Jake Heimlicher

Last updated
Jake Heimlicher
UCLA BruinsNo. 51
Position Defensive end
ClassGraduate student
Personal information
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career history
College
  • Penn (2018–2022)
  • UCLA (2023–present)
Bowl games
High school Regis Jesuit
(Aurora, Colorado)
Career highlights and awards

Jake Heimlicher is an American football defensive end who currently plays for the UCLA Bruins. He previously played for the Penn Quakers.

Contents

Early life and high school

Heimlicher grew up in Aurora, Colorado and attended Regis Jesuit High School. During high school, he achieved a state leading record of .22 sacks. [1] He committed to play college football at Penn over offers from Air Force, Brown, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana State, Northern Colorado, Princeton and Wyoming. [2]

College career

Penn

During Heimlicher's true freshman season in 2018, he only appeared in one game which was against Princeton. During the 2019 season, he appeared in all 10 games as a linebacker and finished the season with 14 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy League canceled fall sports for the 2020 season. During the 2021 season, he appeared and started in all 10 games while on the defensive line and finished the season with 51 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and 12 quarterback hurries. During the 2022 season, he appeared in all 10 games and was the co-captain of the team. He finished the season with 47 tackles with 28 solos, nine sacks and 13.0 tackles for a loss of 51 yards. He was named the Buck Buchanan Award finalist and the FCS Defensive Player of the Year. [3] [4]

On November 22, 2022, Heimlicher announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [5] On November 29, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to UCLA. [6]

UCLA

Heimlicher enrolled early in January 2023 and participated in the spring training. [7] He made his debut as a Bruin in the Week 1 game against Coastal Carolina. [8]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chad Greenway</span> American football player (born 1983)

Chad Greenway is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 11-year career as a linebacker with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dan Connor (American football)</span> American football player and coach (born 1985)

Daniel Murphy Connor is an American football coach and a former linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants. He played college football at Penn State University, where he is currently a defensive analyst.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cameron Wake</span> American gridiron football player (born 1982)

Derek Cameron Wake is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Penn State Nittany Lions, and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005.

Anthony Ray "D'Anton" Lynn II is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA). He was previously the defensive coordinator for the UCLA Bruins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Datone Jones</span> American gridiron football player (born 1990)

Datone Wayne Jones is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at UCLA from 2008 to 2012 as a defensive end and defensive tackle. In 2008, he was named to the Rivals.com All-Pac-10 freshman team. In 2009, he earned sophomore All-America honorable mention honors from College Football News after finishing the season with 4 sacks and 11 tackles. He missed the entire 2010 season after suffering an injury to his right foot during fall camp. In 2012, he was named second-team All-Pac-12.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 UCLA Bruins football team</span> American college football season

The 2014 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach Jim L. Mora and played its home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The team was featured in the Pac-12 Network's The Drive program.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Myles Jack</span> American football player (born 1995)

Myles David Jack is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was named the top freshman player in the Pac-12, receiving honors both on defense as well as on offense for his work as a running back and was named an All-Pac-12 linebacker twice. In 2015, Jack dropped out of UCLA and declared for the draft after suffering a season-ending knee injury. Jack was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Along with his mother LaSonjia Jack, he is the current owner of the ECHL Allen Americans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eric Kendricks</span> American football player (born 1992)

Eric-Nathan Marvin Kendricks is an American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. As a senior in 2014, he won the Butkus Award as the nation's top collegiate linebacker. Kendricks was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jayon Brown</span> American football player (born 1995)

Jayon Lee Brown is an American football middle linebacker who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft, after playing college football at UCLA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaelan Phillips</span> American football player (born 1999)

Jaelan Everett Phillips is an American football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA for two seasons before medically retiring after the 2018 season due to sustaining several concussions and other injuries. Phillips went on to study music production at the Los Angeles City College before transferring to the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami in 2019, where he also made a return to football as a player for the Miami Hurricanes. He was drafted by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Micah Parsons</span> American football player (born 1999)

Micah Aaron Parsons is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Parsons played college football at Penn State, where he was named a consensus All-American, the Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year, and the Cotton Bowl Defensive MVP as a sophomore in 2019, before being selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Parsons was named the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year following the 2021 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Covington</span> American football player (born 1996)

Chris Covington is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at Indiana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">K'Lavon Chaisson</span> American football player (born 1999)

K'Lavon Chaisson is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and was drafted by the Jaguars in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Jabril Cox is an American football linebacker for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Dakota State, where he won three FCS championships and was named the MVFC defensive player of the year before playing the 2020 season with LSU.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Osa Odighizuwa</span> Nigerian American football player (born 1998)

Osawaru "Osa" Odighizuwa is an American football defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cowboys in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA, where he was a first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-12.

Keir S. Thomas is an American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and Florida State.

Laiatu Latu is an American college football player who is a defensive end for the UCLA Bruins. He played for the Washington Huskies before transferring in 2022. With the Bruins in 2023, Latu won the Ted Hendricks and Lombardi Awards and was named a unanimous All-American.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 UCLA Bruins football team</span> American college football season

The 2023 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bruins were led by sixth-year head coach Chip Kelly and played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The season was the team's last season as members of Pac-12 before joining the Big Ten Conference in 2024.

Israel Antwine is an gridiron football defensive tackle for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Colorado and Oklahoma State, and signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

References

  1. Chambers, Mike (August 27, 2017). "Regis Jesuit DE Jake Heimlicher, a former quarterback, had a state-leading 22 sacks last year". Denver Post .
  2. "Jake Heimlicher, Regis Jesuit, Outside Linebacker". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  3. "Heimlicher Tabbed Finalist for FCS National Defensive Player of the Year". Penn Quakers . November 22, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  4. "Jake Heimlicher". Penn Quakers .
  5. Sonnone, Brendan (November 22, 2022). "Five intriguing FCS entries from Day 1 of the Transfer Portal window". 247sports.com.
  6. Connon, Sam (November 29, 2022). "UPenn Transfer DE Jake Heimlicher Commits to UCLA Football". Sports Illustrated .
  7. "Jake Heimlicher". UCLA Bruins .
  8. "Football Set for Road Opener in San Diego". UCLA Bruins . September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.