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Jay Ward
Jay Ward
S · MIN
25 yrs
LSU
Description
Position
S
Team
MIN
Status
ACT
Born
2000-07-13
Age
25
Height
6'1"
Weight
188 lb
College
LSU
Draft
2023 · R4 · Pick 32 · MIN
Rookie yr
2023
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$1.1M/yr
Total
$4.5M
Guaranteed
$654K
% of cap
0.5%
Term
2023–2027 (4y)
Career Résumé
3 seasons
Seasons3 2023–2025
Games27
Tackles39
Sacks0.0
TFL1
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.001.730.000.00
Interceptions0.000.632.390.00+0.63
Passes Defended0.004.1810.60.00+4.18
Solo Tackles12.523.455.513.0+10.4
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDMTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2025MIN121314270.0010000026.9%757.1%10.392.612.6
2024MIN82240.0100100000.0%1100.0%0.079.23.0
2023MIN75380.00000000220.0%2100.0%13.0158.31.0
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2022LSU—40—400.0—4
2021LSU—40—400.0—4
2020LSU—21—210.0—6
2019LSU—3—30.0—3
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Solo Tkl202577th———
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 307 peers
Solo/gINT/gPD/gFF/gTFL/g
Solo/g
1.116
INT/g
052
PD/g
016
FF/g
071
TFL/g
0.147
PlayerMedian (50th)
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles62025 Wk16 vs NYG27'25
Sacks02023 Wk1 vs TB0'23
TFL12025 Wk11 vs CHI1'25
INT02023 Wk1 vs TB0'23
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity