Wyatt Ward

Played in 11 games with four starts at linebacker ... Recorded 55 total tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks, with two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... Earned Phil Steele Freshman All-America honors on the fourth team ... At Mercer (9/13) had four tackles with one for loss ... At Virginia Tech (9/20) had four tackles ... Started against Western Carolina (10/4) and had a season-high 13 tackles with two tackles for loss and a sack that forced a fumble in the second quarter ... Against Norfolk State (10/11) had seven tackles ... Added four tackles against Furman (10/18) ... At ETSU (10/25) had nine tackles, including a sack ... At VMI (11/8) had six tackles, with one for a loss, and forced and recovered a fumble in the third quarter ... At The Citadel (11/15) had three tackles ... Against Chattanooga (11/22) had four tackles and a kickoff return ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... A three-year varsity linebacker at J.L. Mann High School ... Earned All-State honors twice and All-Region recognition three times ... As a senior, recorded 125 total tackles with 29 tackles for loss ... Had 155 total tackles as a junior and 142 total tackles as a sophomore ... Son of Chris and Dorsey Ward ... Planning to major in business.