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Rod Heard II Career Story

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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

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

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Notre Dame

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern04.20.7—
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern112.92.21
2021 Regular SeasonNorthwestern416.93.33
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern829.96.74
2023 PostseasonNorthwestern1036.58.82
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1036.58.80
2024 PostseasonNotre Dame814.64.2-2
2024 Regular SeasonNotre Dame814.64.20

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.

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Northwestern

10 primary output · 36.5 efficiency · 8.8 usage

68

#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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