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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2013Northern Illinois
Jimmie Ward
S • 5'11" • Mobile, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jimmie Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Jimmie Ward built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a safety from Mobile, AL wearing No. 15, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Jimmie Ward's career was his defensive production: 11...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2014
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 30
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Jimmie Ward, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Jimmie Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Jimmie Ward quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · S
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Ohio
- NFL Draft
- 2014 · Round 1 · Pick 30 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2013
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 50 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.8 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.3 |
| 2013 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 73.3 |
Related Context
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Jimmie Ward played S for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jimmie Ward recorded 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 7 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 1. Iowa: 1. Eastern Illinois: 1. Purdue: 1. Kent State: 1. Akron: 1. Toledo: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Wins1 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah State
Best efficiency game
20 vs Utah State
Player Story
Jimmie Ward story
Jimmie Ward built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a safety from Mobile, AL wearing No. 15, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Jimmie Ward's career was his defensive production: 11 interceptions across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Northern Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jimmie Ward's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 46 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Jimmie 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
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Northern Illinois
2010-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 10 | — | 1 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2013 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 7 | 20 | — | 4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 7 | 20 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio
Week 14 · W 23-20 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
vs Toledo
Week 12 · W 31-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
@ Ball State
Week 6 · W 35-23 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs UT Martin
Week 2 · W 35-7
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Utah State
Week 1 · L 14-21 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Northern Illinois
7 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
73.3
#2
2013 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
73.3
7 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
54.3
3 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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