Brothers Carson and Jordan Heimer work together to lead Byron's potent rushing attack

BYRON Its not uncommon to find a pair of brothers on a high school football roster.

But its less often they play the same position.

This is true for Byron's running back and brother duo junior Carson Heimer and sophomore Jordan Heimer.

The youngest of four boys, athletics runs in the Heimer blood.

Their older brothers Zach, 21, and Dylan, 19, also grew up playing sports.

Dylan played linebacker and wide receiver for the Bears in high school.

ADVERTISEMENT It was very competitive, Jordan said remembering his upbringing in the Heimer household.

We always played against each other, which I think helped.

It was fun.

From a young age, the Heimer boys had athletic role models in their parents.

Their mom, Lisa, ran track at Luther College while their dad, Corey, played football at the University of St.

Thomas.

The couple graduated from Southland High School.

(Our dad) likes to help with our film, Carson said.

He gets into that a little bit.

Jordan added: He played running back in high school, too.

So, he gives us tips and stuff.

Even though theyve been playing tackle football since fourth grade and flag since second, this is the first season the brothers are on the same team.

When it came time to transition to teammates, they were ready for it.

We both have just always played running back, Carson said.

Coming into the season, we both knew what our roles would be, so I don't think it was much of a challenge.

Since Carson has one more year of experience under his belt than Jordan, he typically gets more carries.

Jordan said his older brother excels with speed on the field while he relies more on power as a running back making them an efficient duo.

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On the ground, Carson has 71 carries for 590 yards and nine touchdowns this fall, averaging 8.3 yards per carry.

Meanwhile, Jordan has 24 carries, 191 yards and five touchdowns.

Byron head coach Ben Halder said the extra time and effort the Heimer brothers put in outside of football practice in the weight room, studying tape, going to camps and participating in other sports including basketball and track translates on the field.

If (you) really want to know what hard work looks like, look at Jordan and Carson, Halder said.

They work extremely hard at their craft.

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And it looks effortless, but it's not.

Halfway through the regular season, Halder agreed the versatile strengths of his running back duo allow them to work together effectively against an opponents defense while pushing each other on and off the field.

Carson's a little faster than Jordan, and Jordan probably runs with a little more physical presence than Carson does, but Carson's not afraid to lower his shoulder and run through a defender, and Jordan's definitely not afraid to win with speed either, Halder said.

They kind of play off each other really well.

I think it's probably fun at home too, with them giving each other a hard time a little bit, and egging each other on.

But I think it also motivates them too." Like most siblings, the brothers said they fought and argued growing up.

Now that theyre older, they get along better.

Prepping for their next opponent as a pair has become a part of their routine.

Theyre learning from each other, too.

ADVERTISEMENT We both kind of watch film together sometimes, but it's definitely like, sometimes I'll watch what he does, and maybe I'll steal one of his moves or something, or try and incorporate part of his play into mine, Carson said.

So it definitely helps to see my brother run and all that stuff.

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I started to try and stiff-arm a little bit more just watching him because he uses that a lot.

Its probably his favorite thing to do.

Jordan added: Its my first year playing varsity, so he kind of helped me figure out what it would be like and how to prepare and stuff like that.

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Watching him run makes me better.

Halder has known the Heimer family for many years, meeting Carson and Jordan as elementary schoolers when he was their fitness teacher.

Halder also coached their older brother Dylan when he played for Byron a couple of years ago.

They're both really quiet kids.

They don't say much and Dylan was the same way, Halder said.

"Dylan had a really strong senior season.

The second half of the season, we started relying on him because he was just making plays.

So, it's been fun to have them all in the program.

To see their progression and see them kind of support each other..

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