Tavin Ward
South Florida Bulls
81
Good

Tavin Ward

South Florida BullsSolid
FSDefenseGood
Projected Starter

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Tavin Ward is the projected starter at FS for South Florida Bulls.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Duplicate, ranked #11 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 60 tackles, 1 INT, 2 PBU. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 86th-percentile production nationally — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Recruit2★ · #11 Natl3-Yr Total159 tacklesTeam Share6%Percentile86th
Fort Myers, FL
Jersey
#2
Class
RS SR
Height
6'1"
Weight
197 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20256012
20246133
20233828

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7883
National Rank
#11
High School
Duplicate
Hometown
Columbia, SC

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 86th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 81.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 86% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 75% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 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

60 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement75%

Depth at FS · South Florida Bulls

  1. 1281Tavin WardStarter
  2. 22366Cedrick Hawkins Jr.
  3. 32156Victor Zidor
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.