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Jihad Ward
Jihad Ward
DT · TEN
32 yrs
Illinois
Description
Position
DT
Team
TEN
Status
UFA
Born
1994-05-11
Age
32
Height
6'5"
Weight
285 lb
College
Illinois
Draft
2016 · R2 · Pick 13 · LV
Rookie yr
2016
Contract
EXPIRED
APY
$1.4M/yr
Total
$1.4M
Guaranteed
$500K
% of cap
0.5%
Term
2025–2026 (1y)
Career Résumé
11 seasons
Seasons11 2016–2025
Games117
Tackles186
Sacks24.0
TFL27
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.232.330.00+0.23
QB Hits10.112.922.022.0-9.10
Sacks1.183.176.965.00-1.83
Solo Tackles10.914.722.514.0+0.66
Tackles for Loss1.924.558.534.00+0.55
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTD
2025TEN171416305.022404000
2024MIN1455101.014101000
2023NYG14158235.09500100
2022NYG152015353.013504200
2021JAX151022322.07300000
2020BAL979163.08402000
2019BAL92461.05101000
2019IND3
2018IND44043.06300000
2017LV21121.01100000
2016LV151414280.010000000
College
YearSchoolGCarRu YdsRu TDRecRc YdsRc TD
2015Illinois
2014Illinois
Career Milestones
league finishes · all-time rank
StatCareerAll-TimeLedTop 5Top 10
Sacks24298th
Solo Tkl921405th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 469 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.378
QBH/g
1.394
TFL/g
0.245
FF/g
066
Solo/g
0.829
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs23
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles72016 Wk14 vs KC35'22
Sacks2.52025 Wk9 vs LAC5'23
TFL22022 Wk6 vs BAL5'22
INT02016 Wk1 vs NO0'16
Athletic Profile
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