JoJo Ward

Joseph "JoJo" Ward (born December 9, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Hawaii.

JoJo Ward
No. 14 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-09) 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
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Ward attended Midway High School in Hewitt, Texas, where he was named the District 12-6A offensive MVP as a senior.[1]

College career

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
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
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

Arizona Cardinals

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]

References
  1. "Midway alum Ward making a splash in Hawaii". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. "2018 Warrior Football Position Preview: Wide Receivers". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. "The word is getting out on Warrior JC transfer receiver JoJo Ward". KHON2. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. Carlson, Kainoa. "Jojo Ward named to Earl Campbell Award Watch-list". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. "Former Apache JoJo Ward named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week". Tyler Junior College Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. Tsai, Stephen. "Hawaii football: JoJo Ward wins Mountain West honor". Hawaii Warrior World. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. "JoJo Ward College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. Tsai, Stephen. "Former Hawaii receiver JoJo Ward reaches deal on free-agent contract with Arizona Cardinals". The Star Advertiser. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. "Cardinals Agree To Terms With 21 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  10. Urban, Darren (September 5, 2020). "Cardinals Make Final Cuts To Get To Initial 53-Man Roster". azcardinals.com.
  11. Urban, Darren (September 6, 2020). "Cardinals Build Practice Squad, Including Weaver, Foster". azcardinals.com.
  12. Urban, Darren (January 5, 2021). "Cardinals Sign 15 Players To 'Futures' Contracts". AZCardinals.com.
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