• At Navy: Enters the fall listed as a starter at MIKE linebacker after a solid junior season ... has good size and can run ... is one of Navy’s toughest players ... has earned two varsity letters.
• 2017: Saw action in 11 games where he produced 18 tackles, including a tackle for loss, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble ... along with Tyris Wooten, he paced the Mids with a season-high five tackles against Virginia in the Military Bowl ... contributed a solo tackle against Army ... turned in a season-high tying four tackles and forced a fumble, the first of his career, before being ejected in the second half of the Houston game for targeting ... recovered a Chris Finke fumble after teammate Micah Farrar jarred the ball loose against Notre Dame ... it was his second career fumble recovery and the first this season ... chipped in a solo tackle against SMU ... sat out the Memphis game due to injury ... recorded a solo stop against Air Force ... sat out the Cincinnati game with an injury ... pitched in a pair of tackles against Tulane ... contributed four tackles, including a tackle for loss for 17 yards in the Mids’ opener at Florida Atlantic.
• 2016: Played in all 14 contests and started two of the final three games ... began the season as a member of special teams, but stepped up as injuries started to mount for the Mids ... finished the year with 32 tackles and a fumble recovery ... started against Army where he produced a career-best 12 tackles ... made his first career start in the AAC Championship Game against Temple, subbing in for Hudson Sullivan ... turned in six tackles and returned a kickoff nine yards against the Owls ... recorded six tackles at SMU ... turned in three tackles at East Carolina ... returned a pair of kickoffs against Tulsa for 21 yards, including a long return of 14 yards ... turned in a solo stop at USF ... pitched in a tackle on special teams in the win over Memphis ... contributed a solo tackle at Tulane ... turned in a pair of tackles on special teams in the conference opener against UConn ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Fordham where he recovered the Fordham fumble on the opening kickoff.
• 2015: Did not see any varsity action.
• High School / Personal: A 2014 graduate of Wayne County High School, Heflin attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2014-15 academic year ... a two-sport athlete who earned letters in football (4) and track & field (3) ... a two-time all-region football player who earned Honorable Mention All-State recognition his junior year ... led the team in tackles his junior and senior year ... football team advanced to the Sweet 16 in the Georgia AAAA State Playoffs his junior year and the Final Four during his senior season ... an All-State selection in track as a junior and senior, he was a regional qualifier in the shot put and discus as a sophomore and a state qualifier his junior year ... a 2013 Wendy’s Heisman Award winner ... captain of both the football and track & field teams ... served as Class President his junior and senior years ... son of Mike and Julie Heflin ... majoring in political science.
