Notre Dame · L 13-41
No tackles.
Eastern Michigan · W 54-10
No tackles.
Penn State · W 24-20
No tackles.
UCLA · L 7-17
No tackles.
USC · W 24-7
No tackles.
Heiberger has tackles in 3 of Wisconsin’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Wisconsin is 5-3.
Third year in the Wisconsin linebacker corps. On tape: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Western Illinois, Week 2, 2026.
6 tackles · 1 sack
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 36-9vs Western Illinois | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 31-3vs Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-30@ Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 0-30 at Iowa, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 3 games with play by play.
How Wisconsin’s defense played that day
Iowa’s 10 drives: 4 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 6. Fourth quarter, up 31-3.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 2 passes broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 3 ended Western Illinois’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 3. Third quarter, up 30-9. Ended Western Illinois’s drive (downs).
Week 2 · 2026
W 36-9
1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 27-point win at home against Western Illinois.
3 seasons under Luke Fickell — 14-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
43.5%
200 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
57.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
218 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Luke Fickell.
