Player Career

D.J. Ward Career Story

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

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

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

  1. 1

    Oklahoma

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2013201420152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonOklahoma0
2014 Regular SeasonOklahoma00
2015 Regular SeasonOklahoma00
2016 PostseasonOklahoma217.13.32
2016 Regular SeasonOklahoma217.13.30
2017 PostseasonOklahoma1325.99.411
2017 Regular SeasonOklahoma1325.99.40

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