Alex Ward (American football)

Alex Ward (born April 21, 1999) is an American football long snapper for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Rams after the 2023 NFL draft.

Early years
Ward grew up in Fort Walton Beach, Florida and attended Choctawhatchee High School. Eagle Scout from Shalimar Scouts BSA Troop 529.

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.

Professional career
Ward was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2023, shortly after the conclusion of the 2023 NFL draft. On August 29, 2023, the Rams announced that he had made the initial 53-man roster.