Jake Heimlicher (born October 5, 1999) is an American football

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who currently plays for the

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. He previously played for the

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Early life and high school

Heimlicher grew up in Aurora, Colorado and attended Regis Jesuit High School. During high school, he achieved a state leading record of .22 sacks. He committed to play college football at Penn over offers from Air Force, Brown, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana State, Northern Colorado, Princeton and Wyoming.

College career

Penn

During Heimlicher's true freshman season in 2018, he only appeared in one game which was against

Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine ...

. 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

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, the

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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

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finalist and the FCS Defensive Player of the Year. On November 22, 2022, Heimlicher announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. On November 29, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to

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UCLA

Heimlicher enrolled early in January 2023 and participated in the spring training. He made his debut as a Bruin in the Week 1 game against

Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is a public university in Conway, South Carolina. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina, it became an in ...

References

External links

Penn Quakers bio

UCLA Bruins bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heimlicher, Jake Living people American football defensive ends Players of American football from Aurora, Colorado Regis Jesuit High School alumni UCLA Bruins football players Penn Quakers football players Year of birth missing (living people)