Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Oklahoma
D.J. Ward
DE • 6'2" • 260 lbs • Moore, OK, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D.J. Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for an edge defender
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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: 2017 Postseason · Oklahoma
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Oklahoma
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Player Story
D.J. Ward built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Moore, OK wearing No. 87, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of D.J. Ward's career was his defensive production: 59...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
D.J. Ward, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Oklahoma. D.J. Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
D.J. Ward quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma · DE
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Oklahoma
- Top game
- Texas
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Southmoore · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Southmoore · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · DE 101st (top 28%) · Big 12 100th (top 24%) · National 1,349th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Oklahoma | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 8 | 27 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 16.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Oklahoma | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 63.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 10 | 29 | 7.5 | 4.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 63.4 |
Related Context
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D.J. Ward played DE for Oklahoma. Across 5 tracked seasons, D.J. Ward recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Oklahoma.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Oklahoma paired 13 primary output with 25.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Oklahoma
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
25.9
Usage
9.4
Consistency
49.2
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 0. Ohio State: 0. Tulane: 1. Baylor: 2. Iowa State: 1. Texas: 3. Texas Tech: 2. Oklahoma State: 2. Kansas: 1. TCU: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Tulane: 3 by 22.5. Baylor: 4 by 36.7. Iowa State: 2 by 18.3. Texas: 5 by 50.8. Texas Tech: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma State: 4 by 36.7. Kansas: 0 by 10. TCU: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 8 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | vs Georgia | L 48-54 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | vs TCU | W 41-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Kansas | W 41-3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 62-52 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs Texas TechSplash game | W 49-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ TexasSplash game | W 29-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Iowa State | L 31-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ BaylorSplash game | W 49-41 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Tulane | W 56-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Ohio State | W 31-16 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
D.J. Ward story
D.J. Ward built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Moore, OK wearing No. 87, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of D.J. Ward's career was his defensive production: 59 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 18 career games in the available record. That gives D.J. Ward's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Oklahoma
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Oklahoma | 2 | 17.1 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 2 | 17.1 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Oklahoma | 13 | 25.9 | 9.4 | 11 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 13 | 25.9 | 9.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas
Week 7 · W 29-24 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma State
Week 10 · W 62-52 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas Tech
Week 9 · W 49-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Kansas
Week 9 · W 56-3 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Baylor
Week 4 · W 49-41 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Oklahoma
13 primary output · 25.9 efficiency · 9.4 usage
63.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · Oklahoma
63.4
13 primary · 25.9 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Oklahoma
16.1
2 primary · 17.1 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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