Wardalis Ducksworth: DL · Memphis · #97.
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Wardalis Ducksworth
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The four seasons at Memphis span two head coaches: Mike Norvell and Ryan Silverfield. One game to point at: 4 tackles against SMU — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-49@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-13@ Navy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-32vs Arkansas State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-34vs North Texas | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-3vs Temple | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 32-33vs Houston | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 45-47@ East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-35vs No. 25 UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 26-10vs Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 59-0vs North Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34@ SMU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2022
W 44-34
vs North Texas
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out North Texas at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%3 TFLSack rate
10%2 sacksHurry rate
24%5 hurries21 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
48.4%
454 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
72.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
498 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #241 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Memphis, 11 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Norvell → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
