Alex Ward

Long Snapper, Las Vegas Raiders · #47.

Player facts

Team: Las Vegas Raiders
Position: Long Snapper
Number: 47
Born: Apr 22, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 240 lbs
College: UCF
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

About

Alex Ward (born April 21, 1999) is an American professional football long snapper for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights and played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League.

From Wikipedia’s article on Alex Ward (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Ward grew up in Fort Walton Beach, Florida and attended Choctawhatchee High School.

College career

Ward redshirted his true freshman year at UCF and spent his redshirt freshman season as a backup long snapper. As a redshirt senior, he was a finalist for the Patrick Mannelly Award. Ward used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to UCF for a sixth season and was a finalist for the Mannelly Award for a second straight year. Ward played in 47 games over the course of his college career. After the conclusion of his college career Ward played in the 2023 Senior Bowl and the 2023 Hula Bowl.

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