Tanner Heckel
Illinois Fighting Illini · #16 · Defensive Back · Junior
2025 season
TOT
37
tied 727th of 4619
SACK
1.5
tied 519th of 4619
PD
2
tied 582nd of 4619
Overview
Defense
Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.
Stats
Defense
Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.
Glossary
- AST
- Assist Tackles
- AVG
- Average Interception Yards
- FF
- Fumbles Forced
- FR
- Fumbles Recovered
- INT
- Interceptions
- KB
- Kicks Blocked
- LNG
- Long Interception
- PD
- Passes Defended
- SACK
- Sacks
- SOLO
- Solo Tackles
- TD
- Interception Touchdowns
- TOT
- Total Tackles
- YDS
- Interception Yards
Bio
| Team | Illinois Fighting Illini |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive Back |
| Class | Junior |
| Height / weight | 5' 11" / 195 lbs |
| Birthplace | Lyndon, KS |
| Jersey | #16 |
| Status | Active |
Career history
- Illinois Fighting Illini 2024–2025 · 2 seasons
Splits
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 37 | 26 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29 | vs WIU | W 52-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9/6 | @ DUKE | W 45-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/13 | vs WMU | W 38-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/20 | @ IU | L 63-10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/27 | vs USC | W 34-32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/4 | @ PUR | W 43-27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | vs OSU | L 34-16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/25 | @ WASH | L 42-25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11/1 | vs RUTG | W 35-13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/15 | vs MD | W 24-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/22 | @ WIS | L 27-10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/29 | vs NU | W 20-13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/30 | vs TENN | W 30-28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 37 | 26 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | ||