2025 -- Saw his first action of the season, going 1-of-1 for two yards in 37-0 shutout at Wisconsin... completed 1-of-1 passes for a career-high six yards and rushed once for a career-high six yards, scoring his first collegiate touchdown in 41-3 win over Minnesota.
2024 -- Played at Wake Forest... took three snaps against North Carolina.
High School Honors -- 2023 MaxPreps National Player of the Year Finalist… 2024 All-American Bowl Offensive Player of the Year Finalist… participated in the 2023 All-American Bowl in San Antonio… 2023 first-team All-State... named the 2023 GPB Georgia Offensive Player of the Year… 2023 MaxPreps Georgia Player of the Year… highest-rated Wake Forest quarterback recruit in the 247 composite era and was rated as the No. 25 quarterback in the class according to 247Sports... 2022 Georgia 5-AAAAA Player of the Year… 2022 Cobb County Offensive Player of the Year… 2022 11Alive Offensive Player of the Year... Career -- Led Walton to the state title game while throwing for 3,835 passing yards, 50 touchdowns to just six interceptions, completing 201-of-309 attempts (65 percent) in 14 games while holding a 141.9 passer rating… added 58 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the ground… helped Walton to a top-10 national ranking according to MaxPreps and the top-ranked team in the state of Georgia in 2023… completed 100-of-166 pass attempts (60.6 percent) for 1,781 yards with 15 scores to just five interceptions as a sophomore… completed 194-of-305 pass attempts (63.6 percent) for 3,520 yards with 37 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, along with 50 carries for 77 yards and five scores… helped lead Walton to nine victories in 2021, 10 wins in 2022 and a 13-1 record on its way to Georgia 7A state championship appearance in 2023.
Personal -- Born on 7/13/2004... pre-business major... son of Amy and Randy Hecklinski… father, Randy, played quarterback at Bowling Green from 1990-95… uncle, Jeff, played quarterback collegiately at Illinois and Western Illinois before spending over 20 years as a college assistant coach.
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