Player Career

J.D. Waggoner Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

J.D. Waggoner story

J.D. Waggoner built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Dallas, TX wearing No. 58, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of J.D. Waggoner's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 17 career games in the available record. That gives J.D. Waggoner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Iowa State

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201320142015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonIowa State0
2014 Regular SeasonIowa State00
2015 Regular SeasonIowa State00
2016 Regular SeasonIowa State3205.23
2017 PostseasonIowa State2329.68.620
2017 Regular SeasonIowa State2329.68.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Memphis

Week 1 · W 21-20 · Postseason

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

7 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#2

vs Texas

Week 5 · L 7-17 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

67.4 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.4 takeover score.

#3

@ Texas Tech

Week 8 · W 31-13 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

61.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.8 takeover score.

#4

vs Iowa

Week 2 · L 41-44

3

Havoc Plays

61.8 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.8 takeover score.

#5

vs San José State

Week 4 · W 44-10

2

Havoc Plays

60.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Iowa State

23 primary output · 29.6 efficiency · 8.6 usage

61.8

#2

2017 Regular Season · Iowa State

61.8

23 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 8.6 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Iowa State

28.8

3 primary · 20 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

7

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games