Kole Joseph Heckendorf (born November 20, 1985) is an American college football coach and former wide receiver.

[1] After playing college football at North Dakota State, he was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2009.

Heckendorf has also been a member of the Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, San Diego Chargers, and Indianapolis Colts.

As a senior, he earned first-team All-State honors from both the Associated Press and the WFCA after making 63 catches for 1,257 yards and recording a state-record 19 touchdowns.

He was named to the All-Northwest Region third-team by the Football Gazette and was voted to the All-GWFC second-team by the league's media after helping NDSU win the conference championship.

As a junior, he earned All-Great West Football Conference first-team honors after ranking third in the league in both receptions and yards for the season.