Myles Heard

Senior defensive back on Louisiana Tech's 2023 roster.

DB · Louisiana Tech · Sr.

5′11″ · 201 lb · Sugar Land, TX

CFB Index 71 · #96 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceLouisiana Tech 2023 alumnus

The story

4 defensive back on Louisiana Tech's roster.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Stephen F. Austin in 2019.
Transferred from Stephen F. Austin to Louisiana Tech in 2023.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

S recruit

No. 3135 nationally · Signed with Stephen F. Austin

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

One season at Louisiana Tech, 88 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2019

Signed with Stephen F. Austin2-star out of Dulles

202311 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3135 national

CFB

College

Louisiana Tech

2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

71Quality starter #96 of 538?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (92nd percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#92 / 2842 · 97th pct

Solo tackles#223 / 2842 · 92nd pct

Passes defended#362 / 2842 · 85th pct

QB hurries#369 / 2842 · 83rd pct

Tackles for loss#459 / 2842 · 82nd pct

5.5

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Sonny Cumbie

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

71 · #96 of 538 safeties

Two-star recruit. Now #96 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Louisiana Tech	88	40	5.5	0.0	4	--	--
Career		88	40	5.5	0.0	4	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 51–21

vs Northwestern State

7 SOLO · 15 TOT · 2 TFL

Dominant 30-point win at home against Northwestern State.

With K. Willis — 188 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · B. Ochsendorf — 32 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 41 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 22-17vs Florida International	9	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 1	L 14-38@ SMU	6	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 51-21vs Northwestern State	15	7	2.5	—	0	Season-high 15 tackles
Wk 3	L 37-40vs North Texas	14	8	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 14-28@ Nebraska	6	5	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 24-10@ UTEP	10	4	0.0	—	3
Wk 7	L 23-31@ Middle Tennessee	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 24-27vs New Mexico State	10	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	L 30-56@ Liberty	7	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 27-42vs Sam Houston	3	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 17-56@ Jacksonville State	7	4	1.0	—	0
Total		88	40	5.5	—	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology