Jack Heflin
| No. 93 – Los Angeles Rams | |||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||
| Roster status | Practice squad | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | March 8, 1998 Galesburg, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight | 304 lb (138 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Prophetstown (Prophetstown, Illinois) | ||||
| College | Northern Illinois (2016–2019) Iowa (2020) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2021: undrafted | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||
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Jackson Dean Heflin (born March 8, 1998) is an American professional football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies and Iowa Hawkeyes.
College career
[edit | edit source]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]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
[edit | edit source]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]
New York Giants
[edit | edit source]On December 15, 2022, Heflin 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]
Houston Roughnecks
[edit | edit source]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]
New Orleans Saints
[edit | edit source]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]
Los Angeles Rams
[edit | edit source]On December 3, 2024, Heflin was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad.[19] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 20, 2025.[20]
On August 26, 2025, Heflin was waived by the Rams as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[21][22]
NFL career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | GB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1998 births
- Living people
- American football defensive tackles
- American football defensive ends
- Northern Illinois Huskies football players
- Iowa Hawkeyes football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- New York Giants players
- Sportspeople from Galesburg, Illinois
- Players of American football from Illinois
- Houston Roughnecks players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Los Angeles Rams players