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JoJo Ward
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-09) December 9, 1997 (age 26)
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

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

Ward attended Midway High School, where he was named the District 12-6A offensive MVP as a senior.

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. He joined the Hawaii roster in July 2018 at the last minute as a walk-on.

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. He also was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week for the same performance.

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
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Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, Ward signed with the Arizona Cardinals on April 25, 2020. On September 5, 2020, Ward was waived during final roster cuts. He was re-signed to the practice squad a day later. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021. He was waived on August 16, 2021.

Cleveland Browns

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

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. He was transferred to the team's inactive roster on April 22, 2022. He was moved back to the active roster on May 20. He was released on April 4, 2023.

Ottawa Redblacks

On April 27, 2023, Ward signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was released by the Redblacks during the first week of training camp on May 16, 2023.

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