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DeMarco Ward

Position coach (Pittsburgh, 2026): Joe Bowen

Duluth, GASenior6'1"230 lb#7

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Estimated NIL value

$226K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

Transfer Vulnerability Score

2 / 100

4th

Low risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.

HS recruit

Class

Senior

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

2 seasons

Portal entry

January 10, 2026

DeMarco Ward is a 6'1", 230-lb Senior LB from Duluth, GA. DeMarco Ward entered the transfer portal from Memphis on January 10, 2026 and committed to Pittsburgh. TransferPortl estimates DeMarco Ward's NIL market value at $226K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. DeMarco Ward has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 2 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Transfer Details

MemphisTO

Pittsburgh

Advanced Statistics

2026 · 29 tkl

Havoc Plays

48th

Ball Plays

21st

Solo Tackle Rate

48.3%

51st

Percentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS LBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Sep 20, 2026

Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	Memphis	38 High	Entered portal
2025	Florida State	20 Moderate	Entered portal
2024	Florida State	7 Low	Did not enter

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$225,646

Highest market value

$378,789

Oct 10, 2026

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Transfer History

Original School

Memphis

January 10, 2026

Memphis → Pittsburgh

Committed

Recruitment

Class of 2023

Committed to Florida State Jun 2022

Season Statistics