AWARDS:
- 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).
2024:
- First season at SJSU
2023 (UTAH STATE):
- 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
2022 (UTAH STATE):
- Played in 10 games and finished the season with 10 tackles, 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)
2019-21 (UCLA):
- Played 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:
- Valedictorian
- 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 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: Son of John and Aimee Ward ... Siblings are Emilee and Logan ... Chose SJSU because it's a great school, great coaching and great area.