Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Akron
Josh Ward
DE • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Delray Beach, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Josh Ward built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Delray Beach, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Josh Ward's career was his defensive production: 111...
Read the storyJosh Ward, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Akron. Josh Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 111
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Josh Ward quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · DE
- Career Tackles
- 111
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · DE 27th (top 9%) · Mid-American 75th (top 14%) · National 757th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 5 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 25.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 24.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 11 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 59.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 12 | 47 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
Related Context
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Josh Ward played DE for Akron. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Ward recorded 111 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Akron paired 12 primary output with 23.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Akron
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
24.2
Usage
9.1
Consistency
57
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 0. UAB: 0.5. Central Michigan: 1. Troy: 1. Massachusetts: 0. Kent State: 2. Buffalo: 0. Northern Illinois: 2. Bowling Green: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Miami (OH): 1. Ohio: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 4 by 16.7. UAB: 6 by 30. Central Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Troy: 3 by 22.5. Massachusetts: 4 by 16.7. Kent State: 4 by 36.7. Buffalo: 3 by 12.5. Northern Illinois: 5 by 40.8. Bowling Green: 1 by 14.2. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 2 by 18.3. Ohio: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
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First Half0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 11/26 | vs Ohio | L 3-52 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/21 | @ Miami (OH) | L 17-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 11/12 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 14-42 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Bowling Green | L 6-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Northern IllinoisSplash game | L 0-49 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Buffalo | L 0-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Kent StateSplash game | L 3-26 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Massachusetts | L 29-37 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Troy | L 7-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Central Michigan | L 24-45 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs UAB | L 20-31 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Illinois | L 3-42 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Ward story
Josh Ward built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Delray Beach, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Josh Ward's career was his defensive production: 111 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 39 career games in the available record. That gives Josh Ward's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Akron
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 3 | 11 | 6.2 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 5 | 14 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 5 | 14 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 12 | 23.4 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 9.5 | 24.2 | 9.1 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northern Illinois
Week 9 · L 0-49 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 7 · L 3-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Central Michigan
Week 9 · W 17-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Ohio
Week 13 · L 3-9 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Northwestern
Week 3 · W 39-34
2.5
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Akron
12 primary output · 23.4 efficiency · 7 usage
59.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Akron
59
9.5 primary · 24.2 efficiency · 9.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Akron
25.2
3 primary · 11 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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