Taylor Heinicke

American football player (born 1993)

American football player
Taylor Heinicke
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Heinicke in 2022
No. 4 – Atlanta Falcons
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1993-03-15) March 15, 1993 (age 31)
Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Collins Hill (Suwanee, Georgia)
College:Old Dominion (2011–2014)
Undrafted:2015
Career history
  • Minnesota Vikings (2015–2017)
  • New England Patriots (2017)*
  • Houston Texans (2017)
  • Carolina Panthers (2018)
  • St. Louis BattleHawks (2020)
  • Washington Football Team / Commanders (2020–2022)
  • Atlanta Falcons (2023–present)
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Passing attempts:966
Passing completions:604
Completion percentage:62.5%
TD–INT:39–28
Passing yards:6,635
Passer rating:84.2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Taylor Heinicke (/ˈhaɪnɪki/ HIGH-nih-kee; born March 15, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Old Dominion Monarchs and signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2015. Heinicke has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Houston Texans, Carolina Panthers, and Washington Football Team / Commanders of the NFL, and the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.

With Washington in 2020, Heinicke filled in for an injured Alex Smith in a playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He later started the majority of the 2021 season following an injury to Ryan Fitzpatrick, setting the NFL record for the most completions by a quarterback in his first three starts in NFL history. Heinicke also started the majority of the 2022 season, after an injury to Carson Wentz. Heinicke has been cited as an underdog by teammates, fans, and the media due to his ability to lead teams to wins despite a perceived lack of size and natural arm talent.

Early years

Taylor Heinicke was born on March 15, 1993, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. His father is Brett Heinicke.[1] Heinicke played football under head coach Kevin Reach at Collins Hill High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where he was an all-state selection as a junior after guiding Collins Hill to a 10–4 record and a trip to the Class AAAAA semi-finals.[2] As a senior, Heinicke was named the Old Spice National Player of the Year in the state of Georgia. The award is presented annually to 50 high school varsity football athletes. He was also the Gwinnett Daily Post's Offensive Player of the Year after his record season when he threw for 4,218 yards, the second most in state history, and 44 touchdowns, which is the third-best ever in Georgia, setting Gwinnett County single-season records for passing yards and touchdowns. He threw over 300 yards in nine games and also ran for 354 yards on 77 carries along with a pair of touchdowns. Following his senior season, Heinicke was invited to play at the North/South All-Star Football Classic, where he collected 254 yards and three touchdowns en route to MVP honors after helping the North to a 22–0 victory over the South. He appeared on the reality TV show The Ride, which featured high school quarterbacks competing for a spot in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[3]

College career

In 2011, Heinicke accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Old Dominion University (ODU), where he played for the Monarchs from 2011 to 2014.[4] As a freshman, he led the Monarchs to a 10–3 record in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) before losing in the second round of the FCS playoffs against Georgia Southern.[5] He passed for 2,385 yards, 25 touchdowns, and 1 interception, and he ran for 363 yards and 4 touchdowns.[6] He also punted 4 times for 170 yards.[7] Heinicke was named to the All-CAA third-team and was the National Freshman Performer of the Year.[8]

In 2012, Heinicke led the Monarchs to an 11–2 record, losing in the playoffs quarterfinals, again to Georgia Southern.[9] That year, Heinicke passed for an FCS-record 5,076 yards, 44 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions.[10] He ran for 470 yards and 11 touchdowns.[11] He additionally punted 11 times for 475 yards.[12] On September 22, 2012, against New Hampshire, Heinicke passed for a Division I-record 730 yards and threw five touchdowns. Following the postseason loss, he was awarded All-American honors, CAA Offensive Player of the Year, and the Walter Payton Award.[13][14]

For the 2013 season, Old Dominion began a transition to Conference USA, meaning for the 2013 season, ODU was an independent team. Despite this, Heinicke led ODU to an 8–4 record against mostly FCS opponents.[15] During the season, he passed for 4,022 yards, 33 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions.[16] He ran for 348 yards and 5 touchdowns.[17] He also punted 13 times for a total of 539 yards, also kicking the longest punt on the team for the season of 61 yards.[18] During 2013, Heinicke became just the 18th quarterback from Division I to pass for 10,000 career yards and rush for 1,000. His 2013 season marks placed him in the top ten among FBS quarterbacks in passing yards, passing yards per game and touchdown passes.

For the 2014 season, Heinicke led ODU to a 6–6 record.[19] During the season, he passed for 3,476 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions.[20] He ran for 139 yards and two touchdowns.[21] He also punted 14 times for a total of 661 yards.[22][23]

College statistics

Season Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2011 Old Dominion 9 8 6–2 211 307 68.7 2,385 7.8 25 1 160.2 68 363 5.3 4
2012 Old Dominion 13 13 11–2 398 579 68.7 5,076 8.8 44 14 162.6 126 470 3.7 11
2013 Old Dominion 12 12 8–4 340 486 70.0 4,022 8.3 33 8 158.6 93 348 3.7 5
2014 Old Dominion 12 12 6–6 289 457 63.2 3,476 7.6 30 16 141.8 80 139 1.7 2
Career 46 45 31–14 1,238 1,829 67.7 14,959 8.2 132 39 155.9 367 1,320 3.6 22

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 0+3⁄8 in
(1.84 m) 		214 lb
(97 kg) 		29 in
(0.74 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.62 s 1.59 s 2.55 s 4.21 s 6.96 s 35 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
All values from Pro Day[24]

Minnesota Vikings

Heinicke went undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, but signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent.[25] He competed against Mike Kafka to back up Vikings starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater along with Shaun Hill. Kafka would get injured and was placed on injured reserve, making way for Heinicke to be the third string quarterback.[2]

On September 3, 2016, Heinicke was placed on the reserve/NFI list with an off-the-field injury suffered between minicamp and training camp.[26] He was activated to the active roster on November 8, 2016.[27]

On September 2, 2017, Heinicke was waived/injured by the Vikings and was placed on the injured reserve.[28] He was released with an injury settlement on September 11.[29]

New England Patriots

On September 23, 2017, Heinicke was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots.[30] He was released on October 9, 2017.[31]

Houston Texans

On November 29, 2017, Heinicke was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad.[32] He was promoted to the active roster on December 15, 2017, to back up T. J. Yates following an injury to Tom Savage.[33] On December 25, 2017, Heinicke made his NFL debut against the Pittsburgh Steelers after Yates suffered a possible concussion. However, after completing his only pass attempt, Heinicke suffered a concussion and was replaced by Yates, who had just passed the concussion protocol.[34][35] On April 13, 2018, Heinicke was waived by the Texans.[36]

Carolina Panthers

On April 16, 2018, Heinicke was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers.[37] During the 2018 season he appeared in six games with the Panthers including being named starter for Week 16 against the Atlanta Falcons after starter Cam Newton was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury.[38] In his start against the Atlanta Falcons, Heinicke went 33 for 53 for 274 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions. During the game he suffered an elbow injury and was replaced by quarterback Kyle Allen.[39] His injury was significant enough that he was placed on injured reserve for the Panthers final game of the year.[40] Heinicke re-signed with the team on March 12, 2019,[41] but was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[42]

St. Louis BattleHawks

Heinicke was allocated to the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL before the 2020 XFL Draft on November 22, 2019.[43] However, he did not see the field during the season and recorded no statistics and had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[44]

Heinicke with Washington in a playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Washington Football Team / Commanders

2020 season

On December 8, 2020, Heinicke signed with the practice squad of the Washington Football Team.[45] Prior to joining them, he was in the process of finishing his engineering degree at Old Dominion.[46] He was promoted to their active roster on December 19.[47] He played his first game for the team in Week 16 against the Panthers after starting quarterback Dwayne Haskins was benched in the fourth quarter. Heinicke completed 12 of 19 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown during a 20–13 loss.[48]

Heinicke started the team's Wild Card Round playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after Alex Smith was ruled out due to injury.[49] Heinicke completed 26 of 44 passes for 306 yards, threw a touchdown and an interception, and rushed for a touchdown in a 31–23 loss.[50][51]

2021 season

An impending restricted free agent in 2021, Heinicke signed a two-year, $4.75 million contract extension with the team in February.[52] In the season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers, he came in to relieve Ryan Fitzpatrick, who left in the second quarter with a hip injury. Heinicke was named the starter after Fitzpatrick was placed on injured reserve following the game.[53] His first start came against the New York Giants in which he threw for 336 yards and two touchdowns in a 30–29 victory.[54] He set an NFL record for the most completions by a quarterback in their first three starts with 93 after Week 2.[55]

In Week 10 against the defending Super Bowl LV champion Buccaneers, Heinicke threw for 256 yards and a touchdown in a 29–19 upset win.[56] The next week, he played against his former team, the Panthers, and recorded 206 passing yards, 29 rushing yards, and three passing touchdowns in a 27–21 win.[57] In the Week 14 loss against the Dallas Cowboys, Heinicke left the game in the fourth quarter after getting injured on a sack from defensive tackle Neville Gallimore.[58] In the loss, he had 11 completions out of 25 pass attempts for 122 yards, one interception, and one touchdown.[59] On December 17, 2021, Heinicke was placed on the team's COVID-19 reserve list and was forced to miss the Week 15 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.[60] He was placed back on the active roster on December 23.[61]

2022 season

Heinicke with the Washington Commanders in 2022

At the start of the 2022 season, Heinicke was named the backup behind Carson Wentz. After Wentz was ruled out due to a fractured finger, head coach Ron Rivera named Heinicke as the starting quarterback in Week 7.[62] In his season debut, Heinicke threw for 200 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in the Commanders' 23–21 victory over the Packers.[63] Heinicke's nine-yard touchdown caught by Antonio Gibson in that game was the 3,000th touchdown in the franchise's history, and the ball was placed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[64] In the following week, Heinicke completed 23 passes of 31 attempts for 279 yards, with one touchdown and one interception in a 17–16 win against the Indianapolis Colts.[65] The next week, Heinicke threw for 149 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception, while adding 17 yards on the ground in a close loss at home to his former team, the Vikings.[66] In Week 16, Heinicke was benched in the fourth quarter with the San Francisco 49ers leading 30–14.[67] He reverted back to the backup role after Wentz was reinstated as the team's starting quarterback before Week 17.[68]

Atlanta Falcons

On March 16, 2023, Heinicke signed a two-year $14 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons.[69]

Heinicke came in relief of Desmond Ridder in the second half of the Week 8 game against the Tennessee Titans; recording 175 passing yards, 14 rushing yards, and one passing touchdown in the 23–28 loss.[70] On November 1, Falcons head coach Arthur Smith named Heinicke as the new starting quarterback for the Week 9 game against the Vikings.[71] During a Week 10 game against the Arizona Cardinals Heinicke suffered a hamstring injury that would pull him out of the game.[72] On November 20, 2023, Arthur Smith downgraded Heinicke back to a backup role behind Ridder for the Falcons' Week 12 game against the New Orleans Saints.[73] Heinicke would later be reinstated as the team’s starting quarterback for their Week 16 game against the Indianapolis Colts, completing 23 out of 33 passes, throwing for 229 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions for a season high 29–10 victory.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Y/A Lng TD Sck Yds Fum Lost
2015 MIN 0 0 — Did not play
2016 MIN 0 0 — Did not play
2017 HOU 1 0 — 1 1 100.0 10 10.0 10 0 0 108.3 1 2 2.0 2 0 1 16 0 0
2018 CAR 6 1 0–1 35 57 61.4 320 5.6 33 1 3 60.6 5 31 6.2 19 0 2 17 1 0
2020 WAS 1 0 — 12 19 63.2 137 7.2 29 1 0 102.3 3 22 7.3 12 0 1 7 0 0
2021 WAS 16 15 7–8 321 494 65.0 3,419 6.9 73 20 15 85.9 60 313 5.2 38 1 38 278 7 2
2022 WAS 9 9 5–3–1 161 259 62.2 1,859 7.2 61 12 6 89.6 28 96 3.4 15 1 19 141 7 5
2023 ATL 5 4 1–3 74 136 54.4 890 6.5 75 5 4 74.7 15 124 8.3 24 1 8 47 1 0
Career 38 29 13–15–1 604 966 62.5 6,635 6.9 75 39 28 84.2 112 588 5.3 38 3 69 506 16 7

Postseason

Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Y/A Lng TD Sck Yds Fum Lost
2015 MIN 0 0 — Did not play
2020 WAS 1 1 0–1 26 44 59.1 306 7.0 36 1 1 78.4 6 46 7.7 13 1 2 17 0 0
Career 1 1 0–1 26 44 59.1 306 7.0 36 1 1 78.4 6 46 7.7 13 1 2 17 0 0

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