Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Central Michigan
Michael Heldman
DL • 6'4" • 260 lbs • Romeo, MI, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
Michael Heldman shows a high-volume tackler profile with 42.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bucknell
Player Story
Michael Heldman built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Romeo, MI wearing No. 97, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Michael Heldman's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Michael Heldman, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan. Michael Heldman shows a high-volume tackler profile with 42.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 119
- TFL
- 34.5
- Sacks
- 18.5
- QB hurries
- 27
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Michael Heldman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 119
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Bucknell
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Romeo · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Romeo · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · DL 23rd (top 3%) · Mid-American 70th (top 13%) · National 675th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 20 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 34.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 10 | 19 | 4.5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 12 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 8 | - | 0 | 43 |
| 2025 Postseason | Central Michigan | 13 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 75.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 13 | 47 | 16 | 11.5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 75.2 |
Related Context
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Michael Heldman played DL for Central Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Heldman recorded 119 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Central Michigan paired 40 primary output with 42.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 42.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
3.1
Efficiency
42.7
Usage
18.3
Consistency
58.2
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 0.5. San José State: 2. Pittsburgh: 0. Michigan: 1. Wagner: 4. Eastern Michigan: 4. Akron: 1. Bowling Green: 4. Massachusetts: 6. Western Michigan: 0. Buffalo: 8. Kent State: 5.5. Toledo: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 1 by 9.2. San José State: 6 by 45. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Wagner: 5 by 60.8. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 60.8. Akron: 5 by 30.8. Bowling Green: 5 by 60.8. Massachusetts: 1 by 54.2. Western Michigan: 6 by 25. Buffalo: 4 by 66.7. Kent State: 5 by 70.8. Toledo: 3 by 52.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins4.8 · Games = 7 · +3.7 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 6 · -3.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | @ Northwestern | L 7-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs ToledoSplash game | L 3-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/20 | @ Kent State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 28-16 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/13 | vs Buffalo2+ sacks · Splash game | W 38-19 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Western Michigan | L 21-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs MassachusettsSplash game | W 38-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Bowling Green2+ sacks · Splash game | W 27-6 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Akron | L 22-28 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Eastern MichiganSplash game | W 24-13 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Wagner2+ sacks · Splash game | W 49-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Michigan | L 3-63 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Pittsburgh | L 17-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ San José StateSplash game | W 16-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Heldman story
Michael Heldman built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Romeo, MI wearing No. 97, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Michael Heldman's career was his defensive production: 119 tackles, 34.5 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 49 career games in the available record. That gives Michael Heldman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Central Michigan
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 10.5 | 17.1 | 5 | 10.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 16.5 | 24.4 | 9.5 | 6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 18 | 25.1 | 7.4 | 1.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Central Michigan | 40 | 42.7 | 18.3 | 22 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 40 | 42.7 | 18.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Bucknell
Week 3 · W 41-0
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 95 Buffalo
Week 12 · W 38-19 · Conference game
8
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Miami (OH)
Week 9 · L 7-46 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Akron
Week 7 · W 17-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#5
vs New Hampshire
Week 2 · W 45-42
4
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
40 primary output · 42.7 efficiency · 18.3 usage
75.2
#2
2025 Regular Season · Central Michigan
75.2
40 primary · 42.7 efficiency · 18.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan
44.9
16.5 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
18
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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