Isaiah Ward
Isaiah Ward
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. He has spent four seasons in the Washington defensive front. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Ohio State — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kalen DeBoer → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 13 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 28 | 17 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arizona | 30 | 17 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 72 | 40 | 15.0 | 9.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Washington
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Edge · Washington
Returning around him
- 7 Washington players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (14 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #37 · 2026 recruiting class #13
DNA match
Player DNA
Pressure Merchant
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Strachan’s 2021 season.
Matches Jordan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Connor O'Toole's senior season at Utah (2024).
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Differs from Connor on
Background
AT WASHINGTON 2025: Played in each of the first seven games of the season before missing the last five of the regular season due to injury ... two tackles, including a sack, in the win over UC Davis ... six tackles, two tackles for loss and a half sack in the win at Washington State ... had two t...