Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Player Story
DeAndre Ward built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Wetumpka, AL wearing No. 28, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of DeAndre Ward's career was his defensive...
Read the storyDeAndre 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 56
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
DeAndre Ward quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 56
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Alabama
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · LB 247th (top 24%) · SEC 62nd (top 11%) · National 563rd (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 53 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 46 |
Related Context
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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
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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 | — | — |
Player Story
DeAndre Ward story
DeAndre Ward built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Wetumpka, AL wearing No. 28, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of DeAndre Ward's career was his defensive production: 56 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Mississippi State. 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 DeAndre Ward's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.
The arc is straightforward: DeAndre 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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Mississippi State
2012-2016
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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
Week 11 · L 3-51 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Massachusetts
Week 4 · W 47-35
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Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#3
vs South Carolina
Week 2 · W 27-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
49.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.
#4
@ BYU
Week 7 · L 21-28
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Havoc Plays
45.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Samford
Week 9 · W 56-41
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Havoc Plays
40.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
7 primary output · 25.3 efficiency · 5.4 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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7 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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