JoJo Ward

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JoJo Ward
No. 9, 14
Position Wide receiver
Personal information
Born (1997-12-09) December 9, 1997 (age 28)
Waco, Texas, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Midway (TX)
College Hawaii
NFL draft 2020: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Joseph "JoJo" Ward (born December 9, 1997) is an American former professional football wide receiver. Ward played college football at Hawaii. He has been a member of the Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Gamblers, and Ottawa Redblacks.

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Early life

Ward attended Midway High School, 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
YearClassGPReceivingKick returnsPunt returns
RecYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTD
2018 Junior 145186517.0900003134.30
2019 Senior 1465113417.41123115.50310.30
Career28116199917.22023115.506142.30
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] He was waived on August 16, 2021. [13]

Cleveland Browns

On August 19, 2021, Ward signed with the Cleveland Browns. [14] Ward was waived by the Browns on August 20, 2021. [15]

Houston Gamblers

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

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

  1. ↑ "Midway alum Ward making a splash in Hawaii". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2018 Warrior Football Position Preview: Wide Receivers". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ "The word is getting out on Warrior JC transfer receiver JoJo Ward". KHON2. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. ↑ Carlson, Kainoa. "Jojo Ward named to Earl Campbell Award Watch-list". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ "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 ]
  6. ↑ Tsai, Stephen. "Hawaii football: JoJo Ward wins Mountain West honor". Hawaii Warrior World. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  7. ↑ "JoJo Ward College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ Tsai, Stephen. "Former Hawaii receiver JoJo Ward reaches deal on free-agent contract with Arizona Cardinals". The Star Advertiser. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Cardinals Agree To Terms With 21 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved August 15, 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.
  13. ↑ Urban, Darren (August 16, 2021). "Cardinals Bring Back Four From Covid List, Including James Conner". AZCardinals.com.
  14. ↑ Mueller, Jared (August 19, 2021). "Browns sign WR JoJo Ward, cut DT Damion Square". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Browns sign LBs Montrel Meander, Willie Harvey Jr". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 20, 2021.
  16. ↑ @USFLGamblers (February 23, 2022). "The pick is in! #USFLDraft Welcome to the squad, JoJo Ward! #AllIn" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Twitter.
  17. ↑ @USFLGamblers (April 22, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Twitter.
  18. ↑ @USFLGamblers (May 20, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 23, 2022– via Twitter.
  19. ↑ @USFLGamblers (April 4, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved April 4, 2023– via Twitter.
  20. ↑ Heilman, Michael (April 27, 2023). "Ottawa Redblacks sign former Gamblers WR JoJo Ward and OL Peter Kourtis". BGMSportsTrax. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  21. ↑ 3Down Staff (May 17, 2023). "Ottawa Redblacks release eight, including QB Charlie Brewer". 3DownNation. Retrieved May 17, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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