Myles Heard: DB · Louisiana Tech.
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Myles Heard
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Transferred to Louisiana Tech from Stephen F. Austin. A game that shows it: 15 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Northwestern State — Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
88 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 88 | 40 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Career | 88 | 40 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 22-17vs Florida International | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 14-38@ SMU | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-21vs Northwestern State | 15 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 37-40vs North Texas | 14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-28@ Nebraska | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-10@ UTEP | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-31@ Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27vs New Mexico State | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-56@ Liberty | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-42vs Sam Houston | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-56@ Jacksonville State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 88 | 40 | 5.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Week 2 · 2023
W 51-21
2.5 tackles for loss · 15 tackles · 7 solo tackles
Dominant 30-point win at home against Northwestern State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
88tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFL88 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 10.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
52.8%
422 pass / 377 run
Plays / game
66.6
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
428 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
88 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #96 at the position.
How it ended
One season at Louisiana Tech, 88 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
