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Rod Heard II

S · Notre Dame

Rod Heard II

S · #2 · Notre Dame

Profile

Measurements: 5'11" · 195 lb
Seasons: 6
Recruiting: ★★★☆☆ · 0.8619
Class rank: #912 · 2019
Hometown: Farmington, MI
High school: Harrison

Transferred in from Northwestern.

Career

228 Tackles · 12 PD · 2 Int

On a roster 2019–2024. Statistics held for 2019–2024.

2024

Notre Dame

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended

@ Texas A&M

Indiana

Georgia *

Penn State *

Ohio State *

Northern Illinois

@ Purdue

Miami (OH)

Louisville

Stanford

Georgia Tech *

Navy *

Florida State

Virginia

Army *

@ USC

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

37 Tackles · 4 PD

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
9	vs Navy *	W 51–14	0	0	1

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD
Bowl	vs Ohio State *	L 23–34	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bowl	vs Penn State *	W 27–24	3	2	1	1	0	0
Bowl	vs Georgia *	W 23–10	2	2	0	0	0	0
Bowl	vs Indiana	W 27–17	2	1	0	0	0	0
14	@ USC	W 49–35	1	0	0	0	0	1
12	vs Virginia	W 35–14	3	3	0	0	0	1
11	vs Florida State	W 52–3	2	1	0	0	0	0
9	vs Navy *	W 51–14	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	vs Georgia Tech *	W 31–13	5	4	0	0	0	0
7	vs Stanford	W 49–7	1	1	0	0	0	0
5	vs Louisville	W 31–24	4	2	0	0	1	2
4	vs Miami (OH)	W 28–3	3	3	0	0	0	0
3	@ Purdue	W 66–7	4	3	0	0	0	0
2	vs Northern Illinois	L 14–16	4	1	0	0	0	0
1	@ Texas A&M	W 23–13	1	1	1	0	0	0

Punt returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	vs Army *	W 49–14	0	9	0.0	0	9

2023

Northwestern

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

−0.5

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Passes defended

@ Rutgers

Utah *

UTEP

@ Duke

Minnesota

Penn State

Howard

@ Nebraska

Maryland

Iowa *

@ Wisconsin

Purdue

@ Illinois

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

82 Tackles · 4 PD · 1 Int

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
1	@ Rutgers	L 7–24	1	7	7.0	0	7

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
Bowl	vs Utah *	W 14–7	0	0	1

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	PD
Bowl	vs Utah *	W 14–7	12	4	0	0	0
13	@ Illinois	W 45–43	9	5	0.5	0	1
12	vs Purdue	W 23–15	13	9	0.5	0	1
11	@ Wisconsin	W 24–10	7	7	0	0	0
10	vs Iowa *	L 7–10	3	2	0	0	0
9	vs Maryland	W 33–27	9	7	1	0	0
8	@ Nebraska	L 9–17	2	1	0	0	0
6	vs Howard	W 23–20	5	5	0	0	1
5	vs Penn State	L 13–41	4	3	1	0	0
3	@ Duke	L 14–38	4	1	0	0	1
2	vs UTEP	W 38–7	7	6	1	1	0
1	@ Rutgers	L 7–24	7	3	0	0	0

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
8	@ Nebraska	L 9–17	1	10	0

Kick returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	vs Howard	W 23–20	1	2	2.0	0	2

2022

Northwestern

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

−0.5

−1.5

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Passes defended

Nebraska *

Duke

Southern Illinois

Miami (OH)

@ Penn State

Wisconsin

@ Maryland

@ Iowa

Ohio State

@ Minnesota

@ Purdue

Illinois

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

67 Tackles · 2 PD · 1 Int

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	PD
13	vs Illinois	L 3–41	5	2	1.5	0.5	0
12	@ Purdue	L 9–17	8	6	0	0	0
11	@ Minnesota	L 3–31	10	8	0	0	0
10	vs Ohio State	L 7–21	6	3	0	0	1
9	@ Iowa	L 13–33	6	6	0	0	0
8	@ Maryland	L 24–31	10	6	0.5	0.5	0
6	vs Wisconsin	L 7–42	7	4	0	0	0
5	@ Penn State	L 7–17	7	5	1	0	0
4	vs Miami (OH)	L 14–17	1	1	1	0	0
3	vs Southern Illinois	L 24–31	1	1	0	0	0
2	vs Duke	L 23–31	5	4	0	0	0
1	vs Nebraska *	W 31–28	1	1	0	0	1

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
13	vs Illinois	L 3–41	1	0	0

2021

Northwestern

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

−2

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended

Michigan State

Indiana State

@ Duke

Ohio

@ Nebraska

Rutgers

@ Michigan

Minnesota

Iowa

@ Wisconsin

Purdue *

@ Illinois

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

31 Tackles · 1 PD

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
3	@ Duke	L 23–30	0	0	1

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
13	@ Illinois	L 14–47	2	2	0	0
12	vs Purdue *	L 14–32	3	2	0	0
11	@ Wisconsin	L 7–35	4	3	0	0
10	vs Iowa	L 12–17	4	4	2	0
8	@ Michigan	L 7–33	5	4	0	0
7	vs Rutgers	W 21–7	1	1	0	1
5	@ Nebraska	L 7–56	1	0	0	0
4	vs Ohio	W 35–6	1	1	0	0
3	@ Duke	L 23–30	8	6	1	0
1	vs Michigan State	L 21–38	2	1	0	0

2020

Northwestern

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

Tackles

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended

Auburn *

Maryland

@ Iowa

Nebraska

@ Purdue

Wisconsin

@ Michigan State

Illinois

Ohio State *

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

10 Tackles · 1 PD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	PD
15	vs Illinois	W 28–10	1	1	0
10	vs Nebraska	W 21–13	1	1	0
9	@ Iowa	W 21–20	2	1	0
8	vs Maryland	W 43–3	6	4	1

2019

Northwestern

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

Tackles

@ Stanford

UNLV

Michigan State

@ Wisconsin

@ Nebraska

Ohio State

Iowa

@ Indiana

Purdue

Massachusetts

Minnesota

@ Illinois

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

1 Tackles · 0 PD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD	TD
12	vs Massachusetts	W 45–6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

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