Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Northern Illinois | 7/16 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 4.8 | — | Season-high 76 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 55-0vs Northern Iowa | 6/11 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 9.0 | |
| Total | 13/27 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 9.0 |
#10
Jeremy Hecklinski
Junior quarterback for Iowa. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 201 lb · Marietta, GA · Walton
The numbers
141
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 76 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, vs Northern Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior quarterback for Iowa. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2024.
- Transferred from Wake Forest to Iowa in 2025.
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Jeremy Hecklinski
Jeremy Hecklinski arrived at Iowa from Wake Forest. The receipt: 76 pass yds, 16 rush yds against Northern Illinois — Week 1, 2026.
141 PASS YDS · 1 PASS TD · 16 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Walton
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
Game log
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Northern Illinois · 4&2 · Q3 · EPA -4.15(05:17) #10 J.Hecklinski pass intercepted by #5 Y.Falke at NIU00, Touchback
- Week 1 · Northern Illinois · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.99(02:43) Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short right to #14 T.Diaz caught at Iowa23, for 24 yards to the NIU47 (#14 M.Armstrong; #8 C.Mau), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Northern Illinois · 1&8 · Q2 · EPA +2.32(07:44) Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short left to #26 X.Williams caught at NIU10, for 8 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:40 #92 C.Buhr kick attempt good (H: #35 T.Philpott, LS: #69 I.Speltz)
- Week 1 · Northern Illinois · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.64(07:41) Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski rush left for 16 yards gain to the NIU01 (#18 J.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Northern Illinois · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +1.53(01:37) Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short right to #0 J.Buie caught at NIU33, for 13 yards to the NIU33 (#14 M.Armstrong), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Northern Illinois · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.91(12:25) Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short right to #14 T.Diaz caught at NIU48, for 0 yards to the NIU42 (#16 K.Conyers)
- Week 3 · Northern Iowa · 2&29 · Q3 · EPA +0.78(01:25) #10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short middle to #19 M.Woods caught at IOWA31, for 17 yards to the IOWA45 (#21 C.Jaworski), out of bounds
- Week 3 · Northern Iowa · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA -0.60(05:43) Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski sacked for loss of 11 yards to the IOWA18 (#10 K.Miller)
- Week 3 · Northern Iowa · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.55(00:59) Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short left to #8 E.James caught at UNI18, for 11 yards to the UNI12 (#33 J.Powers), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Northern Iowa · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.52(02:14) Shotgun #10 J.Hecklinski pass complete short right to #0 J.Buie caught at IOWA21, for 12 yards to the IOWA22 (#8 I.Pinks; #57 A.Ducharme), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +65 passing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 12-4 over that span.
2025Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Iowa3-0HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 70.5 YDS/g, 0.5 TD/g, 5.3 YPA, 0.5 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
46.3%
93 pass / 108 run
Plays / game
67.0
3 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #247
Peaked at #247 this season.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology