James Heard Jr. is a linebacker at Mississippi State who has not played in Mississippi State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Syracuse.
Mississippi State lists 11 linebackers this season.
Mississippi State is 4-4. Next: vs Vanderbilt, Sat Nov 7.
A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Miami — Week 11, 2025.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Syracuse | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-45vs No. 24 Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-20vs UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 66-24vs Colgate | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-38vs Duke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-41@ No. 7 Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-38@ No. 18 Miami | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 12-34vs Boston College | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
48.6%
408 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
70.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
447 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Neal Brown, Fran Brown and Jeff Lebby.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Mississippi State
