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Rod Heard

Northwestern · Safety · 2019-23

TKL
191
INT
2
PD
8

Career totals · 5 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2019 to 2023, Heard recorded 191 tackles and 11 tackles for loss. From 2022 to 2023, Heard also had 2 interceptions.

In 17-0 that career earns a 68 overall, the 14th-highest safety rating at Northwestern since 1990 and No. 143 among all safeties of the 2020-2024 era.

Season by Season

Rod Heard season-by-season statistics at Northwestern
SeasonTklTFLPDInt
20191000
202010010
202131310
202267421
202382441
Total1911182

Seasons with tracked stats at Northwestern. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Northwestern Teammates

  1. 86Brandon Joseph2019-21S
  2. 80Paddy Fisher2016-20LB
  3. 80Xander Mueller2021-24LB
  4. 80Greg Newsome II2018-20CB
  5. 71Blake Gallagher2017-20LB
  6. 71Theran Johnson2021-24CB
  7. 70Bryce Gallagher2019-23LB
  8. 70Chris Bergin2017-21LB
  9. 69Evan Hull2019-22RB
  10. 69Adetomiwa Adebawore2019-22EDGE

Full Northwestern all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 91Xavier WattsNotre Dame · 2021-24S
  2. 91Caleb DownsOhio State · 2024-25S
  3. 90Chris Smith IIGeorgia · 2018-22S
  4. 90Dillon ThienemanPurdue · 2023-24S
  5. 88Dalton JohnsonArizona · 2021-25S
  6. 88Jason Taylor IIOklahoma State · 2019-22S
  7. 88Verone McKinley IIIOregon · 2018-21S
  8. 88Kyle HamiltonNotre Dame · 2019-21S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.