Player Career

Da'Leon Ward Career Story

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

Player Story

Da'Leon Ward story

Da'Leon Ward built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a running back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Da'Leon Ward's career was his backfield work: 769 rushing yards, 182 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 327 receiving yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Texas Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 327 receiving yards and 6 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas Tech.

The arc is straightforward: Da'Leon Ward moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Texas Tech

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonTexas Tech55946.227.1
2017 Regular SeasonTexas Tech00-559
2018 Regular SeasonTexas Tech53746.517.9537

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Oklahoma

Week 10 · L 46-51 · Conference game

Loss with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

127

Scrimmage Yards

82.4 takeover

127 scrimmage yards and 22.8 usage.

#2

@ TCU

Week 9 · W 27-24 · Conference game

147

Scrimmage Yards

82.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

147 scrimmage yards and 42.5 usage.

#3

vs Baylor

Week 13 · W 54-35 · Conference game

120

Scrimmage Yards

76.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

120 scrimmage yards and 37.1 usage.

#4

vs Texas

Week 10 · L 37-45 · Conference game

125

Scrimmage Yards

76 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

125 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.

#5

@ UTEP

Week 1

57

Scrimmage Yards

69.3 takeover

Game with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

57 scrimmage yards and — usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech

559 primary output · 46.2 efficiency · 27.1 usage

71.9

#2

2018 Regular Season · Texas Tech

63.7

537 primary · 46.5 efficiency · 17.9 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Texas Tech

50

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games