CJ Heard

SAF · #8 · Vanderbilt · JR · 5'10" · 210 · Atlanta, GA

Projected SS starter

50 2026 tackles

3 · 3 2026 sacks · TFL

2 2026 INT + PD

32 Career games (25 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Vanderbilt	7	7	50	3	3	1	1	2
2025	Vanderbilt	13	10	68	2	2	1	1	1
2024	Florida Atlantic	12	8	77	0	1	0	0	1

Tackles per game 7.1 99

Havoc plays 9 99

INT + pass breakups 2 72

Forced fumbles 2 99

Explosive rate allowed 11.3% 43

Line yards per carry allowed 2.7 36

Sack rate 5.0% 32

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W2	DEL	4	2	1
W4	@ AUB	8
W5	@ UGA	8	1	1
W6	MISS	2		1	1	1
W7	ARK	5

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board

#703

Daniel Kaelin QB · Bellevue West NEB

#703

EJ Caminong QB · Garfield CAL

#705

CJ Heard S · Woodward Academy FAU

#713

Brycen Coleman TE · Stephen Decatur VAN

#714

Nicholas Rodriguez LB · St. Thomas Aquinas MIZZ

Ss in the class

#66 D'Mon Marable Clinton PUR

#67 Jeilani Davis Mater Dei UTAH

#68

CJ Heard Woodward Academy FAU

#69 Mykel Patterson-McDonald Westmoore OKLA

#70

Dylan Day Southern Lab MIA

2026 · 99th pctile of SAFs

Recruit · 76th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.