DeMarco Ward

LB · #7 · Pittsburgh · SR · 6'1" · 230 · Duluth, GA

STAR depth chart, 2nd

25 2026 tackles

2 · 2 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

31 Career games (10 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Pittsburgh	7	0	25	2	2	0	0	0
2025	Memphis	13	10	61	0	2	2	2	1
2024	Florida State	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
2023	Florida State	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0

Tackles per game 3.6 67

Havoc plays 6 86

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 9.9% 63

Line yards per carry allowed 1.1 99

Sack rate 7.1% 67

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL
W1	M-OH	3		1
W2	UCF	1
W6	UNC	1	1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#1218 Xavier Irvin ATH · Booker T. Washington TEM

#1219

Jacob Booth OT · Swartz Creek CMU

#1220

DeMarco Ward LB · Duluth FSU

#1232

Ryan Davis EDGE · Sandra Day O'Connor KSU

#1232

Johnsley Barbas S · Centennial HOU

LBs in the class

#96 Tavorian Copeland Appomattox County VT

#96

Abram Wright Fleming Island RUTG

#99

DeMarco Ward Duluth FSU

#100

Ty Morris Spring Dekaney RICE

#101

2026 · 86th pctile of LBs

Recruit · 55th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.