Player Career

D.J. Ponder Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

D.J. Ponder story

D.J. Ponder built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 12, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of D.J. Ponder's career was his passing role: 599 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, and 145 attempts across 15 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives D.J. Ponder's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Tulane

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonTulane0
2010 Regular SeasonTulane5450.2354
2011 Regular SeasonTulane21537.65.7161
2012 Regular SeasonTulane29737.912.182

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UCF

Week 12 · L 14-61 · Conference game

Loss with 36 yards of offense and 50 efficiency.

36

Total Offense

75 takeover

36 total offense with 50 efficiency.

#2

@ Duke

Week 4 · L 27-48

75

Total Offense

71.3 takeover

Loss with 75 yards of offense and 82.1 efficiency.

75 total offense with 82.1 efficiency.

#3

vs UTEP

Week 7 · L 7-44 · Conference game

124

Total Offense

53.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

124 total offense with 33 efficiency.

#4

@ Louisiana

Week 6 · L 13-41

159

Total Offense

52.8 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

159 total offense with 38.1 efficiency.

#5

vs UL Monroe

Week 5 · L 10-63

138

Total Offense

52.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

138 total offense with 37.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Tulane

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2012 Regular Season · Tulane

65.6

297 primary · 37.9 efficiency · 12.1 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Tulane

34.7

215 primary · 37.6 efficiency · 5.7 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

2

Above avg efficiency