Kole Heckendorf

Kole Joseph Heckendorf (born November 20, 1985) is an American college football coach and former wide receiver. He is the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for Saint John's University, positions he has held since 2018. After playing college football at North Dakota State, he was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Heckendorf has also been a member of the Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, San Diego Chargers, and Indianapolis Colts.

Early life Heckendorf was born in Wausau, Wisconsin where he grew up. He played high school football for Mosinee High School in Mosinee, Wisconsin, as a wide receiver and a safety.

As a junior, Heckendorf was named first-team All-State by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) and second-team All-State by the Associated Press and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel after he set state records with 116 receptions

Heckendorf lettered in hockey all four years of high school, receiving honorable mention all-state honors once and all-conference honors three times. He was a member of an all-star traveling hockey team, Team Wisconsin.

San Diego Chargers Heckendorf was signed to the San Diego Chargers practice squad on October 13, 2010.

Indianapolis Colts Heckendorf joined the Indianapolis Colts practice squad on November 17, 2010. He re-signed on January 12, 2011, was placed on injured reserve on August 8, and was waived from injured reserve on October 17.