Defensive line, Illinois, 2014–15
Jihad Ward
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 295 lb
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, PA
- Born
- May 11, 1994, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Jihad Ward played defensive line at Illinois (2014–15). The Oakland Raiders took Ward in round 2, No. 44 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
The teams
No defensive lines on file: before 2016 our source records only interceptions for defenders, not tackles, tackles for loss or sacks.
On the roster
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.
Before the draft
Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–27).
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅛″ | |
| Weight | 297 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.11 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.86 s | |
| Vertical jump | 25″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ | |
| Bench press | 20 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.38 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.63 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 115 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oakland Raiders | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Oakland Raiders | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Indianapolis Colts | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | Baltimore Ravens | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Baltimore Ravens | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | New York Giants | 15 | 35 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Giants | 14 | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tennessee Titans | 17 | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 115 | 187 | 24 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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