JoJo Ward
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | December 9, 1997 Waco, Texas |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Midway (TX) |
| College: | Hawaii |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Undrafted: | 2020 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Joseph "JoJo" Ward (born December 9, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Ward played college football at Hawaii. He has also been a member of the Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, and Houston Gamblers.
High school career
[edit]Ward attended Midway High School, where he was named the District 12-6A offensive MVP as a senior.[1]
College career
[edit]Ward played at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, where he racked up over 1,000 yards receiving and nine touchdowns in two seasons.[2] He joined the Hawaii roster in July 2018 at the last minute as a walk-on.[3]
Ward was named to the Earl Campbell Award watchlist before the start of the 2019 season, and was named its national player of the week in week 2 of the season, where he caught ten passes for 189 yards and all four of Hawaii's touchdowns against Oregon State.[4][5] He also was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week for the same performance.[6]
College statistics
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| Year | Class | GP | Receiving | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Junior | 14 | 51 | 865 | 17.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Senior | 14 | 65 | 1134 | 17.4 | 11 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 28 | 116 | 1999 | 17.2 | 20 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Source:[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional career
[edit]Arizona Cardinals
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, Ward signed with the Arizona Cardinals on April 25, 2020.[8][9] On September 5, 2020, Ward was waived during final roster cuts.[10] He was re-signed to the practice squad a day later.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021.[12] He was waived on August 16, 2021.[13]
Cleveland Browns
[edit]On August 19, 2021, Ward signed with the Cleveland Browns.[14] Ward was waived by the Browns on August 20, 2021.[15]
Houston Gamblers
[edit]Ward was drafted by the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL) in the 14th round of the 2022 USFL draft.[16] He was transferred to the team's inactive roster on April 22, 2022.[17] He was moved back to the active roster on May 20.[18] He was released on April 4, 2023.[19]
Ottawa Redblacks
[edit]On April 27, 2023, Ward signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[20] He was released by the Redblacks during the first week of training camp on May 16, 2023.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Midway alum Ward making a splash in Hawaii". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "2018 Warrior Football Position Preview: Wide Receivers". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "The word is getting out on Warrior JC transfer receiver JoJo Ward". KHON2. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Carlson, Kainoa. "Jojo Ward named to Earl Campbell Award Watch-list". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Former Apache JoJo Ward named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week". Tyler Junior College Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tsai, Stephen. "Hawaii football: JoJo Ward wins Mountain West honor". Hawaii Warrior World. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "JoJo Ward College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Tsai, Stephen. "Former Hawaii receiver JoJo Ward reaches deal on free-agent contract with Arizona Cardinals". The Star Advertiser. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Cardinals Agree To Terms With 21 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Urban, Darren (September 5, 2020). "Cardinals Make Final Cuts To Get To Initial 53-Man Roster". azcardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (September 6, 2020). "Cardinals Build Practice Squad, Including Weaver, Foster". azcardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (January 5, 2021). "Cardinals Sign 15 Players To 'Futures' Contracts". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 16, 2021). "Cardinals Bring Back Four From Covid List, Including James Conner". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Mueller, Jared (August 19, 2021). "Browns sign WR JoJo Ward, cut DT Damion Square". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ "Browns sign LBs Montrel Meander, Willie Harvey Jr". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 20, 2021.
- ^ @USFLGamblers (February 23, 2022). "The pick is in! #USFLDraft Welcome to the squad, JoJo Ward! #AllIn" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLGamblers (April 22, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLGamblers (May 20, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLGamblers (April 4, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Heilman, Michael (April 27, 2023). "Ottawa Redblacks sign former Gamblers WR JoJo Ward and OL Peter Kourtis". BGMSportsTrax. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ 3Down Staff (May 17, 2023). "Ottawa Redblacks release eight, including QB Charlie Brewer". 3DownNation. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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