Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Texas
Jerrod Heard
WR • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Denton, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Jerrod Heard reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Jerrod Heard built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Denton, TX wearing No. 13, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Jerrod Heard's career was his backfield work: 600 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Jerrod Heard, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Texas. Jerrod Heard reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 539
- Receptions
- 57
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Jerrod Heard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 539
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Texas
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Guyer · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Armwood · 65 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 114 receiving yards · WR 599th (top 59%) · Big 12 72nd (top 45%) · National 868th (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 9 | 24 | 266 | 3 | 64.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Texas | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 11 | 18 | 150 | 3 | 49.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 8 | 11 | 109 | 0 | 39.4 |
Related Context
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Jerrod Heard played WR for Texas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jerrod Heard recorded 1,243 passing yards, 600 rushing yards, and 539 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Texas paired 266 primary output with 60.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 57.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2018 Postseason · Texas
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
14.3
Efficiency
57.1
Usage
7.9
Consistency
31.2
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 5. Maryland: 17. USC: 0. Kansas State: 11. Texas Tech: 54. Iowa State: 3. Kansas: 2. Oklahoma: 22
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 1 by 33.3. Maryland: 1 by 100. Kansas State: 1 by 73.3. Texas Tech: 6 by 60. Iowa State: 1 by 20. Kansas: 1 by 13.3. Oklahoma: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins12.5 · Games = 6 · -7 vs Losses
Losses19.5 · Games = 2 · +7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs Oklahoma
Player Story
Jerrod Heard story
Jerrod Heard built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Denton, TX wearing No. 13, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Jerrod Heard's career was his backfield work: 600 rushing yards, 159 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 539 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1,243 passing yards and 539 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.
The arc is straightforward: Jerrod Heard moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Texas
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 3 | 20 | 9.1 | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 266 | 60.3 | 12.8 | 263 |
| 2017 Postseason | Texas | 156 | 56.7 | 10.6 | -110 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 156 | 56.7 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 114 | 57.1 | 7.9 | -42 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 114 | 57.1 | 7.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas Tech
Week 11 · W 41-34 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
54
Receiving Yards
83.7 takeover
54 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#2
vs Notre Dame
Week 1 · W 50-47
73
Receiving Yards
80.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
73 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Kansas State
Week 6 · W 40-34 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
75.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs UTEP
Week 2 · W 41-7
46
Receiving Yards
67 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 51.1 efficiency score.
#5
vs Iowa State
Week 7 · W 27-6 · Conference game
45
Receiving Yards
62.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Texas
266 primary output · 60.3 efficiency · 12.8 usage
64.5
#2
2017 Postseason · Texas
49.3
156 primary · 56.7 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Texas
49.3
156 primary · 56.7 efficiency · 10.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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