Jihad Ward is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Ward in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ward's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jihad Ward
Height6'5"
Weight285 lb
BornMay 11, 1994
Age32
Conference
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2016 | 22 | OAK | 16 | — | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 636 | 60.6% | 26 | 5.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23 | OAK | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 125 | 38.8% | 1 | 1.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 24 | IND | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 144 | 32.2% | — | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 25 | BAL / IND | 14 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 400 | — | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 26 | BAL | 10 | — | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 272 | 39.3% | 9 | 2.9% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 27 | JAX | 17 | — | 32 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 457 | 40.9% | 31 | 7.0% | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 88.5 | 1.5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 28 | NYG | 17 | — | 35 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 657 | 59.0% | 95 | 20.2% | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 64.6 | 1.6 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 29 | NYG | 17 | — | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 661 | 57.9% | 26 | 5.7% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 1.5 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 78 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 30 | MIN | 17 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 467 | 41.2% | 78 | 17.2% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 62.5 | 3.0 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 31 | TEN | 17 | — | 30 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 5.0 | 31.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 708 | 67.8% | — | 0.0% | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 125.9 | 0.3 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 32 | NYG | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 23 | 37.0% | 4 | 12.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 137 | — | 187 | 93 | 94 | 29 | 95 | 24.0 | 148.0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | 109 | 24 | 60 | 185 | 18 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
17 career value over replacement — #3295 all-time of 4,695. 1.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #44 (Rd 2) · LV · 2016 · -0.4 vs expected KV-H
49actual
49.4 expected · Δ−0.4
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