Player Dossier

2016-2019

Central Michigan

Jonathan Ward

RB • 6'0" • 202 lbs • Kankakee, IL, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Jonathan Ward leans workhorse runner traits and 60.8 efficiency.

Usage / Role

51%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

21

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

23

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Central Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

Player Story

Jonathan Ward built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Kankakee, IL wearing No. 5, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Jonathan Ward's career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7941

Bishop McNamara · Kankakee, IL

Committed To
Central Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Jonathan Ward, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Central Michigan. Jonathan Ward leans workhorse runner traits and 60.8 efficiency.

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Latest team and position
Central Michigan · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,446
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Central Michigan
Top game
Western Michigan
Recruit profile
2-star · Bishop McNamara · Central Michigan
High school pipeline
Bishop McNamara · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 5 · Senior
2019 Scrimmage yards rank
1,437 scrimmage yards · RB 18th (top 3%) · Mid-American 3rd (top 2%) · National 23rd (top 1%)

Jonathan Ward played RB for Central Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jonathan Ward recorded 69 passing yards, 2,537 rushing yards, and 909 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Central Michigan.

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