Greg Ward Jr.
Football Player
College quarterback converted to wide receiver in the NFL who was part of the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad during their Super Bowl-winning season in 2017. He was promoted to the regular roster during the 2019 season.
In his senior season at John Tyler High School, he was named Texas High School football's Player of the Year after passing for 4,202 yards, 39 touchdowns along with 861 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. He helped the University of Houston beat No. 9 Florida State in the 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
He caught a game-sealing touchdown against the Washington Redskins in a pivotal divisional game that kept the Eagles in the playoff hunt during the 2019-2020 season.
He was one of four children raised by a father who was a truck driver and Pentecostal pastor.
He caught balls from Carson Wentz as a member of the Eagles.