2009: Appeared in all 11 games for the Rams where he made nine starts...Appeared in a reserve capacity at Howard on Oct. 3 and versus Delaware State on Nov. 7...Led the team in tackles with 70 total tackles...Led the team with 52 solo tackles...Earned 18 assisted tackles...Led the team with 11.5 tackles for loss which set opponents back 61 yards...Led the team in sacks with 4.5 sacks for 31 yards...Recovered one fumble and tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles...Recorded eight total tackles versus North Carolina A&T where he collected six solo tackles and two assisted tackles as well as a half of a tackle for loss...Recorded nine total tackles, six solo tackles and three assisted tackles, as well as 1.5 tackles for loss and half of a sack...Forced one fumble versus the Rattlers in a contest that was broadcast live on ESPNU...Tallied five tackles, two solo tackles and three assisted tackles as well as one half of a sack versus Morgan State on Sept. 19 in the New York Urban League Classic...Tallied six tackles, two assisted tackles and four solo tackles, as well as a quarterback hurry at South Carolina State on Sept. 26...Turned in an impressive performance at Howard on Oct. 3 where he recorded five solo tackles, one assisted tackle, three tackles for loss and two sacks as well as a quarterback hurry...Recorded five tackles, all solo tackles, at UC Davis on Oct. 17...Recorded three total tackles, two solo tackles and one assisted tackle, as well as two tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in the Rams' lone win of the season at Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 24...Recorded a season-high nine solo tackles versus Hampton on Oct. 31...Tallied seven solo tackles, one assisted tackle and two tackles for loss in an eight-tackle performance versus Delaware State on Nov. 7...Recorded six total tackles, four solo tackles and two assisted tackles, versus North Carolina Central on Nov. 14...Closed the season with five total tackles at Norfolk State on Nov. 21 as he turned in two solo tackles and three assisted tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack.
2008: Appeared in all 11 games in 2008 en route to starting every contest...Was one of only nine WSSU players to start every contest...Ranked 14th on the WSSU roster with 23 total tackles...Collected six solo and 17 assisted tackles...Earned at least one tackle in all 11 of WSSU's games...Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack with a forced fumble and fumble recovery...Hurried opposing quarterbacks twice...Recorded one tackle at North Carolina A&T on Sept. 6...Recorded a pair of tackles, one solo and one assisted, versus Savannah State on Sept. 13...Collected three tackles, two solo and one assisted, as well as recording a sack and a forced fumble versus Morgan State on Sept. 20...Recorded one tackle versus South Carolina State on Sept. 27...Tallied one tackle in the Rams' victory over Howard on Oct. 4...Collected a pair of tackles in WSSU's loss at Florida A&M on Oct. 9 in a contest that was televised live on ESPNU...Recorded one tackle versus Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 24...Earned two tackles in the Rams' road victory at Hampton on Nov. 1...Recorded four tackles at Delaware State on Nov. 8...Tallied a season-high five tackles at North Carolina Central on Nov. 15...Closed the season with one tackle versus Norfolk State on Nov. 22.
Personal: A 260-pound defensive end from Holly Springs, N.C...Came to WSSU as one of the top-ranked defensive lineman in the state of North Carolina...A highly sought-after prospect who was recruited by Ohio University, North Carolina A&T and Western Carolina University..Has an opportunity to make an immediate impact on the Rams' defense...Athletic and physical enough to play both inside and outside on the line...Was an all-conference selection and earned honorable mention all-state honors...The son of Letha Ward...Academic major is undecided...Born in Holly Springs, N.C. on June 8, 1990.
Ward's Defensive Statistics:YearG/GSUTATTotalTFLInt.PBUFF/FRBlk.200911/952187011.5/61002/10200811/11617231.5/5001/10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total22/2058359313/66003/20
