Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-17@ Michigan | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 14-6vs New Mexico | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
#38
Owen Heinecke
6th-year linebacker for Oklahoma. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 226 lb · Tulsa, OK
CFB Index 76 · #84 of 583 LBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Sacks: 96th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
25
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 10 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, at Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
6th-year linebacker for Oklahoma. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
The full story, with sourcesOwen Heinecke
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Oklahoma. 2025 brought the first one: All-SEC. The receipt: 10 tackles, 1 sacks against Michigan — Week 2, 2026.
25 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202513 games
- All-SECsecond
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Oklahoma
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Oklahoma
Played his entire career under Brent Venables.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Owen Heinecke's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 14–6
vs New Mexico
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +8 tackles, +1.5 tackles for loss, +1 sack.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Brent Venables — 28-14 over that span.
2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2026Oklahoma2-1HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: sacks (96th percentile). Strength: tackles (94th percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%3 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups25 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
44.0%
77 pass / 98 run
Plays / game
58.3
3 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
87 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-SEC
Based on 2025: #14 of 76 SEC LBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Joseph Sipp Jr.’s 2024 season.
76%match
All-MAC
Matches Joseph on
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Joseph on
Height (higher)
Hurry rate (higher)
PD rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tuasivi Nomura's senior season at Fresno State (2023).
83%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Tuasivi on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Tuasivi on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Owen Heinecke
Background
Season GP-GS UT AT TOTAL TFL SACKS INT FF FR PBU QBH 2022 DID NOT PLAY 2023 13-0 1 3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 13-0 5 2 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 13-5 34 40 74 12.0-41 3.0-16 0 1 0 4 2 Career 39-5 40 45 85 12.0-41 3.0-16 0 1 0 4 2 PRONUNCIATION Your browser does not support the audio tag.…
The linebacker corps · Oklahoma
- #10Kip Lewis76 tackles · 2025
- #38Owen Heinecke74 tackles · 2025
- #18Cole Sullivan44 tackles · 2025
- #7Taylor Heim12 tackles · 2025
- #47James Nesta4 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · Oklahoma team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology