Player Dossier

2013-2016

South Florida

Johnny Ward

DB • 6'0" • Moultrie, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Johnny Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.7

Efficiency

14.4

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

9.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · South Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
South Florida
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Johnny Ward, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · South Florida. Johnny Ward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

South Florida paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 14.4 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: Cincinnati

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2016 Postseason · South Florida

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

14.4

Usage

2.7

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

South Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 0. Unknown: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Syracuse: 0. Florida State: 0. Cincinnati: 2. East Carolina: 1. UConn: 1. Temple: 0. Navy: 0. SMU: 0. UCF: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Northern Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2. Florida State: 5 by 20.8. Cincinnati: 4 by 36.7. East Carolina: 2 by 18.3. UConn: 5 by 30.8. Temple: 2 by 8.3. Navy: 3 by 12.5. SMU: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=9 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Cincinnati

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Cincinnati

Result
Thu 12/29@ South CarolinaW 46-3910000
Sat 11/26vs UCFW 48-3132000
Sun 11/20@ SMUW 35-2710000
Fri 10/28vs NavyW 52-4532000
Fri 10/21@ TempleL 30-4622000
Sat 10/15vs UConnW 42-2753001
Sat 10/8vs East CarolinaW 38-2221001
Sat 10/1@ CincinnatiSplash gameW 45-20441010
Sat 9/24vs Florida StateL 35-5553000
Sat 9/17@ SyracuseW 45-2010000
Sat 9/10vs Northern IllinoisW 48-1732000
Sat 9/3vs Unknown21000

Career Arc

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

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    South Florida

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20132014201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonSouth Florida120
2014 Regular SeasonSouth Florida213.31
2015 Regular SeasonSouth Florida0-2
2016 PostseasonSouth Florida414.42.74
2016 Regular SeasonSouth Florida414.42.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

East Carolina

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

Maryland

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

Cincinnati

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.

#5

UConn

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2013 Regular Season · South Florida

1 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

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#2

2014 Regular Season · South Florida

28.2

2 primary · 13.3 efficiency · usage

#3

2016 Postseason · South Florida

9.3

4 primary · 14.4 efficiency · 2.7 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.7981

Colquitt County · Moultrie, GA

Committed To
South Florida
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

32

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Johnny Ward quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
32