Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-24@ UTEP | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 1 | 8 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 10-24@ UTSA | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 26 | 92 | 3.5 | 1 | 8 |
#21
Da'Leon Ward
Sophomore running back for Texas Tech. 2018: 341 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 26 catches.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Dallas, TX
Texas Tech 2018 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
RB recruit
No. 640 nationally · Signed with Texas Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Texas Tech. 2018: 341 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 26 catches.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas Tech in 2016.
Da'Leon Ward
This is his third year in the same backfield at Texas Tech. The receipt on tape: 51 rush yds, 6 rec yds against UTEP, Week 1, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas Tech, 769 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20167 games
- Signed with Texas Tech3-star out of Dallas Skyline
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Texas Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coach2016–2018
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Kliff Kingsbury.
2020 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kliff Kingsbury — 16-21 over that span.
2016Texas Tech5-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2017Texas Tech6-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Balanced, fast tempo
2018Texas Tech5-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 46.0 YDS/g, 3.5 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 79 | 341 | 4.3 | 3 | -- |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 103 | 428 | 4.2 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 182 | 769 | 4.2 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 26 | 196 | 7.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 18 | 131 | 7.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 44 | 327 | 7.4 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology