5′11″ · 187 lb · Kennedale, TX · Arlington Sam Houston
Eric Ward: DB · Air Force · #21.
Eric Ward
He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has two seasons of production at Air Force behind him. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Hawai'i — Week 8, 2019.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs Colgate | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-23@ Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-34@ Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-26@ Hawai'i | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 44-22@ New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 8 · 2019
W 56-26
at Hawai'i
6 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 6 solo tackles
Dominant 30-point win on the road against Hawai'i.
2 seasons under Troy Calhoun, all run-heavy offenses — 16-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
14.5%
124 pass / 731 run
Plays / game
65.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
133 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Air Force, 11 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Troy Calhoun.
