2026
2026 season · RB · #34 · 5th season
Connor Heyward
Age 27 · 6'0" · 230 lb · Michigan State · Pick 208 overall (2022). Listed FB1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 27% across 8 games.
- How goodHeyward has +6.1 EPA on 7 touches; percentiles arrive once he reaches 30 touches.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+8.6).
- Fantasy0.3 standard points a game, RB95 of 107.0.4 half-PPR points a game, RB92 of 107.0.5 PPR points a game, RB92 of 107.
- How he's usedConnor gets a fingerprint once he reaches 30 touches; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
- LatelyTouches are steady: 0.7 a game over his last three against 0.9 for the season.
- This weekA tough matchup: the 49ers rank 2nd vs the run, allowing -0.18 EPA per designed carry.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards per carry | -0.4 | |||
| Rush EPA per carry | +0.41 | |||
| EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets | - | |||
| Broken tacklesper touch | 0% | |||
| Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch | 0% |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touches per game | 0.9 | |||
| Receiving sharetargets per touch | 29% | |||
| Yards per touch | 2.9 | |||
| Success rate | 71% | |||
| Total EPA | +6.1 |
Graded once he reaches 30 touches. 70 backs qualify so far.
Heyward scores 0.3 standard points a game, RB95 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 0.3; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 8 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the 49ers allow the 14th-fewest standard points to RBs, 16.1 a game.
Heyward scores 0.4 half-PPR points a game, RB92 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 0.6; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 8 busts (under 6.5). Next up, in Week 9, the 49ers allow the 15th-most half-PPR points to RBs, 19.6 a game.
Heyward scores 0.5 PPR points a game, RB92 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 0.9; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 8 busts (under 8). Next up, in Week 9, the 49ers allow the 12th-most PPR points to RBs, 23.1 a game.
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
Connor gets a fingerprint once he reaches 30 touches; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Heyward has +6.1 EPA on 7 touches; percentiles arrive once he reaches 30 touches. The biggest share comes after the catch (+8.6).
career -0.17 over 2023 · the best of his 2 seasons so far
How this is measured
Every carry and target this season, split by what happened. Catches divide at the catch: the yards in the air and what came after. Runs are per carry, the receiving parts per target. The percentile is him among the qualifying backs, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 30 touches.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
The game
at 49ersLevi's Stadium
SF −10 · O/U 51.5
His history
First meeting this season
His status
A tough matchup: the 49ers rank 2nd vs the run, allowing -0.18 EPA per designed carry. He has averaged 6 yards a game against top-10 defenses this season.
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Car | Yds | TD | Tgt | Rec | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs MIA W 27-1319th D | 19th vs the run | 47% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.8 | |
| 2 | at LAC W 26-1423rd D | 23rd vs the run | 30% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.2 | |
| 3 | at NO W 35-2731st D | 31st vs the run | 27% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 4 | vs KC L 27-309th D | 9th vs the run | 23% | 2 | -4 | 1 | 1 | +1.5 | |
| 5 | at NE L 17-4513th D | 13th vs the run | 22% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 | vs BUF L 30-3317th D | 17th vs the run | 20% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 7 | vs LA L 21-354th D | 4th vs the run | 10% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3.4 | |
| 8 | at NYJ W 38-338th D | 8th vs the run | 33% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.9 | |
| 9 | at SFSun Nov 8 · next up | ||||||||
| 10 | vs SEASun Nov 15 | ||||||||
| 11 | at DENSun Nov 22 | ||||||||
| 12 | at CLESun Nov 29 | ||||||||
| 13 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 14 | vs LACSun Dec 13 | ||||||||
| 15 | vs DENSun Dec 20 | ||||||||
| 16 | vs TENSun Dec 27 | ||||||||
| 17 | at ARISun Jan 3 | ||||||||
| 18 | at KCSun Jan 10 | ||||||||
| 8 games | 27% | 5 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +6.1 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | YPC | EPA/car | EPA/tgt | 10+ | Brk tkl | Snap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs MIA W 27-1319th D | 19th vs the run | 1.0 | +1.85 | - | 47% | ||
| 2 | at LAC W 26-1423rd D | 23rd vs the run | 1.0 | +2.22 | - | 30% | ||
| 3 | at NO W 35-2731st D | 31st vs the run | - | - | - | 27% | ||
| 4 | vs KC L 27-309th D | 9th vs the run | -2.0 | +0.42 | +0.69 | 23% | ||
| 5 | at NE L 17-4513th D | 13th vs the run | - | - | - | 22% | ||
| 6 | vs BUF L 30-3317th D | 17th vs the run | - | - | - | 20% | ||
| 7 | vs LA L 21-354th D | 4th vs the run | - | - | +3.36 | 10% | ||
| 8 | at NYJ W 38-338th D | 8th vs the run | 0.0 | -2.87 | - | 33% | ||
| 9 | at SFSun Nov 8 · next up | |||||||
| 10 | vs SEASun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | at DENSun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | at CLESun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | Bye week | |||||||
| 14 | vs LACSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | vs DENSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | vs TENSun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | at ARISun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | at KCSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 8 games | -0.4 | +0.41 | +2.03 | 0 | 27% |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs MIA W 27-1319th D | 19th vs the run | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | at LAC W 26-1423rd D | 23rd vs the run | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | at NO W 35-2731st D | 31st vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | vs KC L 27-309th D | 9th vs the run | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 5 | at NE L 17-4513th D | 13th vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | vs BUF L 30-3317th D | 17th vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | vs LA L 21-354th D | 4th vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 13 | |
| 8 | at NYJ W 38-338th D | 8th vs the run | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | at SFSun Nov 8 · next up | |||||||
| 10 | vs SEASun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | at DENSun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | at CLESun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | Bye week | |||||||
| 14 | vs LACSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | vs DENSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | vs TENSun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | at ARISun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | at KCSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 8 games | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
Touches are steady: 0.7 a game over his last three against 0.9 for the season. 8 straight games below a starter's median in touches. Week 8 was his season low in yards. EPA / touch is falling too: +0.25 over the last three.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 14th-toughest slate vs the run: his opponents rank 15.5 of 32 on average (league middle 16.6). Ahead: 4 of his next 9 are top-10 vs the run and 4 are bottom-10, starting with the 49ers (2nd, away) in Week 9.
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Touches/g | Yds/g | EPA/touch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 3 | 1.7 | 6 | +0.40 |
| 11 to 22Middle | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | +1.85 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | +2.22 |
| All games | 8 | 0.9 | 3 | +0.87 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
He has done more against the better defenses (r = -0.60).
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
His best year was 2022, 178 scrimmage yards in 15 games with PIT. This season's 2.5 a game puts him on pace for 43 over 17, short of it.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | EPA/touch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PIT | 15 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 151 | +0.25 |
| 2023 | PIT | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 167 | -0.17 |
| 2024 | PIT | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | 6 | 40 | -0.10 |
| 2025 | PIT | 14 | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | +0.52 |
| 2026 | LV | 8 | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | +0.87 |
| Career | 2 tm | 63 | 23 | 68 | 3.0 | 5 | 65 | 46 | 401 | +0.16 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- FB1 · 3WR 1TE
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- Drops
- 0 on 2 targets
- Broken tackles
- 0
- Passer rating when targeted
- 111.5
- Play action
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- Contested
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ashton JeantyRB | 156 | 713 · 4 TD | -26.8 |
 Mike Washington Jr.RB | 71 | 289 · 1 TD | -10.2 |
 Brock BowersTE | 61 | 547 · 5 TD | +33.1 |
 Tre TuckerWR | 50 | 468 · 4 TD | +19.2 |
 Michael MayerTE | 43 | 351 · 1 TD | +11.1 |
 Jalen NailorWR | 24 | 113 · 1 TD | -1.3 |
 Kirk CousinsQB | 20 | 7 · 1 TD | -7.4 |
 Cody WhiteWR | 19 | 112 · 3 TD | +3.1 |