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2023 Signing Class

James Heard Jr. #6 LB

  • Position:
    Linebacker
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    218
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Camden, N.J.
  • High School:
    Camden

Summary

Biography

High School 

  • Played his senior year for coach Rob Hinson at Camden High
  • Named 2022 NJ.com's All-State First Team (DL)
  • West Jersey Football League Constitution Division Player of the Year
  • Earned All-Group 3 defensive honors (DL)
  • Honored as The Courier Post South Jersey Defensive Player of the Year
  • 2021 Pennsylvania Football Writers’ 6A All-State Team (DL)
  • Helped Camden to a 10-3 record and a spot in the New Jersey Group 3 semifinals
  • Senior stats included 38 tackles, 18 sacks and three forced fumbles
  • As a junior, he turned in 37 tackles (23 solo), 10.5 sacks and 19.5 tackles for loss, playing for St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia
  • Also started as a sophomore at Eastern Regional High in Voorhees, New Jersey, contributing 25 tackles (23 solo), 3.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss
  • Four-star ranking from Rivals, which ranks him as the No. 3 overall recruit in New Jersey, No. 17 nationally at defensive end and a member of the prestigious Rivals Top 250 Club at No. 237 overall
  • Three-star rating from 247Sports, ranking him No. 17 overall in New Jersey and No. 82 nationally at linebacker
  • Three-star rating from ESPN which ranks him No. 12 overall in New Jersey, No. 64 overall in the region and No. 40 nationally at his position
  • Three-star ranking from On3, rating him the No. 72 linebacker nationally and No. 20 recruit in New Jersey
  • Received 15 offers
  • Also offered by Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Kentucky, Maryland, Miami, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Penn State, Rutgers, Temple, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Virginia and Virginia Tech

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