• At Navy: Enters the fall as a starter at snipe … a starter in 17 games during his career (0 Fr // 4 So // 13 Jr) … has 10-career touchdown receptions which is tied for the 3rd most in program history and the most since Jamir Tillman had 10 from 2013-16 … the school record is 13 (Phil McConkey, 1975-78 and Rob Taylor, 1965-67) … averaging 18.8 yards per catch in his career (51 catches / 960 yds) which is the 6th-best average in school history … ranked as one of the top 100 college football players in 2025 by College Football Network … a threat to take it to the house every time he touches the ball whether it be on the ground or through the air … has earned 2 varsity letters.
• 2024: His 6 touchdown receptions in 2024 tied for the most in school history (6 by Ryan Read 1998, Chris Weiler 1984, Phil McConkey 1978, Rob Taylor 1967) … he had a touchdown catch in 4-straight games and looked like it would be 5-straight as he caught a touchdown pass against Air Force that ended up getting called back … he is the first Navy player to have a touchdown catch in 4-straight games since Jamir Tillman in 2015 … he is Navy’s first receiver with back-to-back 100-yard receiving games since Jamir Tillman had 162 yards at Houston and 102 yards against Army in 2015 … either Heidenreich or Alex Tecza have scored a touchdown for Navy in 18 of the last 23 games (they have scored in the same game 5 times) … Heidenreich has 14-career touchdowns (4 rush, 10 rec.), while Tecza has 15 (13 rush, 2 rec.) … Heidenreich was the #2-rated receiver among all position players (min. of 50 targets) by Pro Football Focus … a starter in all 13 games, he was the team’s leading receiver with 671 yards and 6 touchdowns on 39 catches (17.2 yds / catch, 51.6 yds / gm) … stood 3rd on the team in rushing, averaging 34.2 yards per game and 6.8 yards per carry … he rushed for 444 yards and 3 touchdowns on 65 carries … caught 2 passes for 22 yards and rushed for 23 yards on 4 carries in Navy’s win over Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl … also attemped his second pass of the season and third of his career … caught a 52-yard touchdown pass from Blake Horvath in the Mids’ win over Army, topping 1,000 yards receiving for his career … it was his 6th receiving touchdown of the season, tying the school record for single-season touchdowns (along with 4 other players / last by Ryan Read in 1998) … also carried the ball 6 times for 19 yards against the Black Knights … rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on 9 carries at East Carolina … posted a career-best 6 catches for 41 yards against the Pirates … led Navy in rushing at USF with 6 carries for 84 yards and a 60-yard touchdown which was a career-long run … returned 2 punts for 13 yards, including a long of 14 yards … Navy’s leading receiver at Rice with 3 catches for 56 yards … rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on a career-high 11 carries against #12 Notre Dame … it was his first rushing touchdown of the season and just the second of his career … also caught 2 passes for 10 yards … responsible for 1 of Navy’s 5 fumbles against the Irish, muffing a punt … carried the ball just twice for 7 yards and caught 3 passes for 36 yards in Navy’s Homecoming win over Charlotte … named to the Paul Hornung Award National Player of the Week Honor Roll after carrying the ball 6 times for a career-high 100 yards and catching 5 passes for 101 yards in the win at Air Force … he is the first player in program history with 100 yards rushing AND receiving in the same game … it was his first-career 100-yard rushing performance … caught 3 passes for 108 yards and a career-long 74-yard touchdown pass from Blake Horvath … he is Navy’s first 100-yard receiver since Vincent Terrell Jr. had 114 yards at East Carolina on Sept. 24, 2022 … also rushed for 24 yards on 4 carries against the Blazers … carried the ball times for 41 yards, while catching 4 passes for 68 yards against Memphis … caught a 39-yard pass from Blake Horvath … also attempted just his second-career pass in the win against the Tigers … caught 4 passes for a career-high 98 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown in the win over Temple in the AAC opener … also had a season-long 51-yard reception … accounted for 98 of the Mids’ 112 yards receiving … also contributed a pair of tackles on special teams … carried the ball twice for 7 yards and caught 4 passes for 74 yards and 2 touchdowns against Bucknell in the opener … had touchdown receptions of 9 (Blake Horvath QB) and 20 yards (Braxton Woodson QB) … he is the first Navy player with 2 touchdown receptions in the same game since Chance Warren at Temple on Nov. 27, 2021 … also connected with Blake Horvath for a 2-point conversion … made his debut as the Mids’ punt returner, returning 2 for 32 yards including a long of 23.
• 2023: A starter in 4 of the 12 games in which he played … carried the ball 27 times for 214 yards (7.9 yds/carry, 17.8 yds/gm) and a touchdown … led the team in receiving with 19 catches for 382 yards (20.1 yds/catch, 31.8 yds/gm) and 4 touchdowns … caught a career-best 4 passes for 56 yards against Army and also failed to complete his first-collegiate halfback pass … carried the ball a career-best 8 times for 54 yards and had 1 reception for 6 yards at SMU … caught 2 passes for 53 yards, including a 49-yarder from Xavier Arline in the win over East Carolina … carried the ball 5 times for 60 yards against UAB, while also catching 3 passes for 26 yards … had 2 catches for 63 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown reception from Xavier Arline against Temple … contributed a special teams tackle against the Owls … caught 3 passes for 22 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown reception against Air Force … rushed for 14 yards on 3 carries at Charlotte, while his lone reception was good for a 69-yard touchdown from Braxton Woodson … it was the longest reception by the Mids this season … carried the ball once for a 7-yard gain against North Texas … caught a 68-yard pass against USF for his first-career receiving touchdown … it was the longest reception by a Navy player since Myles Fells’ 73-yard TD reception from Tyger Goslin against Air Force on Oct. 3, 2020 … made his first-collegiate start in the Mids’ AAC opener against Memphis where he caught the first-2 passes of his career for 19 yards including a long of 13 … led Navy in rushing against Wagner in the home opener, carrying the ball 4 times for 66 yards … the bulk of his yards came on a 46-yard rush for his first-collegiate touchdown … made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame where he carried the ball 3 times for 12 yards.
• 2022: Did not see any varsity action.
• High School / Personal: A 2022 graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, Pa., Heidenreich was a two-sport athlete who earned letters in baseball (3) and football (3) … three-time All-Conference football performer who was an honorable mention selection as a sophomore, a second-teamer as a junior and first-teamer his senior year … as a senior, named the Post-Gazette 6A Player of the Year, garnered First-Team All-State (Pa.) and First-Team All-Pennsylvania honors and named to the Fab 22, Super 7 and Big 33 … served as captain of the football team his senior year … led Mt. Lebanon HS to the 2021 Pennsylvania 6A State Championship for the first time in school history with a 15-0 record and the 6A Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) Championship … scored 29 touchdowns, recorded 2,266 all-purpose yards and had 1,330 yards receiving his senior campaign … additionally, he led the team with 60 tackles and four interceptions … also earned Second-Team All-Conference honors in baseball as a junior … member of the National Honor Society … high school teammate of current Navy senior running back Alex Tecza … his grandfather and uncle both served in the Navy … son of David and Tara Heidenreich … majoring in cyber operations.
