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Utah State University Athletics

2023 Football Roster

Profile

  • DE
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Palmdale, California
    Hometown
  • 6'4
    Height
  • 245
    Weight
  • Palmdale HS/UCLA
    High School
John Ward
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John Ward
DE
Position
Junior
Class
Palmdale, California
Hometown

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Biography

HONORS
Academic All-Mountain West (2023); UCLA Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020); Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021).

2023 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Played in all 13 games and finished the season with 13 tackles (5-solo, 8-assist), which included 2.0 tackles for loss… Posted a season-high two tackles each against Air Force (9/15), James Madison (9/23), Colorado State (10/7) and Fresno State (11/13)… Had 1.0 tackles for loss against FSU and No. 25 Iowa (9/2) in the season opener… Finished the season by recording at least one tackle in nine of the 13 games he played in… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.

2022 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) 
Played in 10 games and finished the season with 10 tackles (3-solo, 7-assist), which included 3.0 tackles for loss… Had two tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, at No. 1 Alabama (9/3)… Had a career-high three tackles, which
included a career-best 1.5 tackles for loss, at Colorado State (10/15)… Also had three tackles at Wyoming (10/22)… Had a tackle for loss against UNLV (9/24) and a tackle against Air Force (10/8).

PREVIOUS SCHOOL 
Spent three seasons at UCLA (2019-2021), playing as a reserve linebacker and on special teams... Played in two games as a true freshman in 2019 and in one game as a redshirt freshman in 2021.

HIGH SCHOOL 
Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com...  Ranked as the 59th-best player in the state of California by Rivals.com and the 76th-best player by ESPN.com... Earned all-California Interscholastic Federation honors as a senior at Palmdale (California) High School, as he was credited with 34 tackles, which included 2.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss... Also ran for 266 yards and four touchdowns… During his junior year, he recorded 51 tackles, including 10.0 tackles for loss… Threw four touchdown passes in his prep career.

PERSONAL 
One of three children of John and Aimee Ward… Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

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