	31.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	PIT	7	—	20	16	4	4	5	3.0	12.0	0	4	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	364	77.0%	45	22.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	PIT	15	—	41	26	15	16	22	12.0	50.0	0	3	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	782	85.5%	123	29.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	PIT	15	—	46	24	22	10	18	8.0	36.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	841	80.8%	128	28.2%	1	0	0.0	39.6	3.0	25	7	9	0	1	0.0
2019	—	PIT	16	—	71	39	32	11	23	9.0	43.0	0	6	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	873	80.8%	112	27.6%	4	2	0.5	61.5	-3.0	33	11	12	0	6	0.1
2020	—	PIT	15	—	49	25	24	7	19	4.0	30.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	2	1.5%	806	83.1%	110	25.8%	2	0	0.0	0.0	-1.5	31	12	14	0	5	0.1
2021	—	PIT	17	—	75	39	36	15	17	10.0	42.0	1	9	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	955	82.1%	109	22.3%	3	1	0.3	2.8	-4.0	32	15	6	0	5	0.1
2022	—	PIT	17	—	66	31	35	14	23	10.5	47.5	0	4	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	801	76.2%	120	27.8%	0	0	—	—	—	30	7	11	0	6	0.1
2023	—	PIT	10	—	26	18	8	6	3	2.0	11.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	443	65.8%	57	20.0%	0	0	—	—	—	5	3	0	0	3	0.1
2024	—	PIT	17	—	65	29	36	12	20	8.0	40.0	0	11	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	778	71.5%	123	26.8%	1	1	1.0	87.5	2.0	24	5	10	0	3	0.0
2025	—	PIT	17	—	76	36	40	9	9	3.5	21.5	0	6	1	—	0	0	3	4.0%	823	71.0%	129	28.6%	2	2	1.0	79.2	-3.0	12	5	3	0	3	0.0
Career		—	213	—	710	391	319	139	204	92.0	435.0	2	64	9	7	0	0	5	2.8%	10,129	79.0%	1,535	27.9%	13	6	—	—	—	192	65	65	0	32	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2011	22	PIT	8	—	9	8	1	0	3	1.0	4.0	0	1	1	—	4.1
2012	23	PIT	11	—	18	11	7	2	3	1.5	6.5	0	0	0	—	5.4
2013	24	PIT	16	12*	51	27	24	7	10	5.0	22.0	0	7	0	1	11.4
2014	25	PIT	16	14*	47	27	20	11	16	7.5	34.5	0	4	0	—	15.3
2015	26	PIT	16	14*	50	35	15	15	13	7.0	35.0	0	2	1	—	16.3
2016	27	PIT	7	5*	20	16	4	4	5	3.0	12.0	0	4	0	1	5.9
2017	28	PIT	15	13*	41	26	15	16	22	12.0	50.0	0	3	2	1	21.2
2018	29	PIT	15	13*	46	24	22	10	18	8.0	36.0	0	3	1	1	15.1
2019	30	PIT	16	13*	71	39	32	11	23	9.0	43.0	0	6	1	1	17.6
2020	31	PIT	15	12*	49	25	24	7	19	4.0	30.0	1	3	0	—	13.1
2021	32	PIT	17	14*	75	39	36	15	17	10.0	42.0	1	9	1	1	19.3
2022	33	PIT	17	13*	66	31	35	14	23	10.5	47.5	0	4	1	1	19.6
2023	34	PIT	10	7*	26	18	8	6	3	2.0	11.0	0	1	0	—	6.1
2024	35	PIT	17	12*	65	29	36	12	20	8.0	40.0	0	11	0	—	17.1
2025	36	PIT	17	12*	76	36	40	9	9	3.5	21.5	0	6	1	—	12.2
Career			213	154*	710	391	319	139	204	—	—	2	64	9	7	199.7

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	24	PIT	16	12*	—	0.0%	828	77.4%	188	39.4%
2014	25	PIT	16	14*	—	0.0%	859	87.1%	151	32.8%
2015	26	PIT	16	14*	—	0.0%	976	88.1%	140	31.4%
2016	27	PIT	7	5*	—	0.0%	364	77.0%	45	22.4%
2017	28	PIT	15	13*	—	0.0%	782	85.5%	123	29.3%
2018	29	PIT	16	13*	—	0.0%	841	80.8%	128	28.2%
2019	30	PIT	16	13*	—	0.0%	873	80.8%	112	27.6%
2020	31	PIT	15	12*	2	1.5%	806	83.1%	110	25.8%
2021	32	PIT	17	14*	—	0.0%	955	82.1%	109	22.3%
2022	33	PIT	17	13*	—	0.0%	801	76.2%	120	27.8%
2023	34	PIT	11	7*	—	0.0%	443	65.8%	57	20.0%
2024	35	PIT	17	12*	—	0.0%	778	71.5%	123	26.8%
2025	36	PIT	17	12*	3	4.0%	823	71.0%	129	28.6%
Career			196	154*	5	—	10,129	—	1,535	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	29	PIT	16	13*	1	0	0.0	39.6	3.0	25	7	9	1	0.0
2019	30	PIT	16	13*	4	2	0.5	61.5	-3.0	33	11	12	6	0.1
2020	31	PIT	15	12*	2	0	0.0	0.0	-1.5	31	12	14	5	0.1
2021	32	PIT	17	14*	3	1	0.3	2.8	-4.0	32	15	6	5	0.1
2022	33	PIT	17	13*	0	0	—	—	—	30	7	11	6	0.1
2023	34	PIT	11	7*	0	0	—	—	—	5	3	0	3	0.1
2024	35	PIT	17	12*	1	1	1.0	87.5	2.0	24	5	10	3	0.0
2025	36	PIT	17	12*	2	2	1.0	79.2	-3.0	12	5	3	3	0.0
Career			126	96*	13	6	—	—	—	192	65	65	32	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 92 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 92 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 15 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 80 × longevity 1 = KV-H 92· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 72

On-field 53.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2011bestavg 70elite 702025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Solid

of 100

Reached 46% of the all-time Sacks leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

46% of the all-time Sacks leader46

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:4.912See leaderboard →

Disruption/1004.912Snap share79%Def snaps10,129ReliableCV 0.27

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2011

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2011 class

4.95s

40-Yard

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 23thClass Pos 10thClass All 23th

30"

Vertical

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 21thClass Pos 16thClass All 23th

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Defense

Tkl29Solo14Ast15TFL4QBHits6Sk1.0Dis11.0PD1FF2

College Stats

Ohio StateImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	TD	Sfty
2007	Ohio State	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	1	—	—
2008	Ohio State	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
2009	Ohio State	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	0	—	—
2010	Ohio State	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	0	—	—
Career		0	80	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	0	2	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2011 Draft Class· this player went #31

#22Anthony CastonzoOT #23Danny WatkinsG #24Cameron JordanDE #25James CarpenterG #26Jon BaldwinWR #28Mark IngramRB #29Gabe CarimiOT #30Muhammad WilkersonDE #32Derek SherrodOT #33Ras-I DowlingDB #34Aaron WilliamsS #35Andy DaltonQB #36Colin KaepernickQB #37Jabaal SheardDE #38Ryan WilliamsRB #39Akeem AyersLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Cameron inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers DL room from Steve McLendon (2010–2015), and handed it to Arthur Moats (2014–2017).

Donald Evans 1990–1993Joel Steed 1992–1999Kevin Henry 1993–2000Brentson Buckner 1994–1996Oliver Gibson 1995–1998Orpheus Roye

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with PIT
2011draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 1, Pick 31

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 295 lb

Frame

294 lb at 4.95s

Size-speed

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2018	PIT	0	W2Questionable· Knee
2016	PIT	3	W6Out· HamstringW7Out· HamstringW11Out· Pectoral

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 15-season peers. See all →

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2011	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2012	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2013	5	0.3	5	0.3
2014	7.5	0.5	8+0.5	0.5
2015	7	0.4	7	0.4
2016	3	0.4	7+4	0.4
2017	12	0.8	13+1	0.8
2018	8	0.5	9+1	0.5
2019	9	0.6	9	0.6
2020	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2021	10	0.6	10	0.6
2022	10.5	0.6	11+0.5	0.6
2023	2	0.2	4+2	0.2
2024	8	0.5	8	0.5
2025	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

283 career value over replacement — #155 all-time of 4,642. 18.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #31 (Rd 1) · PIT · 2011 · +37.1 vs expected KV-H

92actual

54.9 expected · Δ+37.1

💔+34 stolen VORP·1.8 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2011

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2011 Draft Class· this player went #31

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography