Da'Leon Ward

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 180
Position:
RB
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
Skyline
Last College:
Texas Tech

2021 (Senior): Played in two games … Recorded 14 yards on five rushing attempts

2020 (COVID season): Appeared in six games on the season as one of the Jacks’ main runningbacks … Ended the year with 265 yards on 56 carries along with 47 yards on six receptions … Rushed for 107 yards on 11 attempts that consisted of a 69-yard touchdown against West Texas (Oct.1) … Also recorded a touchdown against UTEP (Sept. 5) and Angelo State (Oct. 17)

2019(Junior): Played in eight games as running back, with one touchdown.

Prior to SFA: Two-year letter winner and three-year member of the Big 12 Conference's Texas Tech Red Raiders in Lubbock … Was one of the top options out of the back field for Texas Tech as a redshirt sophomore in 2018 … Limited to only nine games, including six starts, due to an injury early in the season … Finished tied for second on the team in rushing after carrying 79 times for 341 yards and three touchdowns … Shared the team lead for most yards among running backs … Closed the season tied for fifth on the team with 26 receptions, resulting in 196 yards and a touchdown … Carried the ball 10 or more times five times, including four of the final five games of the year … Began his redshirt sophomore campaign with a season-high 90 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Ole Miss (9/1) in Houston … Recorded a season-high 127 all-purpose yards against Oklahoma (11/3) with 53 coming on the ground and 74 through the air … Found the end zone twice against the Sooners as well, scoring on a 45-yard screen pass down the left side early in the second quarter and then a one-yard run just before halftime … Had another efficient outing against Texas (11/10), totaling 41 rushing yards on 10 carries and 49 receiving yards on seven catches … Rounded out the year with 75 rushing yards on 15 carries against Baylor (11/24) in Arlington … Redshirted for the 2017 season … In 2016, became the first true freshman to lead the Red Raiders in rushing since Shaud Williams in 1999 … Marked the first time a Red Raider freshman (true or redshirt) had led the team in rushing since Taurean Henderson in 2002 … Totaled 428 yards and three touchdowns on the ground over nine games, including four starts … Received carries in just six games, all of which that came late in the season … Added 18 receptions for 131 yards and four tackles (three solo) as well … Recorded 559 all-purpose yards altogether, which ranked fifth on the team … Made his first career start against Oklahoma (10/22), carrying the ball seven times for 31 yards and a touchdown while catching one pass for 14 yards … Recorded a season-high 98 yards on the ground the following week at TCU (10/29) … Had at least 20 carries in each of the final four games of the season … Totaled 22 carries for 93 yards and a touchdown against Texas (11/5) and collected four receptions for 32 yards … Posted a season-high 25 carries for 97 yards at Iowa State (11/19) … Ended the season with 20 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown in a victory over Baylor (11/25), catching three passes for 38 yards in the win and hauling in a 29-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes II … Named to the All-Big 12 Freshmen Second Team by Athlon Sports … Ranked as the No. 10 true freshman in the Big 12 by ESPN … Graduate of Skyline High School in Dallas, Texas, lettering for three varsity years under the tutelage of head coach Derick Roberson and Reginald Samples ... Two-time Class 6A All-State honorable mention selection on offense ... Named District 9-6A District Player of the Year as a senior and District Offensive Most Valuable Player as a junior ... Accumulated 4,561 rushing yards on 538 carries with 46 touchdowns and 47 receptions for 565 yards and nine receiving touchdowns over three-year career for the Raiders ... Finished with 1,929 rushing yards on 228 carries, 20 touchdowns and caught 22 passes for 258 yards and three receiving touchdowns as a senior ... Averaged 8.4 yards per carry ... Helped guide Skyline to the second round of the Class 6A state playoffs, a 9-3 overall record and 6-1 district record as a senior ... Named District 9-6A Offensive Newcomer of the Year after finishing sophomore season with 853 rushing yards on 120 carries and six touchdowns ... Consensus three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports ... Ranked as the nation’s No. 38 running back and state of Texas’ No. 92 player by 247Sports ... Ranked the state’s No. 74 player by Rivals ... Also received offers from TCU, Louisville, Boise State, and UNLV … Born in Dallas, Texas ... Son of Edward and Shaundra Allen ... Has two younger brothers, Shundarion and Kaedan ... Was a university studies major at Texas Tech.