Jihad Ward

OLB

#52

Experience: 9 years

Height: 6-5

Age: 30

Weight: 285 lbs

College: Illinois

2024 SEASON

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WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	FF	OPP FR
13	Cardinals	W 23 - 22	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	Falcons	W 42 - 21	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
15	Bears	W 30 - 12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	@Giants	W 28 - 6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	49ers	W 23 - 17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	Texans	W 34 - 7
4	@Packers	W 31 - 29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Jets	W 23 - 17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	Lions	L 29 - 31
8	@Rams	L 20 - 30
9	Colts	W 21 - 13	2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0
10	@Jaguars	W 12 - 7	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
11	@Titans	W 23 - 13	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	@Bears	W 30 - 27

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2016	Las Vegas Raiders	16	13	16	14	30	14	0	0						0	1
2017	Las Vegas Raiders	5	1	1	1	2	1	1	0						0
2018	Indianapolis Colts	6	0	4	0	4	4	3	0						0
2019	Indianapolis Colts	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1						0
2019	Baltimore Ravens	11	0	3	4	7	2	1	0						0	2
2020	Baltimore Ravens	10	0	7	9	16	7	3	2						0
2021	Jacksonville Jaguars	17	1	10	22	32	10	2	0						0
2022	New York Giants	17	11	28	15	43	20	3	4						2
2023	New York Giants	17	9	16	8	24	15	5	0						1	1
2024	Minnesota Vikings	14	0	5	2	7	5	1	1						0	1
TOTAL		116	35	90	75	165	78	19	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	5

Biography

CAREER NOTES

Played in 102 regular-season games with 35 starts for Oakland Raiders (2016-17), Indianapolis Colts (2018-19), Baltimore Ravens (2019-20), Jacksonville Jaguars (2021), and New York Giants (2022-23).
Played in five postseason games, including one start for the Ravens (2019-20) and the Giants (2022).
Career totals include 158 total tackles, including 24 for loss, 18.0 sacks, seven passes defensed, three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. In postseason play, has eight total tackles, including two tackles for loss.
In the past two seasons with the Giants, Ward started 20 games and totaled 8.0 sacks, including a career-high 5.0 in 2023.

2023 | NEW YORK GIANTS

Played in all 17 games, making nine starts, and recorded 24 total tackles, including five for loss, a single-season career-high 5.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

CAREER NOTES

Played in 102 regular-season games with 35 starts for Oakland Raiders (2016-17), Indianapolis Colts (2018-19), Baltimore Ravens (2019-20), Jacksonville Jaguars (2021), and New York Giants (2022-23).
Played in five postseason games, including one start for the Ravens (2019-20) and the Giants (2022).
Career totals include 158 total tackles, including 24 for loss, 18.0 sacks, seven passes defensed, three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. In postseason play, has eight total tackles, including two tackles for loss.
In the past two seasons with the Giants, Ward started 20 games and totaled 8.0 sacks, including a career-high 5.0 in 2023.

2023 | NEW YORK GIANTS

Played in all 17 games, making nine starts, and recorded 24 total tackles, including five for loss, a single-season career-high 5.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

2022 | NEW YORK GIANTS

Played in all 17 regular-season games with 11 starts and appeared in two postseason contests with one start.
Totaled a single-season career bests in tackles (43), tackles for loss (seven), passes defensed (four) and forced fumbles (two).

2021 | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Saw action in all 17 games, making one start. Amassed 32 total tackles, including three for loss, and 2.0 sacks.

2020 | BALTIMORE RAVENS

Played in 10 games, registering 16 total tackles, including four for loss, 3.0 sacks and two passes defensed.
Also played in two postseason contests, recording three tackles, including one for loss.
Helped the Ravens defense rank second league wide in both points allowed (18.9) and third-down efficiency (34.0%).

2019 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS/BALTIMORE RAVENS

Appeared in 14 games, including the final 11 with the Ravens, after beginning the season with the Colts.
On the season, tallied seven total tackles, including one for loss, 1.0 sack, one pass defensed and two fumble recoveries.
Appeared in one postseason game with the Ravens, tallying two total tackles.

2018 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Played the first six games of the season before suffering a season-ending ankle injury.
Notched four tackles, including three for loss, and 3.0 sacks.

2017 | OAKLAND RAIDERS

Appeared in five games with one start and finished the season with two tackles, including one for loss, and 1.0 sack.
Took down QB Nick Foles for a 9-yard loss in Week 16 at Philadelphia (12/25), marking his first career sack.

2016 | OAKLAND RAIDERS

Played in all 16 games as a rookie, making a career-high 13 starts, playing at both defensive end and tackle.
One of three rookies to play every game for the Raiders in 2016.
Registered 30 total tackles, one fumble recovery and 10 quarterback hits.

COLLEGE - GLOBE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/ ILLINOIS

Played two years at Illinois (2014-15) after transferring from Globe Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.). In 25 games, notched 104 total tackles, 4.5 sacks, three passes defensed, three forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries.
Played two seasons at Globe Institute of Technology, totaling 81 tackles and 10.0 sacks.

HONORS

All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2x, 2014-15)
Illinois Defensive Newcomer of the Year (2014)

PREP - EDWARD W. BOK TECHNICAL (PA.)

Began his prep career as a wide receiver and safety before moving to defensive end.
Earned all-city honors in Philadelphia in each of his final two prep seasons (2010-11).
Was named First-Team All-City in 2011 and second team in 2010.
Played in the Philadelphia Eagles Public vs. Non-Public City All-Star game at Lincoln Financial Field in the spring of 2012.
Also played basketball.

OFF THE FIELD

Son of Kareema Ward and has two brothers and two sisters.
Majored in sport management at Illinois.

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Minnesota Minute Featuring Jihad Ward

In this episode of the "Minnesota Minute," vikings.com's Gabe Henderson catches up with OLB Jihad Ward.

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Jihad Ward With Another Vikings Turnover

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jihad Ward comes up with the loose ball off of another turnover committed by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy.