Usage Score
5.4
Player Dossier
2012-2016Mississippi State
DeAndre Ward
LB • 6'1" • Wetumpka, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DeAndre Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
25.3
Consistency
13.9
Season Value
36.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Scouting Read
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DeAndre Ward, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Mississippi State. DeAndre Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.
DeAndre Ward played LB for Mississippi State. Across 5 tracked seasons, DeAndre Ward recorded 56 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 7 primary output with 25.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
25.3
Usage
5.4
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 0. South Carolina: 1. LSU: 0. Massachusetts: 2. Auburn: 0. BYU: 1. Kentucky: 0. Samford: 1. Texas A&M: 0. Alabama: 2. Arkansas: 0. Ole Miss: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. South Carolina: 7 by 39.2. LSU: 2 by 8.3. Massachusetts: 7 by 49.2. Auburn: 3 by 12.5. BYU: 3 by 22.5. Kentucky: 8 by 33.3. Samford: 5 by 30.8. Texas A&M: 4 by 16.7. Alabama: 7 by 49.2. Arkansas: 4 by 16.7. Ole Miss: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.2 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
Alabama
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/26 | vs Miami (OH) | W 17-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Ole Miss | W 55-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Arkansas | L 42-58 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ AlabamaSplash game | L 3-51 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Texas A&M | W 35-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Samford | W 56-41 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Kentucky | L 38-40 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ BYU | L 21-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Auburn | L 14-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ MassachusettsSplash game | W 47-35 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ LSU | L 20-23 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs South Carolina | W 27-14 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 7 | 25.3 | 5.4 | 7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 7 | 25.3 | 5.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Alabama
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.
#2
Massachusetts
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.4 takeover score.
#3
South Carolina
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.1 takeover score.
#4
Samford
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.5 takeover score.
#5
BYU
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
7 primary output · 25.3 efficiency · 5.4 usage
36.1
#2
2016 Regular Season · Mississippi State
36.1
7 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
56
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 12 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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