Garrick Ponder
DE · #13 · 
Baylor · 5TH · 6'2" · 247 · St. Petersburg, FL
Transferred from USM · Projected JACK starter
37 2025 tackles
3.5 · 9 2025 sacks · TFL
0 2025 INT + PD
13 Career games (6 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Southern Miss | 13 | 6 | 37 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 Percentile vs DEs
Tackles per game 2.8 87
Havoc plays 16 93
INT + pass breakups 0 0
Forced fumbles 1 80
The situation
Baylor 2025 defense ›Explosive rate allowed 10.5% 63
Line yards per carry allowed 3.2 4
Sack rate 3.0% 4
2025 Game log
with Southern Miss| Wk | Opponent | Tkl | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | Jackson State Tigers | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| W4 |  @ LT | 2 | 1 | |||
| W5 |  JVST | 1 | 1 | |||
| W8 |  @ ULL | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| W9 |  ULM | 2 | 1 | |||
| W11 |  @ ARST | 1 | ||||
| W12 |  TXST | 2 | 1 | |||
| W13 |  @ USA | 1 | 1 | |||
| W18 |  WKU | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.
Recruiting
2022 class · 247 compositeHigh school recruit