2017 Football
Jersey Number 35
Jonathan Ward
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Letters:
- 1
- Hometown:
- Macon, Ga.
- High School:
- Tattnall Square Academy
Season-by-Season
2017
High School
2017
- Appeared in two games at linebacker before suffering season-ending injury
- Totaled four assisted tackles, including three vs. Wofford (Sept. 9)
- Appeared in five contests during first season of action at Mercer
- Totaled six tackles (four solo, two assisted)
- Notched 0.5 tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sacks in four-tackle effort vs. Austin Peay (Oct. 22)
- Redshirted during first season on campus
High School
- Starred in three sports at Tattnall Square Academy
- Earned three varsity letters for football coaches Barney Hester and Clint Morgan
- Three-time all-state and all-region selection for the Trojans
- Helped lead Tattnall Square to a state championship on the gridiron in 2011
- Also starred on the Trojans’ baseball and wrestling teams
- Member of school’s Academic Honor Roll, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and National Beta Club
- Selected as one of Tattnall’s representatives for Who’s Who Among American High School Students
- Named a Tattnall Square Honors Scholar
- Also recruited by Army, Charleston Southern, Kennesaw State, Presbyterian, Valdosta State, West Georgia and Yale
- Son of Steve Ward and Jalaine Ward
- Has one brother, Tyler, who starred for Bears from 2013-16
- Born September 17, 1996 in Macon, Ga.
- Cousin, Bob Berglen, was selected in the Major League Baseball draft
- Chose Mercer because he felt at home and the incredible academic opportunity
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