Braydin Ward
Marshall Thundering Herd
78
Solid

Braydin Ward

Marshall Thundering HerdRebuilding
DEDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Braydin Ward starting?

Braydin Ward is the projected starter at DE for Marshall Thundering Herd.

Redshirt junior · #58 · 6'6", 258 lbs

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Depth at DE · Marshall Thundering Herd

  1. 15878Braydin WardStarter
  2. 22452Jacarius Clayton

Marshall Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Sun Belt

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Up next for Marshall

Marshall plays Georgia Southern away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

The Edge Threat

In 2025: 18 tackles, 6 TFL, 4.5 sacks. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 87th-percentile production nationally — good for a 78 overall (Solid tier).

2-Yr Total32 tackles · 5.5 sacksTeam Share6%Percentile87th
Montgomery, WV
Jersey
#58
Class
RS JR
Height
6'6"
Weight
258 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251864.5
2024141.51

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

Recruiting Profile

High School
Riverside
Hometown
Belle, WV

Why this rating?

On a 71-rated defense; 87th-percentile production (×0.78 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 78.

Team defense (SP+)
71
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 87% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 70% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.78)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

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 31WODUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
3

Final W 36-23

Oct 20WUSATKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-13

Oct 10LCCUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-21

Oct 3LJMUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-17

Sep 26WGWEBTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 36-35

Sep 19WMOSTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 30-24

Sep 12WMTSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-26

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

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Team Role

Edge Threat
18 tkl · 6 TFL · 4.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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