Personal information | |
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Born: | Waco, Texas | December 9, 1997
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 | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
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.
Ward attended Midway High School, where he was named the District 12-6A offensive MVP as a senior. [1]
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]
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Year | Class | GP | Receiving | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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] |
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]
On August 19, 2021, Ward signed with the Cleveland Browns. [14] Ward was waived by the Browns on August 20, 2021. [15]
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]
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]
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