CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 16, vs. Baylor (2011) - Set a new school record
Yards: 151, vs. Baylor (2011)
Touchdowns: 2 4x, vs. Baylor (2011)*
Longest Reception: 48, at Oklahoma (2011)
All-Purpose Yards: 158, vs. Baylor (2011)
* Indicates most recent high
2011 All-Big 12 honorable mention (Coaches)... All-Big 12 third team (Phil Steele)... All-Big 12 second team (San Antonio Express-News)... All-Big 12 second team (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)... All-Big 12 second team (Waco Tribune-Herald)... Academic All-Big 12 second team... All-Big 12 Midseason second team (Phil Steele)... NCAA RANKINGS: tied for 11th in receiving touchdowns... tied for 18th in receptions per game (7.0)... BIG 12 RANKINGS: tied for third in receiving touchdowns (11)... ranked fourth in receptions per game (7.0)... ranked ninth in receiving yards per game (66.7)... one of 26 players in the conference with a 100-yard receiving game... played in 12 games (11 starts) leading the team with 84 receptions, 800 receiving yards, 11 receiving touchdowns and averaging 66.7 yards receiving per game... averaged 9.5 yards per catch... marked the ninth time during the last 16 years that a Texas Tech player made at least 80 catches with at least 800 yards receiving (Detron Lewis, 2010; Michael Crabtree, 2008, Michael Crabtree, 2007; Danny Amendola, 2007; Joel Filani, 2006; Robert Johnson, 2006; Wes Welker, 2003; Wes Welker, 2002)... second on the team in scoring (66 points)... second on the team in all-purpose yards (807)... recorded four multiple touchdown performances... scored at least one touchdown in seven of 12 games played... broke school single-game record with 16 receptions against No. 18 Baylor at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington (11/26)... also tallied 151 receiving yards with two touchdowns against the Bears... 16 receptions marked the most by a Big 12 player during the season and was two shy of the league's all-time record for receptions in a single-game (18, Albert Connell, Texas A&M - 1996)... 16 catches in a single-game tied for the second most by a player in the nation... caught seven passes for 46 yards at Missouri (11/19)... made four catches for 36 yards against No. 2 Oklahoma State (11/12)... has caught at least five passes in five consecutive games... led team with eight catches for 75 yards with a touchdown at No. 25 Texas (11/5)... led team catching five passes for 62 yards (long 19) against Iowa State (10/29)... caught six passes for 78 yards at No. 1 Oklahoma (10/22)... recorded eight catches for 63 yards receiving against No. 17 Kansas State (10/15)... made 10 catches for 74 yards with one receiving touchdown against No. 24 Texas A&M (10/8)... became the first Texas Tech WR to catch at least one touchdown in the first five games of the season since Michael Crabtree in 2008... became the first Texas Tech WR to catch multiple touchdowns in three consecutive games since Michael Crabtree posted multiple touchdown catches in four straight games in 2008... caught four passes for 71 yards with two touchdowns at Kansas (10/1)... led team with six catches for 51 yards receiving with two touchdowns, including game-winning touchdown with 36 seconds left in the game to give Tech the 35-34 victory over Nevada (9/24)... marked back-to-back games with multiple receiving touchdowns... posted eight catches for 87 yards with two receiving touchdowns at New Mexico (9/17)... marked first career multiple touchdown performance... caught two passes for six yards including first career touchdown catch during season opener against Texas State (9/3)... TD catch from QB Seth Doege came in the fourth quarter with 3:27 left to play to give Tech a 40-point advantage.
2010 Played in 11 games (1 start) making six receptions for 63 yards receiving (10.5 avg.) and also made two tackles (both solo) on the season... made one catch for seven yards against Northwestern in the TicketCity Bowl (1/1) at the Cotton Bowl... equaled a season-high two catches for a season-best 27 yards against Weber State (11/20)... made first career start at wide receiver at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... also made two catches for 23 yards against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... made career debut making first career catch for six yards against SMU (9/5) in season-opener.
2009 Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL Enrolled in January ... four-star (Rivals.com, Scout.com) wide receiver from Rider High School in Wichita Falls, Texas ... PrepStar All-Midlands Region ... No. 16 wide receiver nationally, per Scout.com ... No. 41 wide receiver nationally, according to Rivals.com ... No. 31 overall prospect on the Rivals.com Texas Postseason Top 100 list ... good size and excellent feel for the game ... good surge off the snap and is a strong runner in the open field ... elusive in the open field ... grabbed 53 catches for 1,063 yards and 15 touchdowns during junior season ... clocked at 4.4 in the 40 ... Class 4A All-State honorable mention ... district most valuable player ... also received offers from Oklahoma, Arizona, Arizona State and Tulsa ... High School Coach: Scott Ponder.
PERSONAL Eric Ward ... born on July 24, 1990, in Los Angeles, Calif. ... son of Katherine Veals and Michael Wesley ... has one brother and two sisters ... majoring in human development and family studies.
