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West VirginiaWest Virginia Mountaineers

James Heard

JamesHeard

Voorhees, NJSt. Joseph's Prep School

Jersey

#6

Pos

LB

HT / WT

6-2 / 218

Class

JR

Rivals Industry

87.77

Rivals

6

NATL: #238
POS: #15
ST: #3

On3

87

NATL: —
POS: #85
ST: #21

NATL: —
POS: #41
ST: #13

NATL: —
POS: #87
ST: #17

The Journey

Class of 2023

West Virginia Mountaineers

Mountaineers

ENROLLED

St. Joseph's Prep School Hawks

2021 – 2022

HIGH SCHOOL

Eastern Regional Vikings

2020 – 2020

HIGH SCHOOL

Film

HIGHLIGHTS · ANALYSIS · COMMIT FILM

HIGHLIGHTS · HUDL

Posted 11/17/21

Freshman Season

Highlights · 10/19/21

Sophomore Season

Highlights · 10/01/21

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Team Predictions

Industry Consensus · RPM Picks

All Teams All Predictions

Team

Prediction

Recruited By

Distance

Class Rank

Draft Pos (5yr)

Draft Total (5yr)

ENROLLED

39.4%

272 mi

50

2

9

OFFERED

14.2%

—

55 mi

58

0

6

OFFERED

12.2%

168 mi

14

4

31

OFFERED

10.1%

—

558 mi

12

0

12

OFFERED

10.1%

—

229 mi

67

1

7

West VirginiaENROLLED

Chad Scott

39.4%

RutgersOFFERED

—

14.2%

Penn StateOFFERED

Terry Smith

12.2%

TennesseeOFFERED

—

10.1%

VirginiaOFFERED

—

10.1%

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Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

Mississippi State Helmet

Syracuse transfer LB James Heard signs with Mississippi State

Daniel Hager3/26/26

Kennedy Green

Tuesday's Dawg Biscuits: Updates on 2027 prospects Andre Adams and Kennedy Green

Paul Jones3/24/26

syracuse-lands-transfer-commitment-from-former-west-virginia-linebacker-james-heard

Syracuse lands transfer commitment from former West Virginia linebacker James Heard

Chandler Vessels12/17/23

Measurements & Testing

James HeardSt. Joseph's Prep School

Top 300 LB AvgAvg. Last 3 Years

NFL Combine DraftedAvg. Last 3 Years

Weight

218

225

235

96.9%92.8%

Height

6-2

6-2

6-2

100.0%100.0%

Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

Mississippi State Helmet

Syracuse transfer LB James Heard signs with Mississippi State

Daniel Hager3/26/26

Kennedy Green

Tuesday's Dawg Biscuits: Updates on 2027 prospects Andre Adams and Kennedy Green

Paul Jones3/24/26

syracuse-lands-transfer-commitment-from-former-west-virginia-linebacker-james-heard

Syracuse lands transfer commitment from former West Virginia linebacker James Heard

Chandler Vessels12/17/23

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