Greg Ward Jr., 2021
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Quarterback, Houston, 2013–⁠16

Greg Ward Jr.

Number
No. 1
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Tyler, TX
Born
Jul 12, 1995, in Tyler, Texas

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Greg Ward Jr. played quarterback at Houston (2013–⁠16).

At a glance

Best season
3,557
Passing yards, 2016 (Houston, 9–⁠4)
Best game
487 yards
At Memphis, week 13, 2016: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2015

Career highs

487passing yards, career highat Memphis, 20164touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Memphis, 2016182rushing yards, career highat Tulsa, 20154rushing touchdowns, career highvs. SMU, 2015

Honors

Team titles: American champions, 2015

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013Houston192965.531010.710
2014Houston17726367.32,0107.6127
2015Houston23234567.22,8288.2176
2016Houston31946968.03,5577.62213
Career7471,10667.58,7057.95226

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Houston451763.9229
2014Houston1185734.9664
2015Houston1981,1085.62147
2016Houston1975182.61033
Career5582,3754.33964

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Houston10959.5129
2014Houston151399.3136
Career252349.4236

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2013Houston260
2014Houston9630
Career11690

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Houston1QB
2014Houston1QB
2015Houston1QB
2016Houston1QB5′11″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013Houston510.21––10.811%––
2014Houston3990.3073rd (n=147)0.24121.642%0.340.43
2015Houston5440.4191st (n=151)0.24225.049%0.370.41
2016Houston6620.3065th (n=152)0.25197.966%0.340.25

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Houston 12 games, 3,557 passing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.OklahomaW 33–⁠232340321201
Sep 15atCincinnatiW 40–⁠1624363261273
Sep 24atTexas StateW 64–⁠320262892039
Sep 29vs.UConnW 42–⁠1432383893065
Oct 8atNavyL 40–⁠4632503593294
Oct 15vs.TulsaW 38–⁠31263425401142
Oct 22atSMUL 16–⁠382133241203
Oct 29vs.UCFW 31–⁠2426372401315
Nov 12vs.TulaneW 30–⁠18183018920−3
Nov 17vs.LouisvilleW 36–⁠1025442332024
Nov 25atMemphisL 44–⁠4847674874165
Dec 17 ✦vs.San Diego StateL 10–⁠342534229040
2015 Houston 14 games, 2,828 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Tennessee TechW 52–⁠24212727510101
Sep 12atLouisvilleW 34–⁠3123332363198
Sep 26vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠1417212744091
Oct 3atTulsaW 38–⁠24233927400182
Oct 8vs.SMUW 49–⁠2816182430082
Oct 16atTulaneW 42–⁠717252221177
Oct 24atUCFW 59–⁠1016232101046
Oct 31vs.VanderbiltW 34–⁠015232211033
Nov 7vs.CincinnatiW 33–⁠30162416122119
Nov 14vs.MemphisW 35–⁠345116000−19
Nov 21atUConnL 17–⁠20141801–
Nov 27vs.NavyW 52–⁠3126353083083
Dec 5vs.TempleW 24–⁠1311218800148
Dec 31 ✦vs.Florida StateW 38–⁠2425412381167
2014 Houston 13 games, 2,010 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.UTSAL 7–⁠27––––––
Sep 6vs.GramblingW 47–⁠00100022
Sep 11atBYUL 25–⁠33118000
Sep 20vs.UNLVW 47–⁠140100022
Oct 2vs.UCFL 12–⁠171017116009
Oct 11atMemphisW 28–⁠2417281881195
Oct 17vs.TempleW 31–⁠1029332682044
Nov 1atSouth FloridaW 27–⁠31519891026
Nov 8vs.TulaneL 24–⁠3130453362459
Nov 22vs.TulsaW 38–⁠2816212271027
Nov 28atSMUW 35–⁠917281440193
Dec 6atCincinnatiL 31–⁠3827453602184
Jan 2 ✦vs.PittsburghW 35–⁠3415242743092
2013 Houston 10 games, 176 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 21vs.RiceW 31–⁠2633480080
Sep 28atUTSAW 59–⁠2823290011
Oct 12vs.MemphisW 25–⁠15111100−4
Oct 19vs.BYUL 46–⁠472272101
Oct 26atRutgersW 49–⁠1445360091
Oct 31vs.South FloridaW 35–⁠231330004
Nov 16atLouisvilleL 13–⁠20––––––
Nov 23vs.CincinnatiL 17–⁠24597400−2
Nov 29vs.SMUW 34–⁠001000−2
Jan 4 ✦vs.VanderbiltL 24–⁠41121000−3

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height5′10¾″
Weight186 lb
Arm length31⅛″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan74½″W
40-yard dash4.59 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press10 reps
3-cone drill6.90 s
20-yard shuttle4.31 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019AAFSan Antonio Commanders
2025UFLSan Antonio Brahmas
2026–UFLDallas Renegades

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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