Player Dossier

2016-2019

Hawai'i

JoJo Ward

WR • 5'9" • 175 lbs • Waco, TX, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

JoJo Ward reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

39%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

80

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Hawai'i

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Hawai'i
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Player Story

JoJo Ward built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Waco, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of JoJo Ward's career was his receiving role: 116 catches, 1,999...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8294

Cedar Grove · Ellenwood, GA

Committed To
East Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

JoJo Ward, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Hawai'i. JoJo Ward reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,999
Receptions
116
Touchdowns
20

Quick Answers

JoJo Ward quick answers

Latest team and position
Hawai'i · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,999
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Hawai'i
Top game
Oregon State
Recruit profile
3-star · Cedar Grove · East Carolina
High school pipeline
Cedar Grove · 40 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 9 · Senior
2019 Receiving yards rank
1,134 receiving yards · WR 22nd (top 3%) · Mountain West 2nd (top 2%) · National 22nd (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonHawai'i0-00-
2017 Regular SeasonHawai'i0-00-
2018 PostseasonHawai'i14-0068.7
2018 Regular SeasonHawai'i1451865968.7
2019 PostseasonHawai'i147159077.2
2019 Regular SeasonHawai'i14589751177.2

Related Context

JoJo Ward played WR for Hawai'i. Across 4 tracked seasons, JoJo Ward recorded 1,999 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Hawai'i.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Hawai'i paired 1,134 primary output with 87.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 87.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Postseason · Hawai'i

Games

14

Receiving Yards / G

81

Efficiency

87.3

Usage

17.4

Consistency

63.8

Best Game by takeover score

Oregon State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. BYU: 159. Arizona: 70. Oregon State: 189. Washington: 66. Central Arkansas: 25. Nevada: 68. Air Force: 89. New Mexico: 80. Fresno State: 71. San José State: 170. UNLV: 52. San Diego State: 9. Army: 17. Boise State: 69

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 7 by 100. Arizona: 4 by 100. Oregon State: 10 by 100. Washington: 6 by 73.3. Central Arkansas: 3 by 55.6. Nevada: 5 by 90.7. Air Force: 6 by 98.9. New Mexico: 3 by 100. Fresno State: 4 by 100. San José State: 7 by 100. UNLV: 4 by 86.7. San Diego State: 1 by 60. Army: 2 by 56.7. Boise State: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins83.9 · Games = 10 · +10.2 vs Losses
Losses73.8 · Games = 4 · -10.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Oregon State

Best efficiency game

100 vs BYU

Result
Wed 12/25@ BYU100 receiving yardsW 38-34715922.722.70047
Sat 12/7@ Boise StateL 10-313692323045
Sun 12/1vs ArmyW 52-312178.58.50110
Sun 11/24vs San Diego StateW 14-11199909
Sat 11/16@ UNLVW 21-74521313018
Sun 11/10vs San José State100 receiving yards · 2+ TDW 42-40717024.324.30271
Sun 11/3vs Fresno StateL 38-4147117.817.80148
Sat 10/26@ New MexicoW 45-3138026.726.70038
Sun 10/20vs Air ForceL 26-5668914.814.80132
Sun 9/29@ NevadaW 54-356813.613.60042
Sun 9/22vs Central ArkansasW 35-163258.38.30111
Sat 9/14@ WashingtonL 20-526661111015
Sun 9/8vs Oregon State100 receiving yards · High volumeW 31-281018918.918.90443
Sun 8/25vs ArizonaW 45-3847017.517.50139

Player Story

JoJo Ward story

JoJo Ward built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Waco, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of JoJo Ward's career was his receiving role: 116 catches, 1,999 receiving yards, and 20 touchdowns across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Hawai'i. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 45 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Hawai'i.

The arc is straightforward: JoJo Ward moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Hawai'i

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201620172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonHawai'i0
2017 Regular SeasonHawai'i00
2018 PostseasonHawai'i86585.716.4865
2018 Regular SeasonHawai'i86585.716.40
2019 PostseasonHawai'i1,13487.317.4269
2019 Regular SeasonHawai'i1,13487.317.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Oregon State

Week 2 · W 31-28

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

189

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

189 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs San José State

Week 11 · W 42-40 · Conference game

170

Receiving Yards

96.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

170 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ BYU

Week 1 · W 38-34 · Postseason

159

Receiving Yards

89.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

159 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Navy

Week 1 · W 59-41

161

Receiving Yards

88.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

161 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs UNLV

Week 12 · W 35-28 · Conference game

109

Receiving Yards

86.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

109 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Hawai'i

1,134 primary output · 87.3 efficiency · 17.4 usage

77.2

#2

2019 Regular Season · Hawai'i

77.2

1,134 primary · 87.3 efficiency · 17.4 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Hawai'i

68.7

865 primary · 85.7 efficiency · 16.4 usage

Milestones

6

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games