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Jersey Number 23
David Heard
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Vicksburg, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Vicksburg
Bio
CAREER:
Has worked in all 34 games of his playing career at Mississippi State, and has earned 19 starting calls in the defensive secondary, 16 straight starts from midway through his sophomore season . . . Has made 78 tackles as a Bulldog . . . Five of his tackles have occurred behind the line of scrimmage (minus 12 yards) . . . Has also been credited with a fumble return (14 yards), one pass interception (0 yards) and six pass deflections . . . Originally signed with MSU in February 2002 and reported for two-a-day practices in August . . . Suffered a ligament injury in his foot during those drills and underwent surgery, suspending his full-time enrollment until ?03 . . . Came to State following a solid prep career in the state of Mississippi.
Held out of all spring contact work while rehabbing an off-season shoulder injury . . . Should return at full-speed to his customary starting assignment at right cornerback.
Started all 11 games at right cornerback for the Bulldog defense during his junior season . . . Totaled 37 tackles on the season, including three for loss (minus 5 yards) . . . Also credited with four pass deflections . . . Registered two tackles, including one hit behind the line of scrimmage (minus 1 yard), in State's season-opening 38-6 win over Murray State . . . Recorded four hits in the team's SEC opener at Auburn in Week 2 . . . Made five tackles in State's win over Tulane the following weekend . . . Credited with one tackle for loss (minus 1 yard) against the Green Wave . . . Registered three tackles and two pass break ups in MState's Week 4 contest with Georgia . . . Recorded three tackles one week later vs. LSU . . . Made nearly half of his tackle total (18 hits) over the four-week period, Weeks 6-9 . . . Totaled four tackles, including one for loss (minus 3 yards) at Florida to open that stretch . . . Tied for second on the club with a season-best six hits in the Bulldogs' next outing vs. Houston . . . Also had a pass deflection against the Cougars . . . Recorded three tackles at Kentucky in Week 8 . . . Totaled five tackles vs. Alabama one week later . . . Made one tackle at Arkansas in Week 10 . . . Closed his junior campaign with one hit in the team's 35-14 win over Ole Miss in the Battle for the Golden Egg . . . Maintained his position at the top of the depth chart at right cornerback following spring 2005 . . . Had a solid four-week session . . . Culminated those drills with two tackles and a pair of pass deflections in the team's final spring scrimmage.
Played in all 11 games and earned eight starting assignments at a cornerback position . . . Tallied 31 tackles on the season, two of which were for loss (minus 7 yards) . . . Returned one fumble 14 yards and had a pass interception (no return) during his first year as a regular . . . Also credited with a pair of pass deflections . . . Made the most of his opportunities during preseason camp and locked down the starter's role at right cornerback to open the '04 season . . . Recorded a pair of tackles in the team's season-opening win over Tulane . . . Added three tackles one week later against Auburn . . . After starting the first two weeks at cornerback, he worked in a reserve role, but recorded no statistics, against Maine . . . Registered four tackles as he moved back into the starting lineup at LSU in Week 4 . . . Added another hit one week later in a reserve role at Vanderbilt . . . Totaled two tackles, one of which was a tackle for loss (minus 5 yards) against UAB in Week 6 as a substitute . . . Broke back into the starting lineup for the remainder of the year and played his best ball of the year in Week 7 . . . Made 19 tackles during the season's final five weeks . . . His fumble return, interception and both pass deflections came during the last half of the year . . . Registered four tackles and a pass deflection in the team's win over Florida . . . Added one hit in the team's Week 8 victory over Kentucky . . . Had one of the top all-around games of his sophomore season at Alabama in Week 9 . . . Had three hits, one of which was a tackle for loss (minus 2 yards), and his first collegiate interception against the Crimson Tide . . . Registered four tackles and one pass deflection in the Bulldogs' home-season ending game vs. Arkansas . . . Posted a career-high seven tackles at Ole Miss in the season finale, returning a recovered fumble 14 yards . . . Sat out all contact work during State's four-week spring practice nursing an off-season shoulder surgery and subsequent rehabilitation . . . Listed third on the depth chart at left cornerback.
Played in all 12 games of his delayed true freshman season . . . Made 10 tackles, working primarily on special teams . . . Played, but did not record defensive statistics, in the Bulldogs' first four games of the season . . . Registered his first defensive statistic of the season during the Bulldogs' Week 5 win over Vanderbilt . . . Had four tackles one week later in the team's win over Memphis . . . Had a pair of tackles vs. Alabama in Week 9 and the same number one week later at Tennessee . . . Was back on the stats sheet in the season-ending game with Mississippi with one tackle . . . Injury-free spring practice put him in the hunt for playing time at right cornerback . . . Listed third at the position coming out of those four-week drills . . . Recorded four tackles, a pass interception (10-yard return) and a pass break up during scrimmage activity.
Was not enrolled at MSU full-time in fall 2002.
Two-time, all-county and all-district performer . . . A member of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger top 40 recruits list following his high school career . . . Made more than 200 tackles with 12 interceptions and five fumble recoveries during his high school career . . . Scored three defensive touchdowns and blocked two punts during his career . . . Totaled 86 tackles during his senior season for head coach Alonzo Stevens at Vicksburg (Miss.) High School . . . Helped lead Vicksburg to a 9-4 record his final prep campaign by recording three pass interceptions and a pair of fumble recoveries . . . Also blocked one punt . . . Scored two defensive touchdowns . . . Was third on the team with 86 tackles . . . Selected to play in the Bernard Blackwell North-South All-Star Classic . . . An outstanding student on the high school level.
Born David Chong Heard, 2-13-84, in Seoul, South Korea . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Heard . . . Majoring in biological engineering.
Has worked in all 34 games of his playing career at Mississippi State, and has earned 19 starting calls in the defensive secondary, 16 straight starts from midway through his sophomore season . . . Has made 78 tackles as a Bulldog . . . Five of his tackles have occurred behind the line of scrimmage (minus 12 yards) . . . Has also been credited with a fumble return (14 yards), one pass interception (0 yards) and six pass deflections . . . Originally signed with MSU in February 2002 and reported for two-a-day practices in August . . . Suffered a ligament injury in his foot during those drills and underwent surgery, suspending his full-time enrollment until ?03 . . . Came to State following a solid prep career in the state of Mississippi.
2006:
Held out of all spring contact work while rehabbing an off-season shoulder injury . . . Should return at full-speed to his customary starting assignment at right cornerback.
2005:
Started all 11 games at right cornerback for the Bulldog defense during his junior season . . . Totaled 37 tackles on the season, including three for loss (minus 5 yards) . . . Also credited with four pass deflections . . . Registered two tackles, including one hit behind the line of scrimmage (minus 1 yard), in State's season-opening 38-6 win over Murray State . . . Recorded four hits in the team's SEC opener at Auburn in Week 2 . . . Made five tackles in State's win over Tulane the following weekend . . . Credited with one tackle for loss (minus 1 yard) against the Green Wave . . . Registered three tackles and two pass break ups in MState's Week 4 contest with Georgia . . . Recorded three tackles one week later vs. LSU . . . Made nearly half of his tackle total (18 hits) over the four-week period, Weeks 6-9 . . . Totaled four tackles, including one for loss (minus 3 yards) at Florida to open that stretch . . . Tied for second on the club with a season-best six hits in the Bulldogs' next outing vs. Houston . . . Also had a pass deflection against the Cougars . . . Recorded three tackles at Kentucky in Week 8 . . . Totaled five tackles vs. Alabama one week later . . . Made one tackle at Arkansas in Week 10 . . . Closed his junior campaign with one hit in the team's 35-14 win over Ole Miss in the Battle for the Golden Egg . . . Maintained his position at the top of the depth chart at right cornerback following spring 2005 . . . Had a solid four-week session . . . Culminated those drills with two tackles and a pair of pass deflections in the team's final spring scrimmage.
2004:
Played in all 11 games and earned eight starting assignments at a cornerback position . . . Tallied 31 tackles on the season, two of which were for loss (minus 7 yards) . . . Returned one fumble 14 yards and had a pass interception (no return) during his first year as a regular . . . Also credited with a pair of pass deflections . . . Made the most of his opportunities during preseason camp and locked down the starter's role at right cornerback to open the '04 season . . . Recorded a pair of tackles in the team's season-opening win over Tulane . . . Added three tackles one week later against Auburn . . . After starting the first two weeks at cornerback, he worked in a reserve role, but recorded no statistics, against Maine . . . Registered four tackles as he moved back into the starting lineup at LSU in Week 4 . . . Added another hit one week later in a reserve role at Vanderbilt . . . Totaled two tackles, one of which was a tackle for loss (minus 5 yards) against UAB in Week 6 as a substitute . . . Broke back into the starting lineup for the remainder of the year and played his best ball of the year in Week 7 . . . Made 19 tackles during the season's final five weeks . . . His fumble return, interception and both pass deflections came during the last half of the year . . . Registered four tackles and a pass deflection in the team's win over Florida . . . Added one hit in the team's Week 8 victory over Kentucky . . . Had one of the top all-around games of his sophomore season at Alabama in Week 9 . . . Had three hits, one of which was a tackle for loss (minus 2 yards), and his first collegiate interception against the Crimson Tide . . . Registered four tackles and one pass deflection in the Bulldogs' home-season ending game vs. Arkansas . . . Posted a career-high seven tackles at Ole Miss in the season finale, returning a recovered fumble 14 yards . . . Sat out all contact work during State's four-week spring practice nursing an off-season shoulder surgery and subsequent rehabilitation . . . Listed third on the depth chart at left cornerback.
2003:
Played in all 12 games of his delayed true freshman season . . . Made 10 tackles, working primarily on special teams . . . Played, but did not record defensive statistics, in the Bulldogs' first four games of the season . . . Registered his first defensive statistic of the season during the Bulldogs' Week 5 win over Vanderbilt . . . Had four tackles one week later in the team's win over Memphis . . . Had a pair of tackles vs. Alabama in Week 9 and the same number one week later at Tennessee . . . Was back on the stats sheet in the season-ending game with Mississippi with one tackle . . . Injury-free spring practice put him in the hunt for playing time at right cornerback . . . Listed third at the position coming out of those four-week drills . . . Recorded four tackles, a pass interception (10-yard return) and a pass break up during scrimmage activity.
2002:
Was not enrolled at MSU full-time in fall 2002.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Two-time, all-county and all-district performer . . . A member of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger top 40 recruits list following his high school career . . . Made more than 200 tackles with 12 interceptions and five fumble recoveries during his high school career . . . Scored three defensive touchdowns and blocked two punts during his career . . . Totaled 86 tackles during his senior season for head coach Alonzo Stevens at Vicksburg (Miss.) High School . . . Helped lead Vicksburg to a 9-4 record his final prep campaign by recording three pass interceptions and a pair of fumble recoveries . . . Also blocked one punt . . . Scored two defensive touchdowns . . . Was third on the team with 86 tackles . . . Selected to play in the Bernard Blackwell North-South All-Star Classic . . . An outstanding student on the high school level.
PERSONAL:
Born David Chong Heard, 2-13-84, in Seoul, South Korea . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Heard . . . Majoring in biological engineering.
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