Jake Heimlicher
{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography
| name = Jake Heimlicher
| team =
| status = Active
| position = Defensive lineman
| college = Penn (2018–2022)
UCLA (2023)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|10|5}}
| career_highlights = *First-team All-Ivy League (2022)
| playing_team1=Ottawa Redblacks
| playing_years1={{CFL Year|2024|2025}}*
| CFL = jake-heimlicher
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 255
}}
Jake Heimlicher (born October 5, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end. He was most recently a member of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at UCLA and Penn.
Early life
Heimlicher grew up in Aurora, Colorado and attended Regis Jesuit High School. During high school, he achieved a state leading record of .22 sacks.{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2017/08/27/jake-heimlicher-regis-jesuit-de-state-leading-22-sacks-last-year/|title=Regis Jesuit DE Jake Heimlicher, a former quarterback, had a state-leading 22 sacks last year|website=Denver Post|first=Mike|last=Chambers|date=August 27, 2017}} He committed to play college football at Penn over offers from Air Force, Brown, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana State, Northern Colorado, Princeton and Wyoming.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/player/jake-heimlicher-46042836/high-school-195304/|title=Jake Heimlicher, Regis Jesuit, Outside Linebacker|website=247sports.com|access-date=September 28, 2023}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://pennathletics.com/news/2022/11/22/football-heimlicher-tabbed-finalist-for-fcs-national-defensive-player-of-the-year.aspx|title=Heimlicher Tabbed Finalist for FCS National Defensive Player of the Year|website=Penn Quakers|date=November 22, 2022|access-date=September 29, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://pennathletics.com/sports/football/roster/jake-heimlicher/19778|title=Jake Heimlicher|website=Penn Quakers}}
On November 22, 2022, Heimlicher announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/LongFormArticle/FSU-football-transfer-portal-window-FCS--198281212/|title=Five intriguing FCS entries from Day 1 of the Transfer Portal window|website=247sports.com|first=Brendan|last=Sonnone|date=November 22, 2022}} On November 29, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to UCLA.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college/ucla/football/upenn-transfer-defensive-end-jake-heimlicher-commits-to-ucla-football|title=UPenn Transfer DE Jake Heimlicher Commits to UCLA Football|magazine=Sports Illustrated|first=Sam|last=Connon|date=November 29, 2022}}
= UCLA =
Heimlicher enrolled early in January 2023 and participated in the spring training.{{cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/jake-heimlicher/12665|title=Jake Heimlicher|website=UCLA Bruins}} He made his debut as a Bruin in the Week 1 game against Coastal Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2023/9/6/football-set-for-road-opener-in-san-diego.aspx|title=Football Set for Road Opener in San Diego|website=UCLA Bruins|date=September 6, 2023|access-date=September 29, 2023}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 1/8
| weight = 247
| dash = 4.74
| ten split = 1.63
| twenty split = 2.72
| shuttle = 4.52
| cone drill = 7.02
| vertical = 34.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 0
| arm span = 31 7/8
| hand span = 9 3/4
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1056545&DraftYear=2024 |title=2024 NFL Draft Scout Jake Heimlicher College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 13, 2024}}
}}
After going undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft, Heimlicher joined the Ottawa Redblacks' practice roster on October 8, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Jake Heimlicher |url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/jake-heimlicher/168945/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=CFL.ca |language=en}} He was part of the final training camp cuts on May 31, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2025/05/31/redblacks-transactions-may-31-2025/ |title=Redblacks Transactions May 31, 2025 |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |date=May 31, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://pennathletics.com/sports/football/roster/jake-heimlicher/19778 Penn Quakers bio]
- [https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/jake-heimlicher/12665 UCLA Bruins bio]
- [https://www.cfl.ca/players/jake-heimlicher/168945/ Ottawa Redblacks bio]
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Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Players of American football from Aurora, Colorado
Category:Regis Jesuit High School alumni
Category:UCLA Bruins football players
Category:Penn Quakers football players
Category:Canadian football defensive linemen