Jordan Ward: DL · Ball State · #99.
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Jordan Ward
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Buffalo — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ball State | 18 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 18 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-21vs Western Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-44@ No. 11 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 12-22vs Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-16vs Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-20@ Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-31@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-25@ Akron | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 29-30@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-37vs Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-3vs Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
22%4 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries18 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
50.3%
439 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
72.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #270 at the position.
How it ended
One season at Ball State, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
