WISE - - Former UVA Wise wide receiver Devin Heckstall has signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). A Baltimore native, Heckstall caught 42 passes for 751 yards and six touchdowns last fall en route to First-Team All-South Atlantic Conference accolades.

Heckstall played his best against tougher competition in his lone season as a Cavalier. Against NCAA Division I FCS East Tennessee State University, the 6-foot-6 receiver hauled in 10 receptions for 70 yards and a pair of touchdowns before later adding a season-high 142 receiving yards and a score against perennial conference power Wingate University.

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