Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Joseph "JoJo" Ward was born December 9, 1997 in Waco, Texas. He is a Wide Receiver for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL.

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

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.

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.