Owen Heinecke

Owen Heinecke, born March 21, 2003, is an American college football linebacker for the Oklahoma Sooners who earlier played college lacrosse for the Ohio State Buckeyes. At Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he played running back and safety in football and also played lacrosse, and he committed to Ohio State for lacrosse. After one season of lacrosse there he transferred to the University of Oklahoma as a preferred walk-on for football. He redshirted in 2022, played sparingly in 2023 and 2024, mostly on special teams, and in 2025 his production rose, leading the Sooners with seven tackles in a win against Michigan. In his first career start, against Tennessee, he made 13 tackles with a sack and a forced fumble and was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week. After that season he was named second-team All-SEC.