Connor Heyward is a TE out of Michigan St.. The tier model reads him as a role player — 0% elite, 12% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Heyward fails the pregame eyeball test as a shorter player with a paunchy upper body and a lack of length.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “However, he catches everything and his tape is filled with good football plays.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Former running back turned H-back with surprisingly sticky hands and a determined demeanor to find additional yardage after the catch.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-TE.
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“…Former running back turned H-back with surprisingly sticky hands and a determined demeanor to find additional yardage after the catch. Heyward fails the pregame eyeball test as a shorter player with a paunchy upper body and a lack of length. However, he catches everything and his tape is filled with good football plays. He has move-blocking potential but is not schooled-up enough in that area for a team to trust him…”
Sourced synthesis from 2 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →