Taj Ward
Taj Ward
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three seasons at Cincinnati, two different head coaches: Luke Fickell and Scott Satterfield. One game to point at: 9 tackles, 2 TFL against Oklahoma — Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Cincinnati, 79 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. 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
Scott Satterfield
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 55 | 32 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 17 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 79 | 46 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 6 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 66–13
vs Eastern Kentucky
0 TFL · 0 SACKS · 3 SOLO
Dominant 53-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Quindrelin Hammonds’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Quindrelin Hammonds's graduate season at Army (2023).
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