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Jersey Number 47
Jerrad Ward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jupiter, Fla.
- High School:
- William T. Dwyer
Bio
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Junior (2016)
- Saw action in the season opening victory over SIU
- Recorded three tackles (2-1=3) versus UM
- Tallied two tackles, including one for a loss of a yard, at Kansas State
- Saw action versus Ball State
- Had a tackle assist at FIU
- Versus Charlotte he recorded a tackle assist
- Added a tackle assist at Marshall and a quarterback hurry
- Had a tackle assist versus WKU
Sophomore (2015)
- Tallied seven tackles at Tulsa
- Credited with four tackles versus Miami
- Recorded three tackles versus Buffalo
- Recorded two tackles, including a sack for a loss of two yards, versus Rice
- Tallied three tackles (1-2=3), including a tackle for a loss of one yard versus Marshall
- Had one solo tackle versus WKU
- Recorded two tackles (1-1=2) versus Middle Tennessee
- Had a solo tackle at UF after seeing action on both defense and on special teams
True Freshman (2014)Â
- Saw his first collegiate action at No. 2 Alabama...recorded a tackle assist...recorded two tackles
- Gained experience in the season home opener versus Tulsa and recorded one tackle assists
- Contributed to a constant rotation at Wyoming...added a tackle assist
- Worked in a rotation with the linebackers in the victory over UTSA
- Recorded a tackle assist and a quarterback hurry versus WKU...recorded two tackle assists at Marshall
- Part of the defensive rotation versus UAB
- Drew his first start and led the team in tackles at North Texas with 11
- Praised for his progress between his first start and his second start which was at Middle Tennessee...tallied seven tackles, one for a loss of two...also had a fumble recovery
- Tallied three tackles versus ODU, the Owls final 2014 game
- Ended his first season at FAU with 29 tackles, action in 10 games with three starts...credited with a TFL a quarterback hurry, breakup and recovered one fumble
High School
- Played for Jack Daniels at William T. Dwyer where he earned second team All-County honors
- Led the Class 7A state champion Dwyer defense with 141 tackles as a senior
- Earned Sun-Sentinel Class 8A-7A-6A first-team defense honors
- Played for one of the best teams in the State
Personal
- Finance and Accounting major
- Son of Denine and Roy Ward
- Born Oct. 3, 1995 in Palm Beach, Fla
Game-by-Game Tackles
2014: Alabama (0-1=1); Tulsa (1-2=3); Wyoming (0-1=1); WKU (0-1=1); Marshall (0-2=2); North Texas (4-7=11); Middle Tennessee (6-1=7); Old Dominion (2-=3)
2015: at Tulsa (1-6=7), Miami (2-2=4); Buffalo (1-2=3); Rice (2-0=2); Marshall (1-2=3, 1.0 TFL); WKU (1-0=1); MT (1-1=2); UF (1-0=1)
2016: UM (2-1=3), K-State (2-0=2, 1.0 TFL); Charlotte (0-1=1); Marshall (0-1=1); WKU (0-1=1)
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 11 at North Texas (11/8/14)
Tackles for a Loss: 1.0-2 at MT (11/22/14), Marshall (10/17/15), K-State (9/17/16)
Sacks: 1 Rice (10/10/15)
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2014 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 11 at North Texas (11/8/14)
Tackles for a Loss: 1.0-2 at MT (11/22/14)
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2015 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 7 at Tulsaa (9/5/15)
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2016 Season game Highs
Tackles: 3 Miami (9/10/16)
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