Kole Heckendorf
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Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
| Saint John's Johnnies | |
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| Position: | Offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 20, 1985 Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | North Dakota State |
| Undrafted: | 2009 |
| Career history | |
As a player: | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
As a coach: | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Kole Joseph Heckendorf (born November 20, 1985) is an American college football coach and former wide receiver. He is the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for Saint John's University, positions he has held since 2018.[1] After playing college football at North Dakota State, he was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Heckendorf has also been a member of the Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, San Diego Chargers, and Indianapolis Colts.
Heckendorf was born in Wausau, Wisconsin[2] where he grew up.[3] He played high school football for Mosinee High School in Mosinee, Wisconsin, as a wide receiver and a safety.
As a junior, Heckendorf was named first-team All-State by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) and second-team All-State by the Associated Press and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel after he set state records with 116 receptions[3] for 1,714 yards and 11 touchdowns. He led the nation as a junior with 116 catches.
As a senior, he earned first-team All-State honors from both the Associated Press and the WFCA after making 63 catches for 1,257 yards and recording a state-record 19 touchdowns.[citation needed] He was also named All-Conference and All-District and was a second-team All-State selection by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
His high school career totals of 3,831 yards and 36 touchdowns are state records and his 235 catches rank second all-time.[3][4]
Heckendorf lettered in hockey all four years of high school, receiving honorable mention all-state honors once and all-conference honors three times. He was a member of an all-star traveling hockey team, Team Wisconsin.[3]
College career
Heckendorf received a scholarship to play college football at North Dakota State University, as a wide receiver, where he finished as the all-time leading receiver in school history[3] and became the first receiver in the history of the program to lead the team in receptions for four seasons.
Heckendorf redshirted in 2004. He had a career-high 52 receptions as a sophomore in 2006. He was named to the All-Northwest Region third-team by the Football Gazette and was voted to the All-GWFC second-team by the league's media after helping NDSU win the conference championship. As a junior, he earned All-Great West Football Conference first-team honors after ranking third in the league in both receptions and yards for the season. He was named a second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection in 2008. He finished the season ranked third in the conference in yards and fifth in receptions. He had a career day in the 2008 opener against Austin Peay, catching eight passes and notching new career highs of 179 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He made a career-high nine catches at Youngstown State later in the season. He was a member of the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first-team as a senior.
Heckendorf earned a B.S. in general education.[2]