Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Tulane
D.J. Ponder
QB • 6'2" • Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
D.J. Ponder is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
0
Developing production for a quarterback
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
13
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Tulane
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Tulane
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
D.J. Ponder, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Tulane. D.J. Ponder is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 566
- Passing yards
- 599
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
D.J. Ponder quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulane · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 566
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Tulane
- Top game
- UCF
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Baton Rouge Catholic · Tulane
- High school pipeline
- Baton Rouge Catholic · 33 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Class 2012
- 2012 Total offense rank
- 297 total offense · QB 195th (top 65%) · Conference USA 43rd (top 39%) · National 446th (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Tulane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Tulane | 5 | 54 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 25.2 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Tulane | 7 | 215 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 34.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Tulane | 2 | 297 | 333 | -36 | 2 | 65.6 |
Related Context
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D.J. Ponder played QB for Tulane. Across 4 tracked seasons, D.J. Ponder recorded 599 passing yards, -33 rushing yards, and 7 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Tulane.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Tulane paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 37.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Loss with 75 yards of offense and 82.1 efficiency. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Tulane
Games
7
Primary Metric / G
30.7
Efficiency
37.6
Usage
5.7
Consistency
16
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SE Louisiana: 1. Tulsa: 6. UAB: 2. Duke: 75. Army: 0. UTEP: 124. Houston: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SE Louisiana: 2 by 27.5. Tulsa: 3 by 50. UAB: 1 by 20. Duke: 7 by 82.1. Army: 1 by 0. UTEP: 36 by 33. Houston: 3 by 50.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · -40.9 vs Losses
Losses42.4 · Games = 5 · +40.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
82.1 vs Duke
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
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- 1
Tulane
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Tulane | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Tulane | 54 | 50.2 | 3 | 54 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Tulane | 215 | 37.6 | 5.7 | 161 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Tulane | 297 | 37.9 | 12.1 | 82 |
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
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
0
3+ TD games
2
Above avg efficiency
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