Ben Heeney
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 13, 1992 Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Hutchinson (Hutchinson, Kansas) | ||||||||
| College: | Kansas | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 5 / pick: 140 | ||||||||
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Ben Heeney (born May 13, 1992) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at Kansas.
Early life
[edit]Heeney attended Hutchinson High School in Hutchinson, Kansas. Helping to lead the Salthawks to three state titles. He played safety and running back. As a senior, he ran for a school record 2,083 yards and 39 touchdowns.[1] He also had 143 tackles and four interceptions. Heeney committed to the University of Kansas to play college football.
College career
[edit]Heeney played at Kansas from 2011 to 2014. As a true freshman, he played in all 12 games and had eight tackles. As a sophomore in 2012, Heeney started all 12 games, recording 112 tackles and a sack.[2] As a junior in 2013, he played and started in 10 games, missing two due to injury. He finished the season with 88 tackles, two sacks and three interceptions. As a senior in 2014, Heeney again started all 12 games, finishing with 127 tackles, 1.5 sacks and one interception.[3][4][5]
Professional career
[edit]Oakland Raiders
[edit]Heeney was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft with the 140th overall pick.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on October 4, 2016.[7] On July 25, 2017, the Raiders placed Heeney on the non-football injury list.[8] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[9]
New Orleans Saints
[edit]On September 22, 2017, Heeney was signed to the practice squad of the New Orleans Saints.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on September 27, 2017.[11] He was waived on October 3, 2017.[12]
Houston Texans
[edit]On October 4, 2017, the Houston Texans claimed Heeney off waivers.[13] The team placed him on injured reserve on November 29, 2017.[14]
On March 26, 2018, Heeney re-signed with the Texans.[15] On August 29, 2018, he was waived with an injury designation by the Texans after having ankle surgery. After going unclaimed on waivers, was placed on the Texans injured reserve.[16] He was released on September 8, 2018.
New York Guardians
[edit]Heeney was selected by the New York Guardians of the XFL in round one of phase three of the 2020 XFL Draft.[17] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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| Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | FF | SFTY | PDef | Int | TDs | Yds | Avg | Lng | |||
| 2015 | OAK | 15 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| 2016 | OAK | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| 2017 | NO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| HOU | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | |
| Career | 24 | 55 | 44 | 11 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | |
Career statistics accurate as of the end of the 2017 regular season.[19]
Personal life
[edit]Heeney is married to Taylor Alderson, and they have a son and a daughter.
References
[edit]- ^ KU's Ben Heeney looking to leave lasting impression in final season
- ^ Linebacker Ben Heeney is a diamond on a rough KU football team
- ^ Kansas linebacker Ben Heeney wouldn’t mind being the next Chris Borland
- ^ Ben Heeney is … ‘The Diabolical Defender’
- ^ Ben Heeney, an appreciation
- ^ "Raiders Take Kansas LB Ben Heeney in the 5th Round". Raiders.com. May 2, 2015. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ^ "Raiders Sign LB Perry Riley Jr.; Heeney To Reserve/Injured List". Raiders.com. October 4, 2016. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (July 25, 2017). "Raiders Place TE Cooper Helfet & LB Ben Heeny On NFI List".
- ^ "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Saints sign linebacker Ben Heeney to the practice squad: source". NOLA.com. September 22, 2017.
- ^ Underhill, Nick (September 27, 2017). "Saints place David Parry on injured reserve, promote Ben Heeney from practice squad". TheAdvocate.com.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (October 3, 2017). "Saints Cut DL Kendall Langford & LB Ben Heeney". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ Williams, Charean (October 4, 2017). "Texans claim Ben Heeney off waivers from Saints". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ "Texans place Chris Clark, Ben Heeney on IR". HoustonTexans.com. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Charean (March 26, 2018). "Texans re-sign Ben Heeney, cut Deante' Gray". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 29, 2018). "Texans linebacker Ben Heeney out for the season after ankle surgery". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ Daniels, Tim (October 15, 2019). "XFL Draft 2019 Results: Rosters, Day 1 Selections for Each Team". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Ben Heeney Career Stats".