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[osugrad21]

'07 GA DL Cameron Heyward



Defensive tackle
Suwanee (GA) Peachtree Ridge
Ht: 6-foot-5 (Event)
Wt: 264 lbs
Forty: 5.17 secs
Bench max: 285 pounds
Bench reps: 15
Squat max: 480 pounds
Vertical: 25 inches
Shuttle: 4.88 secs
GPA: 3.25
SAT: 940
2006 stats: 114 tackles, 16 sacks
Class: 2007 (High School)

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Cameron, son of Craig "Iron Head" Heyward, names his favorites asGeorgia, LSU, South Carolina, Clemson, Pittsburgh, Florida, Tennessee, Auburn, and Ohio State.

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My Take: Cameron does not look 270..not at all, but the weight is confirmed. Impressive frame, but he needs to learn to use his hands and span better. Showed solid lateral movement.

[osugrad21]

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9/12

Cameron will visit UGA this weekend and plans to come to Columbus at some point.

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9/12/06

From the Pitt site...Cameron talks about his game last weekend. Schools he may visit include Pitt, Tennessee, LSU, Georgia, Florida, Ohio State, Virginia or Virginia Tech.

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9/14/06

From the Georgia site...Cameron is over 50 offers now. LSU, Georgia, Pitt, Florida, Mississippi State, Ohio State and Ole Miss are recruiting him the hardest at this point.

Considering his favorites and the lack of talk about a visit to OSU, this one could be headed to the 2007 forum soon...

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9/17/06

From the UGA site...Cameron talks about his visit to Athens yesterday. He has some very positive things to say about UGA.

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9/17

Update by Bill Kurelic. Cameron says he is considering visiting Ohio State. He has three schools picked out, LSU, Florida and Tennessee for official visits and is choosing between several for the last two.

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10/1

Cameron says he'll officially visit LSU, Florida and Ohio State for three of his visits and he's not sure yet on the other two.

[Buckskin86]

Aaron Blue, Cameron Heyward, Trey Tripp and Britt Crowell make up the front four of the Peachtree Ridge defense line

Peachtree Ridge's front line disturbing offenses
09/28/2006

By Brandon Brigman
Staff Writer
brandon.brigman@gwinnettdailypost.com

Cameron Heyward draws the most attention on the Peachtree Ridge defensive line. Whether it's colleges seeking the 6-foot-6, 285-pound defensive tackle's services or opposing offenses game planning on how to stop him.
"Cameron is a tree trunk in the middle and attracts a lot of attention up front with double teams," Peachtree Ridge head coach Blair Armstrong said.
All the attention geared toward Heyward could be the reason why his three other teammates are having such great seasons on the defensive line, or it could be all four are just that good.
Heyward, Britt Crowell, Trey Tripp and Aaron Blue make up the fearsome foursome of the Peachtree Ridge defensive line.
The front four is a big reason why the Lions are off to a 3-1 start and have shut out opponents in those three wins.
"Our front four is pretty aggressive," Armstrong said.
Heyward leads the way up front with 33 tackles, four sacks and one interception. Blue has 25 stops and four sacks, Tripp has recorded 22 tackles and Crowell has 10 tackles.
"Our defensive line sets the tempo for the game," defensive back Phillip Davis said. "If we stop them with the run, it makes it easier in the passing game."
Peachtree Ridge is playing just its fourth year of football and the defense recorded the first shutout in team history in a season-opening 28-0 win over Shiloh. The Lions followed their first shutout with their first back-to-back shutouts the following week with a 9-0 win over Grayson. Peachtree Ridge added another goose egg last week with a 28-0 victory over South Forsyth.
"Just getting one (shutout) is huge nowadays," said Armstrong, whose team has the No. 1 scoring defense in the county. "There are so many factors that go into a game that we are just fortunate to have three."
While every week's goal is to get a shutout - because after all if a team doesn't score on you it can't beat you - the Lions' defense has extra incentive not to give up points.
"That's definitely our goal," Davis said. "Coach (Carl) Cole our defensive coordinator said before the season that for every point we gave up we would have to run sprints. So every time in a game when a team is driving on us we'll say 'Suck it up, you don't want to run on Monday do you?'"
The only time the Peachtree Ridge defense has had to run this season was after the Collins Hill game. The Eagles managed a field goal and two safeties to give the Lions their only loss of the season in a 7-3 defeat.
Not only was that the only game the Lions have allowed points, it's also the only game Peachtree Ridge has not forced a turnover.
"We pride ourselves on turnovers. We feel like if we force turnovers we'll win," said Davis, whose team has forced 16 turnovers this season, including six against South Forsyth last week.
"Against Collins Hill we had no turnovers and we lost. We try to create turnovers to give our offense a chance to score."
Peachtree Ridge has six starters returning from last year's defense, so it's no surprise that the Lions would be good. With the Lions' front four taking on blocks and creating plays it has created opportunities for other players on the defense.
Linebacker Breland Trahan leads team with 57 tackles (second-best in the county), Michael Davidson has 47 tackles and Dustin Gibbs has 46 stops.
"They really play so well as a unit," Armstrong said. "We've got talent in all three levels."
Defensive back Kavoski Simpson leads the county in interceptions with four to compliment a secondary that has allowed only 137 yards passing this season. Davis, Derrick Bryant and Brandon Sanders have also played strong roles on the Lions' defense.
"We're not the biggest, but we're a scrappy group of kids," Davis said.

http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/ind...ange_well_id=2

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10/4

Video of Cameron in action.

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More video.

[Buckskin86]

Super 11 Diary: P'tree Ridge's Cameron Heyward
'Knowing that my dad is looking down on me makes me play harder'

For the Journal-Constitution
Published on: 10/12/06

Don't put Super 11 selection Cameron Heyward in a box. The 6-foot-7, 282-pounder has proven what a mistake it would be. Label him a basketball player, and he'll turn heads on the football field. Call him a defensive tackle and he'll turn around and lay someone out while playing on the offensive line. Heyward, the son of the late Pro Bowl running back Craig "Ironhead," is a do-it-all athlete ? period. The Peachtree Ridge senior, a mainstay at defensive tackle, talked to staff writer Rana L. Cash:

This season has been pretty good, but we have had a couple hard losses. We've become closer as a team, though, and there's been a lot of improvement since the beginning of the year. For me, knowing that my dad is looking down on me makes me play harder. I have dedicated this season to him. I know my mother is watching me, too. She's at all my games. She can be kinda loud if she wants to! She worries about if my asthma will get the best of me, but since I've gotten older, it's not like it used to be.

Against Forsyth Central, I played offense [offensive tackle] and defense [defensive tackle]. I've done it before, but not for the whole game. I just wanted to help my team. Obviously, I got the job done. It was different, playing offense, but I still put people on their butts. I don't know if I'd play offense in college, though.

The million dollar question is where I'm going to school. I plan to take all my official visits. I may not visit Georgia [because he's already familiar with the program]. I'm going to visit Tennessee, Florida, LSU, and probably Ohio State and USC.

Most of them have been open to me playing both basketball and football. I see it as a challenge. I think I can do it. I'm not going to doubt myself.

For right now, it's about football. My best game was against South Forsyth. I had an interception, a fumble recovery, a sack and forced a fumble. The only thing wrong with that game was that I didn't score a touchdown.

As for my personal goals this year, I want to be an All-American. There's always going to be pressure, but it's all in how you deal with it. The way I see it, it's about staying focused.

http://www.ajc.com/highschool/conten...uperdiary.html

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Cam was in attendance as Pitt honored his late father.

[osugrad21]

Peachtree Ridge defensive lineman Cameron Heyward: This 6-foot-6, 282-pound animal wants to play both basketball and football at the next level. He?ll visit Ohio State before making his choice. Georgia, Tennessee and Clemson are also on his radar.

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11/1

Cameron says he will visit for the Michigan game and will choose between USC, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio State, and LSU.

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11/1

Cameron discusses his upcoming visit to tOSU.