Jeff Hecklinski
American football player and coach (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeff Hecklinski (born February 18, 1974) is an American football coach and former player. He was most recently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at San Diego State University from 2020–2022.
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1974-02-18) February 18, 1974 (age 50) Palatine, Illinois, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1994 | Illinois |
1995–1997 | Western Illinois |
1998 | Albany Firebirds |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1998 | Benedictine (QB/WR) |
1999–2000 | Fort Scott C.C. (OC) |
2001–2002 | Central Missouri St. (OC) |
2003 | Arizona (QB/PGC) |
2004–2008 | Ball State (WR) |
2009–2010 | San Diego State (AHC/RB) |
2011–2014 | Michigan (WR) |
2015 | CSU–Pueblo (QB/PGC) |
2016 | Illinois (TE/ST) |
2017–2018 | Indiana State (OC/QB/RC) |
2019 | Kansas (TE) |
2020–2022 | San Diego State (OC/QB) |
A highly-rated high school quarterback, Hecklinski enrolled at the University of Illinois in 1993, but transferred to Western Illinois University (WIU) in 1995. He became the second-leading passer in WIU history with nearly 6,000 career passing yards. After college, he played for the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League in 1998.
He has been a college football coach since 1998. He has previously had stints as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for Arizona (2003), wide receivers coach at Ball State (2009–2010), assistant head coach and running backs coach at San Diego State, wide receivers coach at Michigan (2011–2014), quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at CSU–Pueblo (2015), tight ends and special teams coach at Illinois (2016), offensive coordinator at Indiana State (2017–2018), and tight ends coach at Kansas (2019).