James Heard Jr.

LB · #45 · Mississippi State · JR · 6'2" · 230 · Camden, NJ

Transferred from SYR

18 2025 tackles

0 · 0 2025 sacks · TFL

0 2025 INT + PD

24 Career games (0 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2025	Syracuse	11	18	0	0	0	0	0
2024	Syracuse	10	9	0	0	1	1	0
2023	West Virginia	3

2025 Percentile vs LBs

Tackles per game 1.6 46

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

Mississippi State 2025 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 12.9% 20

Line yards per carry allowed 3.1 9

Sack rate 5.1% 26

2025 Game log

with Syracuse

Wk	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W6	@ SMU	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#597

Tavake Tuikolovatu IOL · Summit UCLA

#598

Simione Pale IOL · Elk Grove STAN

#599

James Heard Jr. LB · Camden WVU

#600

John Slaughter S · Southaven TENN

#600

Ashton Sanders DL · Cathedral OKLA

LBs in the class

#49

Kam Franklin Oak Grove OKST

#50

Mone Malafu Kapa'a UCLA

#51

James Heard Jr. Camden WVU

#52 Morgan Pearson Plainview COLO

#53

Jeremiah Telander Gainesville TENN

2025 · 0th pctile of LBs

Recruit · 78th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.