Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-17@ Michigan | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#38
Owen Heinecke
6th-year linebacker for Oklahoma. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 226 lb · Tulsa, OK
CFB Index 76 · #84 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Oklahoma for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Sacks: 87th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
17
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 10 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, at Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonOwen Heinecke
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Oklahoma. 2025 brought the first one: All-SEC. The receipt: 10 tackles, 1 sacks against Michigan — Week 2, 2026.
17 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202513 games
- All-SECsecond
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Oklahoma
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Oklahoma
Played his entire career under Brent Venables.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Brent Venables — 27-14 over that span.
2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2026Oklahoma1-1HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: tackles (85th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 8.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-SEC
Based on 2025: #14 of 76 SEC LBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–0
vs UTEP
7 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 51-point win at home against UTEP.
With I. Sategna — 4 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD · J. Mateer — 225 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.5 · 7 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Oklahoma
Returning around him
- 7 Oklahoma players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (16 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma · Last season: 10-3 (AP #8) · Talent rank #17 · 2026 recruiting class #15
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Pat Jasinski’s 2016 season.
Matches Pat on
Height
PD rate
Weight
Differs from Pat on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Mohamed Sanogo's senior season at Ole Miss (2021).
81%match
Matches Mohamed on
Solo tackle rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Mohamed on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Owen Heinecke
Background
Season GP-GS UT AT TOTAL TFL SACKS INT FF FR PBU QBH 2022 DID NOT PLAY 2023 13-0 1 3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 13-0 5 2 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 13-5 34 40 74 12.0-41 3.0-16 0 1 0 4 2 Career 39-5 40 45 85 12.0-41 3.0-16 0 1 0 4 2 PRONUNCIATION Your browser does not support the audio tag. 2...
The linebacker corps · Oklahoma
- #10Kip Lewis76 tackles · 2025
- #38Owen Heinecke74 tackles · 2025
- #18Cole Sullivan44 tackles · 2025
- #7Taylor Heim12 tackles · 2025
- #47James Nesta4 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · Oklahoma team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology