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
52
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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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.
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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%)
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.
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