2008 NDSU Recruits

[Wacker_in_the_Hall]

It's the offensive style we play and it fits our style of ball and level of skill. Good hands and route running but "so so" speed. Heckendorf reminds me of Cris Carter... a good posession receiver but not a deep threat. Once the Vikes got a deep burner in Moss they stepped it up to a higher level. Teams ignored Heckendorfs ability to go deep and he caught them off guard once in a while. It as Jordan Schultenover who made most of the big plays at Cal Poly. I think he caught 2 or 3 bombs late in the game. We need Belquist and Heckendorf to take a bubble screen to the house like Travis White used to do but I don't think they are fast enough to do it. That's OK because they are good at what they do. The same result just a different way of getting there. I think Holloway and Williams have some big play ability. Schultenover was huge late in the season.

I wouldn't use Troy Willamson as an example of speed since he's just a bad football player. Maybe Moss would be a better example!

Randy Moss is a freak of Nature--no one else like him. He would make any passing game better (except the Raiders) If a guy has any size and good hands he is snatched up by the Big Boys running 3-5 Wide Out sets.

[X-Factor]

Off the topic, but am providing the attached to request some facts backing up your opinion.

Sam Houston State vs North Dakota State Scoring Summary

00:07 NDSU - Kole Heckendorf 27 yd pass from Steve Walker (Shawn Bibeau kick) 3 plays, 54 yards, TOP 0:19, SHSU 38 - NDSU 41

North Dakota State vs Cal Poly (Nov 10, 2007) Scoring Summary

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00:38 NDSU - Kole Heckendorf 80 yd pass from Steve Walker (Gary Williams rush) 3 plays, 92 yards, TOP 0:27, NDSU 31 - CP 28

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2007 NDSU Individual Statistics

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Kole Heckendorf 11 48 766 16.0 6 80 69.6
Alex Belquist 11 35 499 14.3 0 38 45.4


It looked to me like Heck took some deep and to the house at times when deep is to be well defended. Alex also got some depth - with moves not better speed - per his longest of 38 yards. The average gain per catch for both was 14 to 16 yards.

I get your point, but would not trade either of these two receivers for all the speed that a Troy Williamson can bring. Especially when one can Roehl over the opposition.

Cal Poly quite possibly had the worst coverage scheme imaginable for that long pass play at the end of the game. Additionally, the CB had a chance to wrap him up but slipped in the process and nobody was even close by the play to catch Heckendorf as he ran it in. This play happened because the CP coaches pulled a boner let it happen. I really like the productivity of our receivers, but they will never be any sort of a deep threat.

[SiouxHockeyBisonFo]

It's the offensive style we play and it fits our style of ball and level of skill. Good hands and route running but "so so" speed. Heckendorf reminds me of Cris Carter... a good posession receiver but not a deep threat. Once the Vikes got a deep burner in Moss they stepped it up to a higher level. Teams ignored Heckendorfs ability to go deep and he caught them off guard once in a while. It as Jordan Schultenover who made most of the big plays at Cal Poly. I think he caught 2 or 3 bombs late in the game. We need Belquist and Heckendorf to take a bubble screen to the house like Travis White used to do but I don't think they are fast enough to do it. That's OK because they are good at what they do. The same result just a different way of getting there. I think Holloway and Williams have some big play ability. Schultenover was huge late in the season.

I wouldn't use Troy Willamson as an example of speed since he's just a bad football player. Maybe Moss would be a better example!

I am pretty sure that Heckendorf has a faster 40 time than White ran and I may be wrong, but I think I read that Belquist also ran a faster 40 time than White.

I wouldnt be suprised if Kole has the fastest 40 time of the current receivers.

The Bison run very few deep routes. This could have been due to lack of arm strength from Walker or simply the offense that Bohl runs. I can gurantee that the current receivers have more than enough speed to run the deep routes if called upon.

[TransAmBison]

I am pretty sure that Heckendorf has a faster 40 time than White ran and I may be wrong, but I think I read that Belquist also ran a faster 40 time than White.

I wouldnt be suprised if Kole has the fastest 40 time of the current receivers.

The Bison run very few deep routes. This could have been due to lack of arm strength from Walker or simply the offense that Bohl runs. I can gurantee that the current receivers have more than enough speed to run the deep routes if called upon.

I'm betting the deep balls weren't thrown because they are low percentage plays and don't fit in Bohl's scheme. I would like to see more deep plays, but is kind of hard to argue with 20-2 in two years with 3 FBS wins.

[HerdBot]

I am pretty sure that Heckendorf has a faster 40 time than White ran and I may be wrong, but I think I read that Belquist also ran a faster 40 time than White.

I wouldnt be suprised if Kole has the fastest 40 time of the current receivers.

The Bison run very few deep routes. This could have been due to lack of arm strength from Walker or simply the offense that Bohl runs. I can gurantee that the current receivers have more than enough speed to run the deep routes if called upon.

If Kole is the fastest than we are slow. What's the last time we took a slant to the house?

[Bison06]

You are correct, Kole is one of the fastest players on the team. I always get a kick out of the guys who say we don't have a deep threat receiver. We don't run deep routes very often so the it isn't that likely we will connect on them when we do throw them. Kole I believe was a state champ or very near in the 300 hurdles. Trust me he is fast.

[Bison06]

If Kole is the fastest than we are slow. What's the last time we took a slant to the house?

When was the last time anyone took a slant to the house? That doesn't happen very often in the game of football and to say that we don't have speed at the position because we haven't done that isn't a fair argument.

[SiouxHockeyBisonFo]

If Kole is the fastest than we are slow. What's the last time we took a slant to the house?

What makes you think Kole is slow? That couldnt be any farther from the truth.

This agrument probably belongs in a different thread.

[HerdBot]

When was the last time anyone took a slant to the house? That doesn't happen very often in the game of football and to say that we don't have speed at the position because we haven't done that isn't a fair argument.

I don't think any of our guys are fast enough to do it. Not many are. It's not a knock on them I was just pointing out that schools like Appy get the 3 star burner and we don't. Nobody can convince me that Kole is amongst the fastest in the league. But I think we get the better lineman and linebackers. If we can snag a skilled receiver (not troy williamson) who runs a legit 4.4 than we will be unstoppable.

[OldBison]

It's the offensive style we play and it fits our style of ball and level of skill. Good hands and route running but "so so" speed. Heckendorf reminds me of Cris Carter... a good posession receiver but not a deep threat. Once the Vikes got a deep burner in Moss they stepped it up to a higher level. Teams ignored Heckendorfs ability to go deep and he caught them off guard once in a while. It as Jordan Schultenover who made most of the big plays at Cal Poly. I think he caught 2 or 3 bombs late in the game. We need Belquist and Heckendorf to take a bubble screen to the house like Travis White used to do but I don't think they are fast enough to do it. That's OK because they are good at what they do. The same result just a different way of getting there. I think Holloway and Williams have some big play ability. Schultenover was huge late in the season.

I wouldn't use Troy Willamson as an example of speed since he's just a bad football player. Maybe Moss would be a better example!

Jordan did well at Cal Poly, but he didn't make all of the big plays, I was there, he only caught two balls, Kole caught 3. Biggest play was Kole's 80 yd TD catch, which eclipses Jordan's 67 yd TD catch. Here are the official receiving stats for the Cal Poly game from NDSU SID:

Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Tyler Roehl 4 38 0 18
Kole Heckendorf 3 112 1 80
Tyler Jangula 3 37 0 19
Jordan Schultenover 2 115 1 67
Alex Belquist 1 24 0 24
Lee Vandal 1 16 0 16
Totals... 14 342 2 80