ESPN continued its series with NFL scouts, coaches and executives ranking the top players at each position group, and Cameron Heyward continued his steady, year-to-year fall down the list. After ranking No. 5 in 2022, Heyward fell to No. 9 last season, and ahead of 2024, he’s in the honorable mention category.
“Still a very good all-around player with power, and an obvious locker room leader. Age is a factor [35] but [he] has to be accounted for on every snap, still very powerful,” an anonymous NFL coordinator said.
Heyward had an injury-plagued 2023 and played through pain even after he returned from his core muscle injury, but he never lost his power.