Defensive back, Eastern Kentucky (from Austin Peay), 2021–25
Jaheim Ward
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 189 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Moultrie, GA
Jaheim Ward played defensive back at Austin Peay (2021–23) and Eastern Kentucky (2024–25).
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Marshall, 2025Team titles: Atlantic Sun champions, 2022; United Athletic champions, 2023
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Austin Peay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Austin Peay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Austin Peay | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Eastern Kentucky | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Eastern Kentucky | 20 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 42 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Austin Peay | 9 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Austin Peay | 9 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Austin Peay | 9 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Eastern Kentucky | 9 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Eastern Kentucky | 9 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 189 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Eastern Kentucky 3 games, 20 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Louisville | L 17–51 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Marshall | L 7–38 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Utah Tech | W 33–10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2024 Eastern Kentucky 2 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Mississippi State | L 7–56 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Western Kentucky | L 0–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Austin Peay 2 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Tennessee | L 13–30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 63–3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2022 Austin Peay 2 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | atWestern Kentucky | L 27–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Alabama | L 0–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Austin Peay 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Ole Miss | L 17–54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 2 at Chattanooga, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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