Keenon Ward: DB · Texas Tech · #15.
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Keenon Ward
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the same secondary at Texas Tech. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Baylor — Week 13, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 30 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 30 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-17vs Stephen F. Austin | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 55-68@ Arizona State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-45vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 59-66vs No. 16 Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ TCU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 37-45vs Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 44-45@ No. 17 Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-66@ Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 54-35vs Baylor | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 30 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 13 · 2016
W 54-35
vs Baylor · neutral site
1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out Baylor at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL30 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Kliff Kingsbury — 9-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kliff Kingsbury
Pass share
63.1%
652 pass / 381 run
Plays / game
86.1
12 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
698 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas Tech, 30 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tommy Tuberville → Kliff Kingsbury. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
