2012 FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in one game, as he made his Minnesota and collegiate debut at Iowa.
2011: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Bemidji High School helped lead his team to a 9-2 record in 2010 Lumberjacks advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class 4A state playoffs second-team all-state honors from the Associated Press as a senior, he recorded 134 tackles, three sacks, nine tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery led the state in tackles as a junior, recording 179 total stops helped lead his team to the Class 4A quarterfinals in 2009 coached by Troy Hendricks.
PERSONAL: Son of Ernest and Shannon Heifort born December 8, 1992.