Jihad Ward stats

Vikings

Last played for the New York Giants, 2026

Linebacker · #53

Age 32 · 6' 5" · 285 lbs

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Jihad Ward recorded 1 tackle and 0.0 sacks in 2 games of 2026 for the New York Giants. Last game: .

Stats

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Totals

GP
2
TOT
1
SOLO
1
AST
0
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0
FF
0

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2016LV163016140.0000
2017LV52111.0000
2018IND64403.0000
2019IND/BAL147341.0010
2020BAL1016793.0020
2021JAX173210222.0000
2022NYG174328153.0042
2023NYG17241685.0001
2024MIN1710551.0010
2025TEN173115165.0040
2026NYG21100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season

GP
138
TOT
200
SOLO
106
AST
94
SACK
24.0
INT
0
PD
12
FF
3

Career Postseason

GP
6
TOT
10
SOLO
8
AST
2
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0
FF
0

Per game

GP
2
TOT
0.5
SOLO
0.5
AST
0
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0
FF
0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2016LV161.91.00.90.000.00.0
2017LV50.40.20.20.200.00.0
2018IND60.70.700.500.00.0
2019IND/BAL140.50.20.30.100.10.0
2020BAL101.60.70.90.300.20.0
2021JAX171.90.61.30.100.00.0
2022NYG172.51.60.90.200.20.1
2023NYG171.40.90.50.300.00.1
2024MIN170.60.30.30.100.10.0
2025TEN171.80.90.90.300.20.0
2026NYG20.50.500.000.00.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season, Per game

GP
138
TOT
1.4
SOLO
0.8
AST
0.7
SACK
0.2
INT
0
PD
0.1
FF
0.0

Bio

Age
32 yearsMay 11, 1994
Height
6' 5"
Weight
285 lbs
Experience
10 yearsDebut 2016
Birthplace
Philadelphia, PA
Draft
2016Rd 2, Pk 44
College
Illinois
Salary
$1.08 million2026

Latest performance

Jihad Ward

Oct 18 · vs NO · L 34-27

TOT
0
SOLO
0
AST
0
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

Snap counts, 2026

31% of his club's defensive snaps a game (41 in 2 games); 25% in week 6.

His defensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
5WSH2337%4
6NO1825%0

NFL snap counts, every player

2016 NFL combine

DT, 6'5", 297 lb · Illinois

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash5.11s21st
Vertical jump25"3rd
Broad jump9' 3"46th
Bench press (225 lb)20 reps11th
3-cone drill7.38s60th
20-yard shuttle4.63s33rd

Percentile: the share of DTs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2016 combine

Games

All games

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at GBSun, Nov 15

vs GB since 2022

4
GP
2
TOT
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Oct 18vsNOL 34-270000
Sun, Oct 11atWSHT 27-27 OT1100
Sun, Jan 04atJAXL 41-73200
Sun, Dec 28vsNOL 34-261000
Sun, Dec 21vsKCW 26-9100.50
Sun, Dec 14atSFL 37-243100

What are Jihad Ward's career stats?

Jihad Ward has played 11 seasons for the Raiders, the Colts, the Ravens, the Jaguars, the Giants, the Vikings and the Titans. He has recorded 200 tackles and 24 sacks. His best season so far is 2022: 43 tackles and 3.0 sacks.

Jihad Ward college stats

Jihad Ward played 2 seasons at Illinois Fighting Illini (2014 to 2015): 100 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 0 interceptions.

defensive

Jihad Ward's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2014Illinois Fighting Illini471928031000
2015Illinois Fighting Illini53242901.51000

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

More on Jihad Ward

Playoff games

Jihad Ward played 7 games across 5 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 5 lost.

Jihad Ward's line in each playoff game
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2024LARL 27-920.00
2022MINW 31-2410.00
2022PHIL 38-720.00
2020TENW 20-1330.00
2020BUFL 17-300.00
2019TENL 28-1220.00
2016HOUL 27-1400.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.