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Jersey Number 75
Sam Heckel
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Waukesha, Wis.
- High School:
- Waukesha West
Bio
Career Overview: Versatile offensive lineman who played both guard and center during his career ... Medically disqualified from participation in athletics at Syracuse University following the 2019 season ... Logged 1,514 snaps in 26 games (14 starts) from 2017-19 ... Team leader with 41 knockdown blocks as a redshirt freshman in 2017 ... President of the Syracuse chapter of Uplifting Athletes, which raised in excess of $15,000 in two years under his leadership … Two-time recipient of the ACC's Top Six for Service Award ... Two letters.
Junior Year (2019): Member of the inaugural Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Team ... Named to the five-member team for serving as a leader in college football who made a positive and lasting impact on the rare-disease community ... ACC Top Six for Service Award winner for the second straight year ... Nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® for his dedication to volunteerism and enriching the lives of others .... Started the season opener at center against Liberty (8/31) and recorded one knockdown block in 38 snaps ... Missed the remainder of the season due to injury.
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Sophomore Year (2018): Finalist for the Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award for his commitment to making a positive difference in the rare-disease community ... ACC Top Six for Service Award recipient ... Syracuse’s primary backup at center and both guard positions ... Played in all 13 games (one start) ... Logged 444 snaps (all at guard) and was credited with 19.5 knockdown blocks ... Average of one knockdown for every 22.8 snaps was the best on the team among linemen who played a minimum of 100 snaps … Blocked for an offense that ranked 11th nationally in scoring (40.2 ppg) and set the program records for points (523) and rushing touchdowns (38) ... Against Wagner (9/8), started at right guard and tallied four knockdowns in a season-high 70 snaps to help the Orange score a season-best 62 points versus the Seahawks ... Had four knockdowns in 39 snaps to aid an offense that produced season highs in total offense (636 yards) and rushing yards (341) versus Connecticut (9/22) ... Season-high 4.5 knockdown blocks in 30 snaps versus Louisville (11/9) ... Helped the Orange run for 326 yards against the Cardinals, the third time in 2018 SU registered 300+ yards on the ground.
Freshman Year (2017): Started all 12 games at left guard ... Team leader in knockdown blocks (41) ... Tied or led the Orange in knockdowns five times ... Played 1,032 snaps, third-most among SU offensive linemen ... Blocked for a Syracuse offense that ranked third in the ACC in total offense (456.3 ypg) and second in passing (294.8 ypg) ... Started his college debut versus Central Connecticut State (9/1) and was credited with two knockdown blocks in 73 snaps ... Led the team with four knockdown blocks in 96 snaps against Middle Tennessee (9/9) ... Paced the front five for the second week in a row with seven knockdowns in 79 snaps against Central Michigan (9/16) ... Played a career-high 102 snaps versus Wake Forest (11/11) and set a personal-best with eight knockdowns, the highest one-game total for an Orange offensive lineman in 2017 ... Against Louisville (11/18), saw the field for all 80 snaps and tied for the team lead with six knockdown blocks.Â
2016: Redshirt season ... Member of the travel squad ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both the fall and spring.Â
High School: Played offensive tackle and defensive line for head coach Steve Rux at Waukesha West High School … Ranked the No. 2 guard in Wisconsin by Scout.com … No. 48 offensive tackle in the Class of 2016, according to ESPN … Named to the WFCA All-State First Team and the Associated Press All-State First Team in 2015 … Runner-up for the 2015 Joe Thomas Award, presented to the state’s top offensive lineman … Earned All-Classic Eight Conference honors twice, including first-team plaudits as a senior … PrepStar All-Midwest selection … Led the Wolverines to back-to-back WIAA Division 2 state championship game appearances … As a senior defensive lineman, recorded 31 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass deflections and one fumble recovery … Team captain.
Personal: Samuel Steven Heckel … Born in June 1997 in Waukesha, Wisconsin … Son of Steve and Laura Heckel … One brother, two sisters … Lives with congenital TTP, a rare blood disorder that requires him to undergo plasmatherapy every three weeks ... Earth science major.
Junior Year (2019): Member of the inaugural Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Team ... Named to the five-member team for serving as a leader in college football who made a positive and lasting impact on the rare-disease community ... ACC Top Six for Service Award winner for the second straight year ... Nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® for his dedication to volunteerism and enriching the lives of others .... Started the season opener at center against Liberty (8/31) and recorded one knockdown block in 38 snaps ... Missed the remainder of the season due to injury.
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Sophomore Year (2018): Finalist for the Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award for his commitment to making a positive difference in the rare-disease community ... ACC Top Six for Service Award recipient ... Syracuse’s primary backup at center and both guard positions ... Played in all 13 games (one start) ... Logged 444 snaps (all at guard) and was credited with 19.5 knockdown blocks ... Average of one knockdown for every 22.8 snaps was the best on the team among linemen who played a minimum of 100 snaps … Blocked for an offense that ranked 11th nationally in scoring (40.2 ppg) and set the program records for points (523) and rushing touchdowns (38) ... Against Wagner (9/8), started at right guard and tallied four knockdowns in a season-high 70 snaps to help the Orange score a season-best 62 points versus the Seahawks ... Had four knockdowns in 39 snaps to aid an offense that produced season highs in total offense (636 yards) and rushing yards (341) versus Connecticut (9/22) ... Season-high 4.5 knockdown blocks in 30 snaps versus Louisville (11/9) ... Helped the Orange run for 326 yards against the Cardinals, the third time in 2018 SU registered 300+ yards on the ground.
Freshman Year (2017): Started all 12 games at left guard ... Team leader in knockdown blocks (41) ... Tied or led the Orange in knockdowns five times ... Played 1,032 snaps, third-most among SU offensive linemen ... Blocked for a Syracuse offense that ranked third in the ACC in total offense (456.3 ypg) and second in passing (294.8 ypg) ... Started his college debut versus Central Connecticut State (9/1) and was credited with two knockdown blocks in 73 snaps ... Led the team with four knockdown blocks in 96 snaps against Middle Tennessee (9/9) ... Paced the front five for the second week in a row with seven knockdowns in 79 snaps against Central Michigan (9/16) ... Played a career-high 102 snaps versus Wake Forest (11/11) and set a personal-best with eight knockdowns, the highest one-game total for an Orange offensive lineman in 2017 ... Against Louisville (11/18), saw the field for all 80 snaps and tied for the team lead with six knockdown blocks.Â
2016: Redshirt season ... Member of the travel squad ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both the fall and spring.Â
High School: Played offensive tackle and defensive line for head coach Steve Rux at Waukesha West High School … Ranked the No. 2 guard in Wisconsin by Scout.com … No. 48 offensive tackle in the Class of 2016, according to ESPN … Named to the WFCA All-State First Team and the Associated Press All-State First Team in 2015 … Runner-up for the 2015 Joe Thomas Award, presented to the state’s top offensive lineman … Earned All-Classic Eight Conference honors twice, including first-team plaudits as a senior … PrepStar All-Midwest selection … Led the Wolverines to back-to-back WIAA Division 2 state championship game appearances … As a senior defensive lineman, recorded 31 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass deflections and one fumble recovery … Team captain.
Personal: Samuel Steven Heckel … Born in June 1997 in Waukesha, Wisconsin … Son of Steve and Laura Heckel … One brother, two sisters … Lives with congenital TTP, a rare blood disorder that requires him to undergo plasmatherapy every three weeks ... Earth science major.
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