Player Dossier

2023-2025

Marshall

Braydin Ward

DL • 6'6" • 237 lbs • Montgomery, WV, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Braydin Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.4

Efficiency

17.2

Consistency

38.9

Season Value

21

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Marshall

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Braydin Ward, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Marshall. Braydin Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Marshall paired 12.5 primary output with 28.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 17.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: James Madison

Win with 2 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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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · Marshall

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

17.2

Usage

4.4

Consistency

38.9

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Ohio State: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Southern Miss: 1.5. James Madison: 2. Louisiana: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Southern Miss: 2 by 23.3. James Madison: 6 by 45. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.9 · n=4
First Half0.3 · n=3 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=3 · +0.8 vs First Half
All Games0.8 · n=6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

James Madison

Best efficiency game

45 vs James Madison

Result
Sun 12/8@ LouisianaW 31-310000
Sun 12/1@ James MadisonW 35-3363110
Sat 11/9@ Southern MissW 37-3210.50010
Sat 9/28vs Western MichiganW 27-2010000
Sat 9/21@ Ohio StateL 14-4920000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown20001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Marshall

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonMarshall0
2024 Regular SeasonMarshall4.517.24.44.5
2025 Regular SeasonMarshall12.528.68.88

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.

#2

James Madison

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.

#3

Texas State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39.8 takeover score.

#4

Southern Miss

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 34.8 takeover score.

#5

Louisiana

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 34 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Marshall

12.5 primary output · 28.6 efficiency · 8.8 usage

43.3

#2

2024 Regular Season · Marshall

21

4.5 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 4.4 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Marshall

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

32

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 13 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Braydin Ward quick answers

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
32