Player·
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
10 seasons
Seasons10 2016–2025
Games114
Tackles186
Sacks24.0
TFL27
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.132.580.00+0.13
QB Hits12.415.428.322.0-6.57
Sacks1.523.459.545.00-1.55
Solo Tackles11.214.323.314.0+0.32
Tackles for Loss1.945.0410.94.00+1.04
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2025TEN171416305.02240400027518.5%26.1%
2024MIN1455101.0141010001835.6%19.1%
2023NYG14158235.0950010015533.3%414.3%
2022NYG152015353.01350420015120.0%24.4%
2021JAX151022322.0730000012516.7%615.8%
2020BAL979163.0840200011327.3%15.9%
2019BAL92461.051010006116.7%112.5%
2018IND44043.063000005160.0%120.0%
2017LV21121.01100000
2016LV151414280.010000000
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2015Illinois24241.50
2014Illinois19193.00
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks24298th
Solo Tkl921405th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.379
QBH/g
1.394
TFL/g
0.245
FF/g
066
Solo/g
0.827
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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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity