#99

Jordan Ward

Senior defensive lineman for Ball State. 2021: 1 sack, 4 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.

DL · Ball State · Sr. · #99

6′1″ · 249 lb · Andrews, TX

CFB Index 31 · #270 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceBall State 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 2342 nationally · Signed with SMU

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Ball State. 2021: 1 sack, 4 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to SMU in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

One season at Ball State, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2016

Signed with SMU2-star out of Fort Bend Kempner

2024

Recruited3-star out of Fairley

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2342 national

CFB

College

Ball State

2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Ball State6-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #270 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#794 / 2743 · 69th pct

4.0

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Tackles#2078 / 2743 · 23rd pct

Solo tackles#2110 / 2743 · 21st pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.0
Road5g	1.4	0.4	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	0.6	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Uremovich

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #270 of 370 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #270 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Ball State	18	9	4.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		18	9	4.0	1.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 31–21

vs Western Illinois

2 TOT

With D. Plitt — 188 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 31.7 · 18 rush yds (5 car) · N. Snyder — 41 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 46 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 31-21vs Western Illinois	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 13-44@ Penn State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 12-22vs Toledo	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 28-16vs Army	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 45-20@ Western Michigan	2	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 38-31@ Eastern Michigan	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 17-24vs Miami (OH)	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 31-25@ Akron	2	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 29-30@ Northern Illinois	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 17-37vs Central Michigan	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 20-3vs Buffalo	4	3	2.0	1.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Total		18	9	4.0	1.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology