{{short description|American football player (born 1996)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox gridiron football biography |name=Jack Heneghan |image=2018 49ers qbs with fans (cropped) - Jack Heneghan.jpg |upright=.85 |caption=Heneghan with the San Francisco 49ers in 2018 |current_team= |number=11<ref name="pfa">{{cite web | url=https://profootballarchives.com/players/h/hene00100.html#gsc.tab=0 | title=Jack Heneghan | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=21 April 2026}}</ref> |position=qb |birth_date={{birth date and age|1996|2|13}} |birth_place= |death_date= |death_place= |height_ft=6 |height_in=4 |weight_lbs=224 |high_school=Menlo-Atherton {{nowrap|(Atherton, California)}} |college=Dartmouth (2014–2017) |undraftedyear=2018 |pastteams= * San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2018}})* * Arizona Hotshots (2019) |highlights= }} '''Jack Francis Heneghan''' (born February 13, 1996) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football for the Dartmouth Big Green, and signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent. He also played for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).
==Early life== Jack Francis Heneghan was born on February 13, 1996.<ref name="pfa"/> He played tight end and linebacker growing up and did not switch to quarterback until eight grade.<ref name="Bernal">{{cite news | url=https://www.smdailyjournal.com/sports/heneghan-gets-his-shot-to-realize-the-dream/article_491da8b4-4dd2-11e8-8376-1f9270ebe23e.html | title=Heneghan gets his shot to realize the dream | work=San Mateo Daily Journal | date=May 2, 2018 | accessdate=21 April 2026 | author=Bernal, Terry}}</ref> He played high school football at Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, California. Heneghan was the fourth-string quarterback his freshman year and made his first start as a sophomore.<ref name="Bernal"/> As a senior in 2013, he threw for 2,974 yards and 37 touchdowns before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in the penultimate game of the regular season.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/12/18/menlos-heneghan-decides-on-dartmouth/ | title=Menlo's Heneghan decides on Dartmouth | work=The Mercury News | date=December 18, 2013 | accessdate=21 April 2026 | author=Reid, John}}</ref> For his senior year performance, Heneghan earned Peninsula Athletic League co-offensive MVP, second-team all-state small schools, and ''San Francisco Chronicle'' all-metro honors.<ref name="bio"/> He also played basketball in high school.<ref name="bio"/> He grew up a San Francisco 49ers fan.<ref name="Maiocco"/>
==College career== Heneghan enrolled at Dartmouth College to play college football for the Dartmouth Big Green. He played for the junior varsity team in 2014, completing 64 of 90 passes for 847 yards, eight touchdowns, and one interception.<ref name="bio"/> Heneghan played for the varsity team from 2015 to 2017. He only appeared in two games in 2015, attempting ten passes total.<ref name="db">{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/jack-heneghan-henegja01 | title=Jack Heneghan | publisher=FootballDB.com | accessdate=21 April 2026}}</ref> He played in all ten games, starting nine, in 2016, completing 247 of 414 passes (59.7%) for 2,725 yards, 11 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions while also rushing 73 times for 249 yards and three touchdowns.<ref name="db"/> Heneghan started all ten games his senior year in 2017, recording 185 completions on 293 passing attempts (63.1%) for 2,136 yards, 17 touchdowns, and six interceptions while running 51 times for 162 yards and one touchdown.<ref name="db"/> He was named honorable mention All-Ivy League for his performance during the 2017 season.<ref name="bio"/> Heneghan graduated from Dartmouth with a bachelor's degree in economics.<ref name="silverlake"/>
==Professional career== After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Heneghan signed with the San Francisco 49ers on April 30, 2018.<ref name="pfa"/> He received few snaps during training camp, and made his NFL debut in the preseason finale against the Los Angeles Chargers.<ref name="Maiocco">{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/49ers-notes-jack-heneghan-lives-out-childhood-dream-in-preseason-finale/1252485/ | title=49ers notes: Jack Heneghan lives out childhood dream in preseason finale | publisher=NBC Sports Bay Area | date=August 30, 2018 | accessdate=21 April 2026 | author=Maiocco, Matt}}</ref> Heneghan played most of the second half, completing eight of nine passes for 58 yards while leading the team on two touchdown drives as the 49ers lost 23–21.<ref name="Biderman">{{cite news | url=https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/article217631410.html | title=Five takeaways from 49ers preseason finale: Who helped their roster status? | work=The Sacramento Bee | date=August 31, 2018 | accessdate=21 April 2026 | author=Biderman, Chris}}</ref> He also rushed twice for 17 yards, including a ten-yard first down after a bad snap.<ref name="db"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.49ers.com/video/jack-heneghan-picks-up-the-loose-ball-scrambles-for-a-10-yard-gain | title=Jack Heneghan Picks Up the Loose Ball, Scrambles for a 10-yard Gain | publisher=San Francisco 49ers | date=August 30, 2018 | accessdate=21 April 2026}}</ref> Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Heneghan deserved to play in the preseason finale after not playing in any of the other three preseason games, stating Heneghan "knows everything inside-and-out, and he’s worked as hard as anyone in learning the offense. I think the guys really respect him, just how hard he worked this offseason through OTAs and how hard he worked out in the weight room when we were away. He’s a talented guy who deserved the opportunity based on his ability also the way he handled himself."<ref name="Biderman"/><ref name="Maiocco"/> Heneghan was released on September 1, 2018, before the start of the regular season.<ref name="pfa"/>
In November 2018, Heneghan was selected by the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in the fourth round, with the 30th overall pick, of the AAF quarterback draft.<ref name=cs>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Ryan |title=Alliance of American Football QB Draft: Aaron Murray, Christian Hackenberg highlight QBs taken in AAF event |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/alliance-of-american-football-qb-draft-aaron-murray-christian-hackenberg-highlight-qbs-taken-in-aaf-event/ |accessdate=November 29, 2018 |publisher=CBS Sports |date=November 28, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> He played in five games for the Hotshots during the 2019 AAF season but did not record any statistics.<ref name="pfa"/> The AAF folded after the eighth week of the regular season.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://vnews.com/2019/04/04/ex-dartmouth-quarterback-sees-aaf-collapse-as-a-great-case-study-24633901/ | title=Ex-Dartmouth QB has unique view of AAF demise | work=Valley News | date=April 4, 2019 | accessdate=21 April 2026}}</ref>
==Personal life== After his football career, Heneghan spent some time as an investment banker.<ref name="silverlake">{{cite web | url=https://www.silverlake.com/people/jack-heneghan/ | title=Jack Heneghan | publisher=Silver Lake | accessdate=21 April 2026}}</ref> In 2021, he joined the investment firm, Silver Lake, as a principal.<ref name="silverlake"/>
Heneghan's father, Lal Heneghan, played college football for the Penn Quakers as a tight end.<ref name="bio">{{cite web | url=https://dartmouthsports.com/sports/football/roster/jack-heneghan/13316 | title=Jack Heneghan | publisher=Dartmouth College | accessdate=21 April 2026}}</ref> Lal was also an executive in the NFL and spent five years as the 49ers' executive vice president of football administration.<ref name="Maiocco"/>
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