Jackson Ward

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Jackson Ward
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    175
  • Hometown:
    Forrest Park, Ga.
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Banneker
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    21.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio

2022: Wader made five starts and played in all 11 games in his red-shirt sophomore campaign.  He tallied 21 tackles with five break ups and a fumble recovery.  His high watermark for tackles came at Lenoir-Rhyne (Sept. 24) when he had five stops.  He produced multiple stops in seven games for C-N.  He recovered his fumble against Erskine (Oct. 15).  

2021: Ward appeared in all 10 games with seven starts as a member of Carson-Newman's secondary.  Ward was the Eagles' seventh-leading tackler with 37 tackles.  He also turned in a tackle for loss, broke up six passes and picked another.  Ward had his best days against the toughest competition, turning in seven-tackle performances against West Georgia (9/2) and Lenoir-Rhyne (10/16), two teams that would finish the year in the national rankings.  He also picked off a pass against the Bears.  Ward broke up three passes against the Wolves.  

2020: Registered one pass break up playing in the defensive backfield against UVA Wise. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Ward tallied 30 tackles during his career with a trio of interceptions and 10 pass break ups. He was recognized by his Trojan teammates with the Best Defensive Back award and Most Improved.

PERSONAL: The son of Raven and La’Mon Ward, he intends to study communications at Carson-Newman. He made A&B Honor Roll during his high school career.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 9 9
Assists 12 9
Tackles 21.0 18.0
Tackles per game 1.9 2.0
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs 0 0
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 0 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0 -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 0 3 3.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 44 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - -
Total 44 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 1 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 - - - - - - -
Total 44 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - 0
Total 44 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - -
Total 44 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 1 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 12 - - - - 0 .0
Total 44 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 0 - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
2021-22 10 28 9 37.0 3.7 - - 1.0 3 - - - 1 9 6 -
2022-23 11 9 12 21.0 1.9 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -3 0 0 5 0
2023-24 10 22 4 26.0 2.6 - - 1.5 3 2 - - - - 1 -
2024-25 12 20 17 37.0 3.1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 44 79 42 121.0 2.8 0.0 0 2.5 6 2 1 -3 1 9 18 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 9 12 21.0 1.9 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -3 0 0 5 0
Conference 9 9 9 18.0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -3 0 0 5 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 4 7 11.0 2.2 - - 0.0 - - 1 -3 - - 4 -
Away 6 5 5 10.0 1.7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 3 8 11.0 1.8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -3 0 0 3 0
Losses 5 6 4 10.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
Month
September 4 5 5 10.0 2.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
October 5 3 5 8.0 1.6 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -3 0 0 2 0
November 2 1 2 3.0 1.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
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