Player Career

Jerrod Heard Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Texas

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201520162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonTexas0
2015 Regular SeasonTexas3209.13
2016 Regular SeasonTexas26660.312.8263
2017 PostseasonTexas15656.710.6-110
2017 Regular SeasonTexas15656.710.60
2018 PostseasonTexas11457.17.9-42
2018 Regular SeasonTexas11457.17.90

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

50

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

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games