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Rodgers, Aaron Sitton, Josh Spitz, Jason Swain, Brett Talley, Ronald Tauscher, Mark Thompson, Jeremy Toribio, Anthony Underwood, Brandon Wells, Scott Williams, Patrick Williams, Tramon Woodson, Charles Wynn, DeShawn Wynn, Jarius At A Glance Signed by Green Bay as a non-drafted free agent on May 1, 2009 A four-year letterwinner who started 42 of 43 career games and finished as the all-time leading receiver in school history Totaled 178 catches for 2,732 yards, and scored 17 touchdowns during his career, becoming the first receiver in the history of the program to lead the team in receptions for four seasons Was named a second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection in 2008 after making 41 catches for 744 yards and four touchdowns as a senior Overcame a bout with Lyme disease and a 20-pound weight loss prior to the season Finished the season ranked third in the conference in yards and fifth in receptions Had a career day in the 2008 season opener vs. Austin Peay (Aug. 28), catching eight passes and notching new career highs with 179 receiving yards and three touchdowns Made a career-high nine catches at Youngstown State (Sept. 20) later in the season Also was a member of the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first-team as a senior Started all 11 games as a junior, catching at least one pass in every game and finishing the season with 48 catches for 766 yards and six touchdowns Earned All-Great West Football Conference first-team honors after ranking third in the league in both receptions and yards for the season Started 11 games and had a career-high 52 receptions as a sophomore in 2006, totaling 742 yards and five touchdowns for the Bison Named to the All-Northwest Region third-team by the Football Gazette and was voted to the All-GWFC second-team by the league’s media after helping NDSU win the conference championship Started 10 of the team’s 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2005, collecting 37 catches for 470 yards and two touchdowns Caught his first career touchdown pass in a win at Northwestern State (Sept. 10) Redshirted in 2004 Earned a B.S. in general education One of the most productive players in Wisconsin high school football history, earned first-team all-state honors from both the Associated Press and the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association after making 63 catches for 1,257 yards and recording a state-record 19 touchdowns as a senior at Mosinee High School Led the entire nation and set a state record with 116 receptions as a junior, earning consensus all-state second-team honors from various publications Career totals of 235 catches, 3,831 yards and 36 touchdowns are all state records Lettered in hockey all four years of high school, receiving honorable mention all-state honors once and all-conference honors three times Also earned three letters in track, winning an individual state championship in the 300-meter hurdles his senior year Participated in several volunteer activities while in college, among them, reading to children, assisting with blood drives, clothing drives, shopping sprees, hospital visits, and also with sandbagging efforts in preparation for flooding in the spring of 2009 Spent a summer working at the Mosinee Cold Storage cheese factory while in high school Also worked with the Fargo (N.D.) Parks District as a playground supervisor while in college His brother, Keith, was a finalist in both 2002 and 2003 for the Harlon Hill Trophy – the Division II equivalent of the Heisman Trophy – as a standout quarterback for St. Cloud (Minn.) State and is now the offensive coordinator at Western Carolina Has another brother, Kyle, who played baseball at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and his father, Bart, played football at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Enjoys hunting, fishing, playing golf, spending time with friends and family, and watching television, naming Deadliest Catch as his favorite show Single, lives in Fargo, N.D. Given name Kole Joseph Heckendorf; born in Wausau, Wis. Copyright © 2010 Green Bay Packers, Inc. Website design, maintenance & hosting by