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2019 Football Roster

9 JoJo Ward

9 JoJo Ward

  • Position:
    Wide Receiver
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-9 / 175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Waco, Texas
  • Highschool:
    Midway HS
  • Prev School:
    Tyler JC

Summary

Biography

2019 (Junior):
  • Earned all-Mountain West second team honors.
  • Selected to the Biletnikoff Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Watch List.
  • Led the Mountain West and ranked 19th nationally with 11 receiving touchdowns. 
  • Led the team, was second in the Mountain West and ranked 22nd nationally with 1,134 receiving yards. 
  • Led the team and ranked fourth in the Mountain West in receiving yards per game (75.6) and yards per catch (17.4).
  • Tallied a team-high 15 catches of 29+ yards. 
  • Set career highs in receptions (10), receiving yards (189), and touchdowns (4) in win over Oregon State (Sept. 9).
  • The four receiving touchdowns tied a school record. 
  • Earned MW Offensive Player of the Week for the performance.
  • Also named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week (Sept. 11).
  • Had seven catches for 170 yards and two touchdowns in a win over San José State.
  • Capped off the season guiding UH to victory recording seven receptions for 159 yards in the Sofi Hawaii Bowl, his third 100-yard game of the season. 
  • Finished with six career 100-yard receiving games.
  •  His 20 career receiving touchdowns in just two seasons puts him tied for 10th all-time at UH.
  • One of just 16 players at UH to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season.
  • Invited to the 2020 Hula Bowl.
2019 Game-by-Game Statistics

2018 (Sophomore):
  • Played in all 14 games with 12 starts.
  • Second on the team in receiving touchdowns (9) and third in receiving yards (865).
  • Finished the season leading the team in yards per catch (17.0).
  • Recorded three games of over 100 yards receiving, including the last two games of the regular season.
  • Accrued 15 catches of 20+ yards, including three for 60+
  • Had a game-winning 38-yard reception against Wyoming.
  • Also scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns in UH’s comeback win over UNLV.
  • Season-high 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns against Navy.
2018 Game-by-Game Statistics 

Prior to UH:
  • Played two seasons at Tyler Junior College in Texas.
  • As a sophomore, made 46 catches for 531 yards and five touchdowns in nine games played.
  • Also played in nine games as a freshman, logging 32 receptions for 481 yards and four touchdowns.
Prep:
  • A 2016 graduate of Midway High School in Hewitt, Texas.
  • Lettered two years in football.
  • As a senior, competed in 13 games hauling in 103 receptions for 1,619 yards and 20 touchdowns.
  • Earned 6A all-state first-team honors by Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers Association.
  • Named District 12-6A offensive MVP.
  • Part of squad that won back-to-back district titles.
  • Also lettered three years each in basketball and track.
Personal:
  • Born in Waco, Texas.
  • Given first name is Joseph.
  • Major is sociology.
  • Has two brothers.
  • Older brother Daxton Swanson played defensive back for Sam Houston State and was on the practice squad for seven different NFL squads.
  • Mother is Alice Gray of Waco, Texas.
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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2018Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 175 lbs
    19
  • 9

    2019Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 175 lbs
    9