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Tanner Heckel
DB · #16 · Illinois
Profile
- Measurements
- 5'11" · 195 lb
- Seasons
- 3
- Recruiting
- ★★★☆☆ · 0.8506
- Class rank
- #1576 · 2024
- Hometown
- Lyndon, KS
- High school
- Lyndon
Returning player.
Career
vs Power 4 · 22 games
Defense69 TOT · 47 SOLO · 5 TFL · 1.5 SACKS · 1 QB HUR · 2 PD · 0 TD
Interceptions2 INT · 1 YDS · 0 TD
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2026
Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
vs Power 4 · 8 games
Defense32 TOT · 21 SOLO · 2 TFL · 0 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 1 PD · 0 TD
Interceptions1 INT · 2 YDS · 0 TD
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | @ UCLA | L 14–22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | vs Nebraska | W 24–13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | @ Maryland | W 20–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | vs Oregon | W 21–10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | @ Michigan State | W 38–37 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | vs Purdue | L 17–24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | @ Ohio State | L 19–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | vs Duke | L 27–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Wk | Opponent | Result | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | @ Maryland | W 20–17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2025
Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
vs Power 4 · 11 games
Defense34 TOT · 24 SOLO · 3 TFL · 1.5 SACKS · 1 QB HUR · 1 PD · 0 TD
Interceptions1 INT · -1 YDS · 0 TD
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | vs Tennessee * | W 30–28 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | vs Northwestern | W 20–13 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | @ Wisconsin | L 10–27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | vs Maryland | W 24–6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | vs Rutgers | W 35–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | @ Washington | L 25–42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | vs Ohio State | L 16–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | @ Purdue | W 43–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | vs USC | W 34–32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | @ Indiana | L 10–63 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @ Duke | W 45–19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Wk | Opponent | Result | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | @ Duke | W 45–19 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
2024
Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
vs Power 4 · 3 games
Defense3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 TFL · 0 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 0 PD · 0 TD
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | vs Michigan State | W 38–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | vs Purdue | W 50–49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | @ Penn State | L 7–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |