Last confirmed: Mississippi State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Wetumpka, AL
DeAndre Ward: LB · Mississippi State · #28.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
DeAndre Ward
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Kentucky — Week 8, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 56 | 27 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 56 | 27 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-14vs South Carolina | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-23@ No. 20 LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 47-35@ Massachusetts | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38vs Auburn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-28@ BYU | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-40@ Kentucky | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 56-41vs Samford | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-28vs No. 7 Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-51@ No. 1 Alabama | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 42-58vs Arkansas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 55-20@ Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 17-16vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 27 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
2%1 pass breakups56 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
44.3%
411 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Mississippi State, 56 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dan Mullen.
