DeMarco Ward
Pittsburgh Panthers
85
Great

DeMarco Ward

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STARDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Memphis
2nd String / Backup

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DeMarco Ward is listed 2nd string at STAR for Pittsburgh Panthers.

Redshirt junior · #7 · 6'1", 230 lbs

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Depth at STAR · Pittsburgh Panthers

  1. 1091Braylan LovelaceStarter
  2. 2785DeMarco WardYou
  3. 31964Jayden Bonsu

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Duluth, ranked #1,220 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 50 tackles, 3 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,220 NatlTeam Share4%
Duluth, GA
Jersey
#7
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
230 lbs
Transfer
Memphis

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—5030

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8567
National Rank
#1220
High School
Duluth
Hometown
Duluth, GA

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated defense; 76th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.88 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 76% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.88)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LUNCTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-17

Oct 2WVTTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-33

Sep 26WBUCKTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-0

Sep 17WSYRTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-13

Sep 12WUCFTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 12-7

Sep 5WM-OHTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-14

DeMarco Ward's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

50 tkl · 3 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement57%
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