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American football player (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jackson Dean Heflin (born March 8, 1998) is an American professional football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Northern Illinois and Iowa.
Personal information | |||||
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Born: | Galesburg, Illinois, U.S. | March 8, 1998||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 304 lb (138 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Prophetstown (Prophetstown, Illinois) | ||||
College: | Northern Illinois (2017–2019) Iowa (2020) | ||||
Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||
Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||
Career history | |||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Heflin played college football at Northern Illinois for four seasons, earning second-team all-Mid-American Conference honors for the Huskies in 2019. In 2020, he transferred to Iowa and started 2020 at defensive tackle next to Daviyon Nixon.[1][2]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
304 lb (138 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 5.33 s | 1.80 s | 3.03 s | 4.62 s | 7.57 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) | 25 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[3] |
In 2021, Heflin signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent, and made the opening day roster.[4] He was released on January 21, 2022.[5] The Packers re-signed Heflin to a futures contract on January 27, 2022, following their playoff exit.[6] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] On December 13, 2022, Heflin was released from the practice squad.[9]
On December 15, 2022, Helfin was signed to the New York Giants practice squad. He was released from the practice squad on January 3, 2023.[10] The Giants re-signed Heflin to their practice squad on January 6, then released four days later.[11]
On January 8, 2023, Heflin signed with the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL.[citation needed] On May 8, 2023, Heflin was named to the All-XFL team.[12] He was released from his contract on May 15, 2023.[13]
On May 15, 2023, Heflin signed with the New Orleans Saints.[14] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Saints signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[17]
On August 27, 2024, Heflin was waived by the Saints.[18]
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