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
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 636 | 60.6% | 26 | 5.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23 | OAK | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 125 | 38.8% | 1 | 1.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 24 | IND | 4 | — | 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 | TOT | 9 | — | 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 |
| 2019 | 25 | BAL | 8 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 372 | 54.4% | 13 | 4.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 25 | IND | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 28 | 14.7% | 4 | 5.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 26 | BAL | 9 | — | 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 | 15 | — | 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 | 15 | — | 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 | 14 | — | 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 | 14 | — | 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 |
| Career | — | 127 | — | 156 | 77 | 79 | 28 | 84 | 23.0 | 135.0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 4,527 | 50.9% | 283 | 7.7% | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | 109 | 24 | 60 | 185 | 18 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
16 career value over replacement — #3305 all-time of 4,649. 2/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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