Rod Heard II
Rod Heard II
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Rod Heard II has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Georgia Tech, Week 8, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Notre Dame, 217 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 37 | 25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 82 | 53 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 67 | 47 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 31 | 24 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 217 | 149 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 11 | 2 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Rayuan Lane’s 2021 season.
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