Linebacker, Mississippi State (from West Virginia, Syracuse), 2023–26
James Heard Jr.
- Number
- No. 45
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Camden, NJ
James Heard Jr. plays linebacker for Mississippi State, after West Virginia (2023) and Syracuse (2024–25).
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | West Virginia | 45 | LB | RS | ||
| 2025 | Syracuse | 45 | LB | So. | ||
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 45 | LB | Jr. | 6′2″ | 230 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Syracuse 7 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Tennessee | L 26–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. UConn | W 27–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Colgate | W 66–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Duke | L 3–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Georgia Tech | L 16–41 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Miami | L 10–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Boston College | L 12–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Syracuse 5 games, 7 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Ohio | W 38–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Stanford | L 24–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Holy Cross | W 42–14 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at NC State | W 24–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Washington State | W 52–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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