Last confirmed: Iowa, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 217 lb · Homer Glen, IL
Kevin Ward: OLB · Iowa · #26.
Kevin Ward
This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Iowa. On tape: 4 tackles against Northwestern, Week 8, 2017.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 19-21vs No. 4 Penn State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-17@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-17@ Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 55-24vs No. 3 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-38@ No. 6 Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 28-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
42.9%
355 pass / 473 run
Plays / game
63.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
374 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa, 19 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
