Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 7 | — |
| Target share | 7.5% | — |
| Catch rate | 71.4% | — |
| Success rate per target | 57.1% | — |
| Yards per target | 14.0 | — |
| Explosive catches | 42.9% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 28.6% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Ward's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted7 targets charted
2025 charting · West Virginia
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Ward’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted6 targets charted
Career
3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  West Virginia#70 · 4-3 | 5 | 36% | 5 | 98 | 1 | 7.5% |
| 2025 | West Virginia#87 · 4-8 | 6 | 22% | 6 | 41 | 1 | 4.3% |
| 2024 |  North Carolina#71 · 6-7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Ryan Ward's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Ryan Ward's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Coastal Carolina | W 31–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  UT Martin | W 52–7 | 7.4 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 32 |
| 3 | vs Virginia | W 38–27 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  Oklahoma State | L 24–41 | 4.5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | @ Iowa State | L 42–45 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 |  Arizona | L 31–52 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 |  Cincinnati | W 45–42 | 7.8 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 36 |
| 2026 · 3 games | 6.6 | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 1 | 36 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 5 | 984th / 1994 |
| Yards | 98 | 669th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 19.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 345th / 824 |
| Long | 36 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Coastal Carolina | — | 75 | ~43 (36–52) | 1 | 57% |
| Wk 2 · UT Martin | — | 63 | ~37 (17–53) | 1 | 59% |
| Wk 3 · Virginia | — | 68 | ~25 (12–36) | 1 | 37% |
| Wk 4 · Oklahoma State | — | 88 | ~31 (14–44) | 1 | 35% |
| Wk 7 · Cincinnati | ✓ TE | 79 | ~56 (47–68) | 3 | 71% |
| Season | 1 GS | 539 | 192 (132–258) | 7 | 36% |
Position Room
6 TEs on the West Virginia roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Ward | TE | 5 | 98 | 1 | 7% | +1.09 | ||
| 0 | Josh Sapp | TE | SR | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3% | +1.07 |
| 10 | Cam Ball | TE | SR | — | — | — | 6% | -0.65 |
| 46 | Xavier Anderson | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Kade Bush | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Sam Hamilton | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. West Virginia depth chart →