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Delano Ware Career Story

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Player Story

Delano Ware story

Delano Ware built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a safety from Richmond, CA wearing No. 26, spending time with Illinois and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Delano Ware's career was his defensive production: 172 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Delano Ware'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

    Illinois

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Western Michigan

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonIllinois7.520.15.7—
2019 PostseasonIllinois2162-5.5
2019 Regular SeasonIllinois21620
2020 Regular SeasonIllinois213.22.60
2021 PostseasonWestern Michigan016.73.8-2
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan016.73.80
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan627.25.76

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Illinois to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted13.9Dec 14, 2020

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Northwestern

Week 13 · L 16-24 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

vs Toledo

Week 13 · W 20-14 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

75.8 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

@ Nebraska

Week 11 · L 35-54 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

68.6 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

@ Ball State

Week 2 · W 37-30 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

65.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

vs Minnesota

Week 10 · L 14-41 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

61.9 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Illinois

7.5 primary output · 20.1 efficiency · 5.7 usage

51.7

#2

2021 Postseason · Western Michigan

49.3

0 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 3.8 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Western Michigan

49.3

0 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 3.8 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

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