Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#58
Braydin Ward
Junior defensive lineman on Marshall's 2026 roster.
6′6″ · 258 lb · Montgomery, WV
Returning to Marshall for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
4 tackles · 2 hurries
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs Middle Tennessee
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Marshall's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Marshall in 2023.
Braydin Ward
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Braydin Ward has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Marshall. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Middle Tennessee, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Marshallout of Riverside
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Marshall
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Marshall
2025–2026era →
Tony Gibson
Marshall
Coaching transition mid-career: Charles Huff → Tony Gibson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Marshall10-3HC: Charles Huff · Run-leaning
2025Marshall5-7HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning
2026Marshall1-1HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 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
Tony Gibson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–26
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 2 QB HUR
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With C. Heimbach — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · C. Del Rio-Wilson — 92 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.2 · 43 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Marshall
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Marshall
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (28 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Marshall · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #97 · 2026 recruiting class #123
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to James Pearce Jr.’s 2024 season.
76%match
All-SECNFL Rd 1 · Pk 26
Matches James on
Weight
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Differs from James on
Sack rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Nnanna Anyanwu's sophomore season at UTSA (2025).
86%match
Matches Nnanna on
Class year
Weight
Sack rate
Background
R-FRESHMAN SEASON (2024): Saw action in 10 games as a reserve defensive lineman for the Herd. Had 14 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, a forced fumble and an INT this season. Top effort came against James Madison when he registered six tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in the OT win to give the Her...
The defensive line · Marshall
- #58Braydin Ward6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #21Tyas Martin2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #6Jalil Rivera-Harvey1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #7Kelvon Mcbride0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Mikailin Warren0 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Marshall team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology