Garrick Ponder
Baylor Bears
80
Good

Garrick Ponder

Baylor BearsSolid
JACKDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Southern Miss
Projected Starter

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Garrick Ponder is the projected starter at JACK for Baylor Bears.

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The Story

Making His Case

This season: 37 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks. That's 10% of the team's production at his spot and 88th-percentile production nationally — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Team Share10%Percentile88th
St. Petersburg, FL
Jersey
#51
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
250 lbs
Transfer
Southern Miss

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—3711.54.5

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
Seminole
Hometown
Seminole, FL

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 88th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.82 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 80.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 88% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 28% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.82)
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.

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Team Role

37 tkl · 11.5 TFL · 4.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%

Depth at JACK · Baylor Bears

  1. 15180Garrick PonderStarter
  2. 25274Ryan Davis
  3. 34060Kyler Jordan
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.