Running back, Stephen F. Austin (from Texas Tech), 2016–⁠20

Da’Leon Ward

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2020)
Sophomore
Hometown
Dallas, TX

Da’Leon Ward played running back at Texas Tech (2016–⁠18) and Stephen F. Austin (2019–⁠20).

Career highs

98rushing yards, career highat TCU, 20162rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Ole Miss, 20188catches, career highat TCU, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Texas Tech1034284.2315
2018Texas Tech793414.3332
2019Stephen F. Austin9101.105
2020Stephen F. Austin26923.518
Career2178714.0732

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Texas Tech181317.3029
2018Texas Tech261967.5145
2019Stephen F. Austin188.008
2020Stephen F. Austin2136.507
Career473487.4145

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Texas Tech320000
2017Texas Tech100000
2018Texas Tech220010
Career640010

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Texas Tech21RBYr 1
2017Texas Tech21RBYr 2
2018Texas Tech21RBYr 3
2019Stephen F. Austin21RBYr 4
2020Stephen F. Austin21RBSo. (Yr 5)5′10″180

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Texas Tech1240.1452nd (n=259)0.1316.723%0.06
2018Texas Tech1120.0422nd (n=300)0.154.518%0.08
2019Stephen F. Austin (FCS)10-0.33––-3.3––
2020Stephen F. Austin (FCS)29-0.07––-1.928%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Stephen F. Austin 2 games, 92 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5atUTEPL 14–⁠2414511160
Sep 19atUTSAL 10–⁠2412410170

No box score in the source for Oct 3 vs. West Texas; Oct 17 vs. Angelo State; Oct 24 vs. Abilene Christian; Oct 31 vs. Western Colorado; Nov 7 at Eastern Kentucky; Nov 14 vs. Pittsburg State, so those games are not listed.

2019 Stephen F. Austin 1 game, 10 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atBaylorL 17–⁠569100180

No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Tarleton State; Sep 15 at Southern Utah; Sep 21 vs. Nicholls; Sep 28 at Lamar; Oct 5 vs. Sam Houston; Oct 19 at Abilene Christian; Oct 26 vs. McNeese; Nov 2 at SE Louisiana; Nov 9 vs. Incarnate Word; Nov 16 at Central Arkansas; Nov 22 at Northwestern State, so those games are not listed.

2018 Texas Tech 10 games, 341 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Ole MissL 27–⁠4717902250
Sep 8vs.LamarW 77–⁠0––––––
Sep 29vs.West VirginiaL 34–⁠426240–––
Oct 11atTCUW 17–⁠14380180
Oct 20vs.KansasW 48–⁠16––––––
Oct 27atIowa StateL 31–⁠40101607330
Nov 3vs.OklahomaL 46–⁠5185315741
Nov 10vs.TexasL 34–⁠41104107490
Nov 17atKansas StateL 6–⁠21103403280
Nov 24vs.BaylorL 24–⁠35157501−10
2017 Texas Tech 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 7atKansasW 65–⁠19––––––
2016 Texas Tech 7 games, 428 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 17vs.Louisiana TechW 59–⁠45––––––
Oct 15vs.West VirginiaL 17–⁠486270–––
Oct 22vs.OklahomaL 59–⁠6673111140
Oct 29atTCUW 27–⁠24239808490
Nov 5vs.TexasL 37–⁠45229314320
Nov 19atIowa StateL 10–⁠66259702−20
Nov 25vs.BaylorW 54–⁠35208213380

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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