2021 Football Roster
Roster
John Ward
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Palmdale, Calif.
- High School:
- Palmdale HS
UCLA
Enrolled at UCLA in April 2019 and took part in the second half of spring practice.
2021
Saw game action versus Colorado but was not credited with a tackle.
2020
Did not see game action.
2019
Saw action in two games (Oregon State, Cal) as a reserve linebacker and on special teams ... not credited with a tackle.
High School
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, Rivals.com, ESPN.com … No. 59 on the Rivals.com California 100 list … ESPN.com’s No. 76 prospect in the state … As a senior, he was credited with 34 tackles, five tackles for loss and two sacks … also ran for 266 yards and four touchdowns … in his junior year, he made 51 tackles, 10 for loss … Threw four touchdown passes in his prep career ... named All-CIF and earned Student-Athlete award.
Personal
Parents: Aimee and John Ward … has one younger brother and an older sister ... lists the NBA's Kobe Bryant and the NFL's Ray Lewis as the famous athletes he admires ... In his spare time, he works out and gets in field work ... loves working on cars ... earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll in Spring 2018, Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 ... named to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll ... History major.
