Jihad Ward
DE,
Vikings
ACTUAL 2022
103 FPTS
RANK: 245
2023 SEASON
- FPTS
RANK: -
AGE
29 yrs
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
6'5'' / 287 lbs
COLLEGE
Illinois
| SEASON | GP | FPTS | RANK |
| 2022 | 17 | 103 | 245th |
Finds new home
Published: 2024-03-20
Ward signed a contract with the Vikings on Wednesday, Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Ward has spent the last two seasons with the Giants, including recording a career-high 5.0 sacks last season in 17 games. The veteran can play outside linebacker, as well as on the edge, and could bolster Minnesota's pass rush in 2024.
Fantasy Points by Week 2022
Weekly Stats 2022
| 3 DAL | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | -1.5 | 39.5 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 CHI | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | -3.0 | 39.5 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
| 5 @GB | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | 9.5 | 41.5 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
| 10 HOU | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | -5.0 | 40.5 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
| 13 WAS | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | 2.5 | 40.5 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
| 15 @WAS | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | 4.0 | 39.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
| 17 IND | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | -5.5 | 38.5 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
Performance Splits: 2020 to 2022
| Home | Outdoor | 23 | 6 | undefined | NaNth | 704 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 78% | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Outdoor | 16 | 5 | undefined | NaNth | 504 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 50% | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
| Away | Dome | 1 | 0 | undefined | NaNth | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
| Away | Retractable Dome | 4 | 1 | undefined | NaNth | 126 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
Career Stats by Season: 2016 to 2022
| 2016 | 22 | LV | 16 | 13 | 36 | 520th | 633 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | LV | 5 | 1 | 8 | 750th | 125 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 24 | IND | 6 | 0 | 24 | 599th | 144 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 25 | IND | 3 | 0 | 4 | 831th | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 26 | BAL | 10 | 0 | 45 | 475th | 270 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 27 | JAC | 17 | 1 | 46 | 503th | 454 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 28 | NYG | 17 | 11 | 103 | 245th | 655 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 57% | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Tallies career-high sack total
Published: 2024-01-14
Ward finished the 2023 campaign with 24 tackles (16 solo), including 5.0 sacks, over 17 contests.
For the third straight year, Ward played in every regular-season games, and he logged 59 percent of New York's defensive snaps over the course of the campaign. The veteran outside linebacker didn't notch a sack over the season's first 10 contests but came on strong to rack up 5.0 sacks over the Giants' final seven games to finish with a career-high mark in that category. Ward is slated to be a free agent in the offseason, and with New York lacking other pass-rushing options (only Kayvon Thibodeaux had more for the team than Ward last year), there's a chance the late-season surge could convince the organization to bring him back if the price is reasonable.
Emerges with best game of season
Published: 2023-11-26
Ward finished Sunday's 10-7 Week 12 win over the Patriots with five tackles (two solo), including 1.5 sacks.
Ward posted his highest tackle total of the campaign in the victory -- prior to Sunday, he hadn't tallied more than three stops in a contest. The veteran didn't record any sacks over his first 11 games, but he's now registered 2.5 over the past two weeks, including his 1.5 sacks Sunday. The recent surge has pushed Ward to within a half-sack of tying his career-high mark of 3.0 sacks in a campaign.
Staying in NY
Published: 2023-03-16
Ward re-signed with the Giants on Thursday.
Ward will remain with Big Blue after playing with the Giants in 2022. He tied his career high with three sacks last season while adding a career-best 43 tackles.