PIT · TE
Connor Heyward
Connor Heyward is a tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Scouting report
Connor Heyward: the full picture
Connor Heyward at a glance
Connor Heyward is a 27-year-old tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers, listed at 6'0" and 230 pounds. The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Heyward 208th overall in the sixth round in 2022, out of Michigan State, and 2026 is Heyward's 5th NFL season.
2026 projection
The Gridiron Value season model projects Heyward for 37.6 PPR points in 2026, which ranks TE49 at the position and works out to 2.7 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Heyward has finished as TE59 in 2022, TE53 in 2023, TE74 in 2024 and TE69 in 2025. The high-water mark is 39.7 PPR points in 2023. Across 55 regular-season games on record, the totals read 44 receptions, 379 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns.
Connor Heyward by the numbers
Heyward has finished in the top twelve 1 time. The career high is 10.3 PPR points, set in Week 5 of 2024 against DAL.
Contract
Heyward is playing on a two-year, $4.5 million contract signed with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2026, an average of $2.3 million per year with $2 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2027 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Heyward carries a GV stock price of 1,724, which ranks 422nd overall and TE70 among tight ends out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Heyward 494th overall. Value has moved up 6.1 since the previous model run. See where Heyward sits on the trade value chart.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 37.6
- PPR / game
- 2.7
Connor Heyward fantasy outlook
Connor Heyward enters the 2026 season with LV and ranks RB106 and #373 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 37.6 PPR points across 13.8 games, or 2.7 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a depth and watch-list tier. The preseason depth chart lists Connor Heyward as RB3, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Connor Heyward produced 27.4 PPR points in 14 games (2.0 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 28%, with a 0% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The primary risk is earning enough weekly opportunity from a lower depth-chart position.
Week 1 projection
Connor Heyward is projected for 3.9 PPR points at home against MIA in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 14.6.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 6.1 since the previous model run (rising).
- Redraft
- 9.1
- Dynasty
- 16.7
- Superflex redraft
- 11.4
- Superflex dynasty
- 17.6
- TE premium dynasty
- 14.1
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | PIT | 14 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 43 | 27.4 |
| 2024 | PIT | 12 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| 2023 | PIT | 14 | 34 | 23 | 167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2022 | PIT | 15 | 17 | 12 | 151 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 35.8 |
Tight ends ranked near Connor Heyward
- Foster Moreau TE46 · 63.6 PPR
- Noah Fant TE47 · 61.6 PPR
- Terrance Ferguson TE48 · 50.1 PPR
- Austin Hooper TE50 · 32.6 PPR
- David Njoku TE51 · 30.9 PPR
- Darren Waller TE52 · 30.6 PPR
Pittsburgh Steelers fantasy players
- Jaylen Warren RB · 260.7 PPR
- Aaron Rodgers QB · 246.7 PPR
- DK Metcalf WR · 175.5 PPR
- Pat Freiermuth TE · 170.4 PPR
- Michael Pittman WR · 167.7 PPR
- Rico Dowdle RB · 156.6 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.