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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Notre Dame
Rod Heard II
S • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Farmington, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rod Heard II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Northwestern • Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Rod Heard II built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Farmington, MI wearing No. 2, spending time with Northwestern and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Rod Heard II's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Rod Heard II, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northwestern. Rod Heard II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 228
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Rod Heard II quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · S
- Career Tackles
- 228
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 55 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Harrison · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Mosley · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · S 172nd (top 32%) · FBS Independents 26th (top 18%) · National 1,085th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 4 | 10 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 12.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10 | 31 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 67 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 51.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 68 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 70 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 68 |
| 2024 Postseason | Notre Dame | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 16 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 34.9 |
Related Context
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Rod Heard II played S for Northwestern and Notre Dame. Across 6 tracked seasons, Rod Heard II recorded 7 receiving yards and 228 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Northwestern paired 10 primary output with 36.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northwestern, Notre Dame.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 93.8th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Notre Dame
Games
16
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
14.6
Usage
4.2
Consistency
10.4
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Penn State: 2. Georgia: 0. Indiana: 0. Texas A&M: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Purdue: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Louisville: 3. Stanford: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Navy: 0. Florida State: 0. Virginia: 1. Army: 0. USC: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 3 by 32.5. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Texas A&M: 1 by 14.2. Northern Illinois: 4 by 16.7. Purdue: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Louisville: 4 by 46.7. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 5 by 20.8. Navy: 1 by 4.2. Florida State: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 3 by 22.5. USC: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 14 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
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16 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/21 | vs Ohio State | L 23-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 1/10 | @ Penn StateSplash game | W 27-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 1/2 | @ Georgia | W 23-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/21 | vs Indiana | W 27-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ USC | W 49-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Army | W 49-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Virginia | W 35-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Florida State | W 52-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Navy | W 51-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Georgia Tech | W 31-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Stanford | W 49-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 31-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Miami (OH) | W 28-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Purdue | W 66-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Northern Illinois | L 14-16 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Texas A&M | W 23-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Rod Heard II story
Rod Heard II built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Farmington, MI wearing No. 2, spending time with Northwestern and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Rod Heard II's career was his defensive production: 228 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 55 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 receiving yards and 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Rod Heard II's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northwestern
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Notre Dame
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 12.9 | 2.2 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 4 | 16.9 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 29.9 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 10 | 36.5 | 8.8 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10 | 36.5 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Notre Dame | 8 | 14.6 | 4.2 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 8 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Illinois
Week 13 · L 3-41 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
vs UTEP
Week 2 · W 38-7
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Iowa
Week 10 · L 12-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Purdue
Week 12 · W 23-15 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Illinois
Week 13 · W 45-43 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Northwestern
10 primary output · 36.5 efficiency · 8.8 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Northwestern
68
10 primary · 36.5 efficiency · 8.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Northwestern
51.9
8 primary · 29.9 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
5
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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