2023 Football Roster
Damon Ward Jr.
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Beaumont, TX
- High School:
- West Brook HS
2024: Appeared in nine games with nine starts … was the Honorable Mention AAC Offensive Player of the Week (9/2) … named an Honorable Mention Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week (9/4) … earned DCTF Texas Player of the Week honors (9/4) … brought in 36 receptions for 622 yards and four touchdowns as the team’s second leading receiver … recorded career-high 230 receiving yards for two touchdowns in season opener at South Alabama … caught six passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns vs. Tulane … had four receptions for 85 yards at UTSA.
2023: Appeared in all 12 games on the year with six starts … finished second on the team with 39 catches for 487 yards and five touchdowns … had four catches for 85 yards and a TD in the season opener at FIU … caught two balls for 38 yards and a score at LA Tech … finished with three catches for 41 yards and a pair of TDs against ACU … had a monster performance with eight catches for 120 yards against Memphis … posted three catches for 41 yards and a TD at Tulsa … closed the year with a five-catch, 53-yard performance against UAB.
2022: Saw action in 14 games with nine starts … 26 receptions for 378 yards with three touchdowns … long reception of 56 yards … three receptions for 45 yards in opener with UTEP .. two catches for 26 yards and a touchdown at Memphis … career-best four catches for 101 yards and a score at WKU … six receptions for 58 yards with a touchdown at UAB … two catches for 54 yards in Frisco Bowl against Boise State
2021: Played in 12 games with eight starts ... caught 21 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns ... had season-high six receptions for 70 yards against Miami in Frisco Football Classic ... caught one pass for 26 yards at FIU ... caught three passes for 39 yards at Southern Miss ... caught four passes for 57 yards against Liberty ... caught two passes for 17 yards against Marshall ... caught two passes for 81 yards and a touchdown at Missouri ... caught an eight-yard touchdown at LA Tech ... caught two passes for 13 yards against UAB.
2020: Did not appear for the Mean Green due to injury.
2019: Redshirted during his first year on campus.
High School: Rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and 247Sports Composite ... ranked the No. 177 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 220 recruit in Texas by ESPN ... ranked the No. 184 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 201 recruit in Texas by 247Sports Composite ... ranked the No. 165 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 173 recruit in Texas by 247Sports ... as a senior, played in only two games and had three receptions for 40 yards ... also competes in long jump and triple jump in high school.
