Jack Heflin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | March 8, 1998 Galesburg, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 304 lb (138 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Prophetstown (Prophetstown, Illinois) | ||
| College: | Northern Illinois (2017–2019) Iowa (2020) | ||
| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||
| Career history | |||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||
Jackson Dean Heflin (born March 8, 1998) is an American professional football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Northern Illinois and Iowa.
College career
[edit]Heflin played college football at Northern Illinois for four seasons, earning second-team all-Mid-American Conference honors for the Huskies in 2019. In 2020, he transferred to Iowa and started 2020 at defensive tackle next to Daviyon Nixon.[1][2]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
304 lb (138 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
5.33 s | 1.80 s | 3.03 s | 4.62 s | 7.57 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) |
8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
25 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
[edit]In 2021, Heflin signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent, and made the opening day roster.[4] He was released on January 21, 2022.[5] The Packers re-signed Heflin to a futures contract on January 27, 2022, following their playoff exit.[6] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] On December 13, 2022, Heflin was released from the practice squad.[9]
New York Giants
[edit]On December 15, 2022, Helfin was signed to the New York Giants practice squad. He was released from the practice squad on January 3, 2023.[10] The Giants re-signed Heflin to their practice squad on January 6, then released four days later.[11]
Houston Roughnecks
[edit]On January 8, 2023, Heflin signed with the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL.[citation needed] On May 8, 2023, Heflin was named to the All-XFL team.[12] He was released from his contract on May 15, 2023.[13]
New Orleans Saints
[edit]On May 15, 2023, Heflin signed with the New Orleans Saints.[14] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Saints signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[17]
On August 27, 2024, Heflin was waived by the Saints.[18]
NFL career statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Season | Team | GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | GB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Batterson, Steve (April 3, 2021). "Hawkeyes' Heflin keeps it real as draft nears". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ Hensley, Adam (December 23, 2020). "Heflin at home helping anchor No. 17 Iowa's defensive line". AP NEWS. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NFL Draft Scout Jack Heflin College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ Hodkiewicz, Wes (August 24, 2021). "Small-town Jack Heflin proving NFL isn't too big for him". Packers.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Packers activate LBs Za'Darius Smith and Whitney Mercilus off injured reserve". Packers.com. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Mosqueda, Justis (January 26, 2022). "Packers sign DL Jack Heflin to futures contract". Acme Packing Company. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Press release: Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Packers sign S Rudy Ford". Packers.com. August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Packers sign T Jean Delance, C Michal Menet to practice squad". Packers.com. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ Valentine, Ed (January 3, 2023). "Giants re-sign WR David Sills to practice squad". Big Blue View. SB Nation. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ Comeaux, Jonathan (January 6, 2023). "Giants Make Two Practice Squad Moves". Yardbarker.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "2023 All-XFL Team Revealed". www.xfl.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Sigler, John (May 15, 2023). "Saints sign former XFL defensive tackle Jack Heflin after minicamp tryout". Saints Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce practice squad additions". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 30, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints sign 11 to reserve/future contracts". NewOrleansSaints.com. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 27, 2024.
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