Career Stats: Recorded 15 total tackles (8 solo and 7 assisted).  Has three tackles-for-loss.

2008: Lettered for the first time. Accounted for 15 total tackles (8 solo and 7 assisted). Had three tackles-for-loss. Received the most outstanding freshman award. 

High School: Lettered three times at Zeeland West High School under John Shillito. Senior year was all-conference, all-area, Holland Sentinel player of the year, AP all-state. Junior year team won Division 4 State Championship.  Member of the Grand Rapids Press all-area and all-state teams and selected to the Detroit Free Press dream team. All-conference in track for three years. State qualifier for wrestling in 2006.

Personal: Undecided on major. Son of Jody and Mark Forward. Born March 14, 1990.