Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Western Kentucky
Nazir Ward
DB • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nazir Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Nazir Ward built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Nazir Ward's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Nazir Ward, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Nazir Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 46
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Nazir Ward quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · DB
- Career Tackles
- 46
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Northwestern · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Northwestern · 93 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 35 tackles · DB 262nd (top 27%) · Conference USA 99th (top 18%) · National 1,133rd (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 33 | 3 | 0.5 | - | 5 | 0 | 56 |
Related Context
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Nazir Ward played DB for Western Kentucky. Across 3 tracked seasons, Nazir Ward recorded 46 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 10.5 primary output with 20.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
20.9
Usage
5
Consistency
61.8
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 1. North Alabama: 0. Sam Houston: 1. Nevada: 2. Missouri State: 0. Delaware: 1.5. Florida International: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0. New Mexico State: 1. Middle Tennessee: 2. LSU: 1. Jacksonville State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 2 by 18.3. North Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Sam Houston: 2 by 18.3. Nevada: 3 by 32.5. Missouri State: 1 by 4.2. Delaware: 6 by 40. Florida International: 7 by 39.2. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico State: 1 by 14.2. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 36.7. LSU: 3 by 22.5. Jacksonville State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 9 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.3 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
Nevada
Best efficiency game
40 vs Delaware
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/23 | @ Southern Miss | W 27-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Jacksonville State | L 34-37 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ LSU | L 10-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Middle TennesseeSplash game | W 42-26 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs New Mexico State | W 35-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tue 10/21 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 28-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/15 | vs Florida International | L 6-25 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/3 | @ Delaware | W 27-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Missouri State | W 27-22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 31-16 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs North Alabama | W 55-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | vs Sam Houston | W 41-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Nazir Ward story
Nazir Ward built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Nazir Ward's career was his defensive production: 46 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Western Kentucky. 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 Nazir Ward's production has multiple signals. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Nazir 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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Western Kentucky
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 0 | 5.2 | 1.2 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 10.5 | 20.9 | 5 | 10.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 10.5 | 20.9 | 5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 116 Nevada
Week 4 · W 31-16
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 127 Middle Tennessee
Week 12 · W 42-26 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 107 Florida International
Week 8 · L 6-25 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 109 Delaware
Week 6 · W 27-24 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
53.1 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 32 LSU
Week 13 · L 10-13
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Havoc Plays
28.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
10.5 primary output · 20.9 efficiency · 5 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
56
10.5 primary · 20.9 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
44.6
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.6 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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