Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Vanderbilt
CJ Heard
S • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
CJ Heard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Florida Atlantic • Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
CJ Heard built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 8, spending time with Florida Atlantic and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of CJ Heard's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida Atlantic
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
CJ Heard, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt. CJ Heard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 145
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
CJ Heard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · S
- Career Tackles
- 145
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Woodward Academy · Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- Woodward Academy · 33 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 71 tackles · S 46th (top 9%) · SEC 29th (top 4%) · National 256th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 74 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 22.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 13 | 64 | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 53.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic to Vanderbilt | G5/FCS to P4 | 75.9 | Dec 19, 2024 |
CJ Heard played S for Florida Atlantic and Vanderbilt. Across 2 tracked seasons, CJ Heard recorded 145 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Florida Atlantic.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Vanderbilt paired 14.5 primary output with 34.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Florida Atlantic, Vanderbilt.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
34.7
Usage
7.6
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0. Charleston Southern: 1. Virginia Tech: 4. South Carolina: 1. Georgia State: 0. Utah State: 0. Alabama: 0. LSU: 0. Missouri: 2. Texas: 0. Auburn: 3. Kentucky: 3.5. Tennessee: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 7 by 29.2. Virginia Tech: 5 by 60.8. South Carolina: 12 by 60. Georgia State: 4 by 16.7. Utah State: 2 by 8.3. Alabama: 8 by 33.3. LSU: 4 by 16.7. Missouri: 8 by 53.3. Texas: 4 by 16.7. Auburn: 6 by 55. Kentucky: 4 by 51.7. Tennessee: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 10 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | vs Iowa | L 27-34 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Tennessee | W 45-24 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs KentuckySplash game | W 45-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs AuburnSplash game | W 45-38 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Texas | L 31-34 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs MissouriSplash game | W 17-10 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs LSU | W 31-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Alabama | L 14-30 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Utah State | W 55-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Georgia State | W 70-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ South Carolina10+ tackles | W 31-7 | 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Virginia TechSplash game | W 44-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Charleston Southern | W 45-3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Player Story
CJ Heard story
CJ Heard built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 8, spending time with Florida Atlantic and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of CJ Heard's career was his defensive production: 145 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Vanderbilt. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but CJ Heard's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida Atlantic and Vanderbilt.
The arc is straightforward: CJ 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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Florida Atlantic
2024
Opening stop
- 2
Vanderbilt
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 1.5 | 29 | 5.3 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 14.5 | 34.7 | 7.6 | 13 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 14.5 | 34.7 | 7.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 105 Virginia Tech
Week 2 · W 44-20
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 29 Auburn
Week 11 · W 45-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 66 Kentucky
Week 13 · W 45-17 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
67 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 21 Missouri
Week 9 · W 17-10 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
2
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 49 South Carolina
Week 3 · W 31-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
14.5 primary output · 34.7 efficiency · 7.6 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
53.3
14.5 primary · 34.7 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
22.4
1.5 primary · 29 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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