Last confirmed: Oklahoma, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 260 lb · Moore, OK · Southmoore
D.J. Ward: DE · Oklahoma · #87.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
D.J. Ward
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. D.J. Ward has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Oklahoma. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Ohio State — Week 2, 2017.
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 31-16@ No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-14vs Tulane | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-41@ Baylor | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-38vs Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-24@ Texas | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 49-27vs Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 62-52@ No. 11 Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-3@ Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-17vs No. 10 TCU | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 48-54vs No. 3 Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 20 | 7.5 | 4.5 | — | 1 |
Week 7 · 2017
W 29-24
vs Texas · neutral site
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
15%4 sacksTFL rate
24%8 TFLHurry rate
0%0 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
100%4 of 4 pressures31 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
44.9%
433 pass / 531 run
Plays / game
68.9
14 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
464 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Oklahoma, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bob Stoops → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
