#45

Mississippi State · 2026

James Heard Jr.

LBJunior6' 2", 230 lbsCamden, NJ

Mississippi State Bulldogs4-2 · TDC #44

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

Season	Team	G	Snaps	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD	Havoc
2026 so far	Mississippi State#44 · 4-2	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
2025	Syracuse#106 · 3-9	8	20%	18	0.5	0	0	0	1
2024	Syracuse#47 · 10-3	5	11%	7	0.5	0	1	0	1

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. James Heard Jr.'s team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

James Heard Jr.'s box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

2025 Syracuse2024 Syracuse

4.8 avg. game scoreBest: 5.8 vs North Carolina (Week 10)0 of 8 games at 8.0+

				Defense
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Hur	PD	INT	TD
1	vsTennessee	L 26–45	4.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	·	·
2	UConn	W 27–20	2.7	1	0	0	0	0	0	·	·
3	Colgate	W 66–24	5.1	2	2	0	0	0	0	·	·
4	@Clemson	W 34–21	—	no stats recorded
5	Duke	L 3–38	5.4	3	2	0	0	0	0	·	·
6	@SMU	L 18–31	—	no stats recorded
8	Pittsburgh	L 13–30	—	no stats recorded
9	@Georgia Tech	L 16–41	5.0	1	0	0.5	0	0	0	·	·
10	North Carolina	L 10–27	5.8	5	2	0	0	0	0	·	·
11	@Miami	L 10–38	5.4	3	2	0	0	0	0	·	·
13	@Notre Dame	L 7–70	—	no stats recorded
14	Boston College	L 12–34	5.1	2	2	0	0	0	0	·	·
2025 · 8 games			4.8	18	11	0.5	0	0	0	·	·

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Mississippi State depth chart →