Usage Score
7.4
Player Dossier
2023-2025Memphis
DeMarco Ward
LB • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Duluth, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DeMarco Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
25.8
Consistency
50
Season Value
23.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Memphis
23242525
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida State • Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
DeMarco Ward, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Memphis. DeMarco Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Memphis paired 5 primary output with 25.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida State, Memphis.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2025 Postseason · Memphis
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
25.8
Usage
7.4
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0. Unknown: 1. Georgia State: 1. Troy: 0. Arkansas: 1. Florida Atlantic: 1. Tulsa: 0. UAB: 0. East Carolina: 0. Navy: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 4 by 26.7. Georgia State: 6 by 35. Troy: 4 by 16.7. Arkansas: 3 by 22.5. Florida Atlantic: 9 by 47.5. Tulsa: 6 by 25. UAB: 6 by 25. East Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Navy: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/19 | @ NC State | L 7-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | vs Navy | L 17-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ East Carolina | L 27-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ UAB | L 24-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/5 | vs Tulsa | W 45-7 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 55-26 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Arkansas | W 32-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Troy | W 28-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Georgia State | W 38-16 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Florida State
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Memphis
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida State | 0.5 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Memphis | 5 | 25.8 | 7.4 | 4.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Memphis | 5 | 25.8 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Florida Atlantic
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54 takeover score.
#2
Navy
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
#3
Georgia State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.9 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.6 takeover score.
#5
Arkansas
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Memphis
5 primary output · 25.8 efficiency · 7.4 usage
23.2
#2
2025 Regular Season · Memphis
23.2
5 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Florida State
4.5
0.5 primary · 8.5 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8567
Duluth · Duluth, GA
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
59
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 15 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.