#19

Thomas Heiberger

LB · Junior

6'4" · 230 lbs · Defense

Also wearing #19: Langdon Nordgaard (WR)

Background

Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
High school: Jefferson

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2026 season

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Season by season

2025tap to read

Played in 11 games, making three starts at linebacker … made seven tackles on the year, finishing the season out by making tackles in five straight games … played 95 defensive snaps … posted first career tackle at Oregon (Oct. 25) … tallied two solo stops against Minnesota (Nov. 29)

2024tap to read

Played in four games on special teams after missing time to start the season due to a lower body injury High School: Earned three-star composite status Made 39 tackles, including 5.0 sacks as a senior while also scoring five touchdowns on offense Earned all-state and all-conference honors in 2023, along with Argus Leader Elite 45 recognition Made 44 tackles as a junior, including 10.0 TFLs, on the way to a 12-0 team record and a state title Named all-state and all-conference in 2022 Played quarterback as a freshman at Roosevelt High School High school coach was Vince Benedetto Also competed in Baseball, basketball and track Has five siblings, Liv, Preston, Ellie, Sam and Luke His father played baseball for Trinidad State and South Dakota State Parents are Megan and Dave Ver Steeg and Jake and Kristen Heiberger Favorite Badger of all-time is J.J. Watt

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Honors and Awards:

2025: Academic All-Big Ten

2025 Season: Played in 11 games, making three starts at linebacker … made seven tackles on the year, finishing the season out by making tackles in five straight games … played 95 defensive snaps … posted first career tackle at Oregon (Oct. 25) … tallied two solo stops against Minnesota (Nov. 29)

2024 Season: Played in four games on special teams after missing time to start the season due to a lower body injury

High School:

Earned three-star composite status

Made 39 tackles, including 5.0 sacks as a senior while also scoring five touchdowns on offense

Earned all-state and all-conference honors in 2023, along with Argus Leader Elite 45 recognition

Made 44 tackles as a junior, including 10.0 TFLs, on the way to a 12-0 team record and a state title

Named all-state and all-conference in 2022

Played quarterback as a freshman at Roosevelt High School

High school coach was Vince Benedetto

Also competed in Baseball, basketball and track

Has five siblings, Liv, Preston, Ellie, Sam and Luke

His father played baseball for Trinidad State and South Dakota State

Parents are Megan and Dave Ver Steeg and Jake and Kristen Heiberger

Favorite Badger of all-time is J.J. Watt

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