Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Cincinnati
Taj Ward
DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Solon, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Taj Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
70
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Taj Ward built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Solon, OH wearing No. 15, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Taj Ward's career was his defensive production: 98...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Taj Ward, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Taj Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 98
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Taj Ward quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · DB
- Career Tackles
- 98
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Solon · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- Solon · 17 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · DB 107th (top 12%) · Big 12 49th (top 8%) · National 478th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Cincinnati | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 7 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 5 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 8 | 17 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 49.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 12 | 55 | 3.5 | 0.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 43.8 |
Related Context
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Taj Ward played DB for Cincinnati. Across 5 tracked seasons, Taj Ward recorded 98 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Cincinnati paired 6.5 primary output with 17 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
24.1
Usage
5.4
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Kentucky: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Miami (OH): 1. Oklahoma: 2. BYU: 0. Iowa State: 0. Baylor: 0. Oklahoma State: 1. UCF: 1. Houston: 0. West Virginia: 0. Kansas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Kentucky: 6 by 35. Pittsburgh: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma: 9 by 57.5. BYU: 1 by 4.2. Iowa State: 3 by 12.5. Baylor: 4 by 16.7. Oklahoma State: 2 by 18.3. UCF: 5 by 30.8. Houston: 3 by 12.5. West Virginia: 7 by 29.2. Kansas: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 9 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | vs Kansas | L 16-49 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ West Virginia | L 21-42 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Houston | W 24-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs UCF | L 26-28 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Oklahoma State | L 13-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Baylor | L 29-32 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Iowa State | L 10-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ BYU | L 27-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs OklahomaSplash game | L 6-20 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Miami (OH) | L 24-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Pittsburgh | W 27-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 66-13 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Taj Ward story
Taj Ward built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Solon, OH wearing No. 15, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Taj Ward's career was his defensive production: 98 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Taj Ward's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Cincinnati | 0 | 7.2 | 1.3 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Cincinnati | 0 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 6.5 | 17 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 6 | 24.1 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oklahoma
Week 4 · L 6-20 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Eastern Kentucky
Week 1 · W 66-13
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Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
#3
vs UCF
Week 10 · L 26-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
52.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Indiana
Week 4 · W 45-24
2
Havoc Plays
50.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Arkansas
Week 1 · L 24-31
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Havoc Plays
45.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati
6.5 primary output · 17 efficiency · 2.5 usage
49.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
43.8
6 primary · 24.1 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Cincinnati
39.3
0 primary · 7.2 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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