Tanner Heckel

DB · #16 · Illinois · JR · 5'11" · 195 · Lyndon, KS

RCB depth chart, 2nd

5 2026 tackles

0 · 1 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

32 Career games (10 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Illinois	6	1	5	0	1	0	0	0
2025	Illinois	13	9	33	1.5	1	1	1	1
2024	Illinois	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tackles per game 0.8 24

Havoc plays 1 68

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 11.0% 49

Line yards per carry allowed 3.0 14

Sack rate 2.7% 9

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W3	Southern Illinois Salukis	3		1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board

#1570 Isaiah Cobbs WR · Munford WSU

#1570

Timi Oke CB · NFL Academy NW

#1576

Tanner Heckel S · Lyndon ILL

#1581 Jordan Buckley DL · Batavia WMU

#1581

Josh Ringer ATH · East Central M-OH

Ss in the class

#146

Mike Wright III Palm Beach Gardens FAU

#147

Rex Guthrie Heritage NEB

#148

Tanner Heckel Lyndon ILL

#149

Myles Turpin Stone Bridge WAKE

#150

Cam Cole Arlington Seguin FRES

2026 · 68th pctile of DBs

Recruit · 48th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.