Taylor Heinicke, a quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League, was born on March 15, 1993. (NFL). He participated in Old Dominion’s collegiate football program before signing a free agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings in 2015. Heinicke has also played for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL, the New England Patriots, the Houston Texans, and the Carolina Panthers. With Washington in 2020, he replaced an injured Alex Smith in a Wild Card playoff game, and after Ryan Fitzpatrick suffered an injury, he started much of the 2021 season.
Where did Taylor Heinicke go to high school?
At Collins Hill High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where he played football under head coach Kevin Reach, Heinicke was named to the all-state team as a junior after leading Collins Hill to a 10-4 record and a trip to the Class AAAAA semifinals. Heinicke won the Georgia Old Spice National Player of the Year award as a senior. Each year, 50 high school football players who are on the varsity team receive the honor.
After a record-breaking season in which he threw for 4,218 yards, which ranks second in Georgia history, and 44 touchdowns, which ranks third all-time in Georgia, he was named the Offensive Player of the Year by the Gwinnett Daily Post. He also set single-season passing yardage and touchdown records in Gwinnett County.
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