Cam Ward (American football)

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Cam Ward
Miami Hurricanes–No. 1
Position Quarterback
Class
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Redshirt
Senior
Major Business
Personal information
Born: (2002-05-25) May 25, 2002 (age 22)
West Columbia, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight223 lb (101 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Columbia (West Columbia, Texas)
Career highlights and awards

Cameron Anthony Ward (born May 25, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes. He previously played for the Washington State Cougars, and prior to that the Incarnate Word Cardinals, winning the 2020 Jerry Rice Award.

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Early life

Ward was born on May 25, 2002, in West Columbia, Texas. [1] He attended and played football at Columbia High School, completing 72 of 124 passes for 1,070 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior. [2] As a senior, Ward averaged only 12 pass attempts per game due to playing in Columbia High's Wing T offense. [3] He committed to play at the University of the Incarnate Word, his only scholarship offer. [4] [5]

College career

Incarnate Word (2020–2021)

Ward began his collegiate career at Incarnate Word. He was named the Cardinals' starting quarterback going into his freshman season, which was played in the spring after being postponed due to COVID-19. [6]

He passed for 2,260 yards and an FCS-leading 24 touchdowns against four interceptions with two rushing touchdowns in six games during the shortened 2020–21 FCS season, and won the Jerry Rice Award as the most outstanding freshman in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. [7] Ward passed for 4,648 yards and 47 touchdowns with 10 interceptions as a sophomore and was named the Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year. [8] After the end of the season Ward announced that he would be entering the NCAA transfer portal. [9]

Washington State (2022–2023)

Ward announced his commitment to transfer to Washington State on January 10, 2022. [10] He enrolled at the school for the second semester of his sophomore year and was named the starting quarterback for the 2022 season during the Cougars' spring practices. [11] Ward completed 64.4% of his passes for 3,231 yards with 23 touchdowns and nine interceptions and also rushed for five touchdowns. [12] Ward entered the transfer portal on December 1, 2023. [13] He graduated from WSU during their December commencement. On January 1, 2024, Ward declared for the 2024 NFL draft via X, formerly Twitter. [14]

Miami (2024–present)

He initially declared for the NFL Draft at the end of the 2023 season but later decided to use his remaining eligibility to transfer to Miami for the 2024 season. [15] This decision was influenced by the opportunity to improve his draft stock and take advantage of the NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) rules in college football. [16] Ward announced his commitment to transfer to Miami on January 13, 2024. [17] During the 2024 season Ward went 10-2 with Miami, (6-2) in ACC conference play. Miami lost a close shootout at Syracuse during the final week of the season with a final score of 42-38 on November 30, 2024. This loss eliminated Miami from the ACC Championship Game, allowing 9-3 Clemson, who went (7-1) in ACC conference play, to make it into the conference championship game instead. Clemson later went on to beat SMU in the conference championship game 34-31, and clinched a playoff berth doing so. Miami finished 13th in the final CFP rankings, and they were the second team out of the playoffs, just behind Alabama. Ward later went on to finish 4th in the Heisman Trophy voting. Just behind Dillon Gabriel of Oregon who finished 3rd, Ashton Jeanty of Boise State who finished 2nd, and Travis Hunter of Colorado who finished 1st and won the Heisman Trophy. Miami went on to be selected to the 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl against the 10-3 2024 Big 12 runner up's, Iowa State. Ward made the surprising decision to not opt out of the Pop-Tarts Bowl and will play in that game on Saturday December 28th, at 3:30 PM Eastern Time.

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Incarnate Word Cardinals
2020 663−318330360.42,2607.5244146.53820.12
2021 131310−338459065.14,6487.94710154.274650.91
Washington State Cougars
2022 13137−632049764.43,2316.5239130.6107580.55
2023 12125−732348566.63,7357.7257145.41201441.28
Miami Hurricanes
2024 121210–229343567.44,1239.5367171.1581963.44
Career [18] 565635−211,5032,31065.117,9977.815537149.44004611.220

Personal life

Ward's cousin is current Virginia Tech quarterback, Kyron Drones. [19]

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