Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Connor Heyward was born January 22, 1999, in Duluth, Georgia. He is a tight end in the NFL.

Heyward rushed for ten yards at Michigan State on three carries and caught four passes for 13 yards and one touchdown. As a sophomore, he rushed 118 times for 529 yards and five touchdowns and had 32 catches for 249 yards. After losing his starting position after the first game of his junior season to Elijah Collins Heyward later left the team and entered the NCAA transfer portal. He later returned to the team and redshirted the year. Heyward led the Spartans with 65 carries and had 200 rushing yards and two touchdowns with 18 receptions for 71 yards and two touchdowns in the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. Prior to his redshirt senior season, Heyward moved from running back to H-back and tight end. He caught 35 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns in his final season.

Heyward was selected in the sixth round with the 208th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.