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Connor Heyward

TE • LV

Connor Heyward

Active

Photo: nflverse / NFL.com
General Value1002026 Sleeper projection • athlete profile -2.1% (position athletic percentile 52, NFL draft pick 208, career explosive index 42.6 (position #66))
Age27.0
Height6'0"
Weight230 lb
CollegeMichigan State
Experience4 years
Depth chart#3

Current Sleeper availability

Injury & Availability

No active Sleeper designation
No active Sleeper designationSleeper currently lists no active injury designation for this player.
NFL roster statusActive
Current designationNone
Body areaNot specified
Practice participationNot reported
Designation since
Sleeper record updatedJune 4, 2026 10:20 pm
FLIQ checkedJuly 28, 2026 7:24 pm

Current availability is supplied by Sleeper’s player directory and is not a complete medical history. Sleeper’s documented player feed supplies status and practice context, not article headlines. No active designation does not mean the player has no prior injuries.

CURRENT NFL CONTRACT

NFL Contract

2 years • $4.5M

Active
TeamLV
Term2 years
Total value$4.5M
Guaranteed$2M
Average / year$2.3M
Signed

Source: User-provided contract data. Contract facts provide roster and dynasty context; they are not included in league-adjusted fantasy value yet.

Position: TE; Avg. guarantee/year: 1000000; Guaranteed: 44.4%

LV offense

Team Depth Chart

See the selected athlete’s path to touches alongside every fantasy-relevant teammate.

Sleeper directory

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Complete athlete profile

Evaluation Evidence

Open and authorized data, normalized by position and kept separate from league scoring.

78%profile coverage
Athletic profile52th percentileCompared only with historical TE testing records
Dynasty value effect-2.1% value effectSmall supporting adjustment from athleticism, draft capital, breakout age, and explosive history; it fades with NFL experience
Weekly outlook inputsProjection + roleLeague scoring, expected usage, availability, and matchup drive weekly value—not workout testing
Speed46thBurst42thExplosion52th47PROFILE

Athletic shape

47th percentile profile

Every axis compares Connor Heyward with historical TE testing records—not with every NFL position.

Signature strengthsExplosion + Speed
4.72 sec61th percentile

40-yard dash

2022 TE class#6 of 8All-time TE#175 of 452
33 in42th percentile

Vertical jump

2022 TE class#6 of 8All-time TE#224 of 388
93.932th percentile

FLIQ speed score

2022 TE class#8 of 8All-time TE#310 of 452
Compared withTEs at the same position2022 draft class and all synchronized historical testing records

Workout source: nflverse. Percentiles and comparison groups are independent FantasyLeagueIQ calculations; unavailable metrics are omitted rather than estimated.

NFL Draft Capital

Draft year2,022
Draft round6
Overall pick208
Draft teamPIT
Draft Age23
Draft CollegeMichigan St.

Source: nflverse. Draft capital affects dynasty only through a bounded, experience-decaying modifier.

Big-play ability + league scoring

Explosive Play Profile

Long-play efficiency, volume, repeatability, and the selected league’s bonus opportunities in one view.

42.6NFL Explosive IndexTE #66
Peak season42.9
Recent three-season form42.9
Latest season2025 • TE #65
Selected league bonus overlayNo explicit big-play bonuses
Long gains still earn normal yardage and touchdown points.
Plays behind the ratingHighest-impact imported nflverse evidence
2025 • Week 17 • vs CLE
29-yard run

(2:04) Direct snap to 83-Co.Heyward. 83-Co.Heyward right end pushed ob at CLE 22 for 29 yards (43-M.Diabate).

1.0 impact credits
How the explosive profile and league overlay work

The NFL Explosive Index compares a player only with the same position. Its season model blends impact per opportunity, impact per game, positional share, long-touchdown rate, and longest gain; the career index blends 50% peak season, 30% recent three-season form, and 20% career share percentile. The league overlay reads synchronized Sleeper scoring for long-play and yardage-threshold bonuses. Those rules affect league-scored projections and fantasy value without rewriting the player’s league-neutral NFL explosiveness. Source: nflverse play-by-play and Sleeper league settings.

Availability + repeatability

Dependability Index

Two lenses, because weekly trust and dynasty durability are different questions.

Weekly dependability
64C

64% scoring-floor hit rate • 33% workload stability

Dynasty dependability
90A

84% three-year game availability • 3 seasons of evidence

How dependability is calculated

Weekly dependability blends recorded-game availability, how often the player clears 60% of his median fantasy output, and stability of attempts, carries, and targets. Dynasty dependability emphasizes three-year game availability and repeat seasons, with a small age-context adjustment. Scores use PPR scoring and do not treat ceiling as reliability.

2023 Production & Efficiency

Carries1
Targets34#41 of 61 TEs
Receptions23#42 of 61 TEs
Scrimmage yards167#47 of 48 TEs
Yards / touch6.96
Total TD0#43 of 48 TEs

NFL production supplied by nflverse. Same-position ranks include qualified players from the selected season. Volume ranks require 20 touches; yards per touch requires 50. Fantasy output elsewhere on this page is recalculated with standard PPR scoring.

How this affects value

2026 Sleeper projection • athlete profile -2.1% (position athletic percentile 52, NFL draft pick 208, career explosive index 42.6 (position #66)). Athletic and draft inputs are supporting evidence—not a replacement for current projections, ECR, production, availability, or the selected league’s rules.

2026 Sleeper projection

Season Projection

Projected points14.70
Dynasty ADP
Projected pass/rush yards14
Projected TDs1
Standard PPR points39.70
Points per game2.84
Games14
Position rank#53

Standard PPR

Game Logs

WkOppLeague PtsPassingRushingReceivingFum
1SF3.904 tar • 2 rec • 19 yd • 0 TD0
2CLE0.000
3LV0.001 att • 0 yd • 0 TD2 tar • 0 rec • 0 yd • 0 TD0
5BAL5.304 tar • 3 rec • 23 yd • 0 TD0
7LA4.303 tar • 2 rec • 23 yd • 0 TD0
8JAX7.406 tar • 5 rec • 24 yd • 0 TD0
9TEN3.603 tar • 2 rec • 16 yd • 0 TD0
10GB6.204 tar • 3 rec • 32 yd • 0 TD0
12CIN3.102 tar • 2 rec • 11 yd • 0 TD0
13ARI0.002 tar • 0 rec • 0 yd • 0 TD0
14NE3.500/1 • 0 yd • 0 TD2 tar • 2 rec • 15 yd • 0 TD0
15IND0.000
17SEA0.000
18BAL2.402 tar • 2 rec • 4 yd • 0 TD0

Fallback statistics supplied by nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Standard PPR points calculated by FantasyLeagueIQ.

Standard PPR

Career by Season

YearGPointsPPGPassingRushingReceiving
20251727.401.6143 yd • 2 TD3 rec • 21 yd • 1 TD
20241216.001.336 rec • 40 yd • 1 TD
20231439.702.8423 rec • 167 yd • 0 TD
20221535.802.3927 yd • 0 TD12 rec • 151 yd • 1 TD

Imported Player Data

Every metric retains its source and effective context.

2022
Draft Age
23
Draft College
Michigan St.
Draft Pick
208
Draft Round
6
Draft Team
PIT
Draft Year
2022
Workoutnflverse
2022
Combine Height
5-11
Combine School
Michigan St.
Combine Weight
233
Forty
4.72
Speed Score
93.889694
Vertical
32.5