6′3″ · 220 lb · Birmingham, AL · Vestavia Hills
Marcus Ward: DB · Western Kentucky · #8.
Marcus Ward
Marcus Ward has been at Western Kentucky through two head coaches in three seasons. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Ball State — Week 4, 2017.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
College Heights Herald Oct 9Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs Eastern Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 33-21vs Ball State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Sanford Jr.
Pass share
59.9%
577 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
74.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
635 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Kentucky, 10 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bobby Petrino, Jeff Brohm, and Mike Sanford Jr.. Multi-era developmental context.
