Jay Ward
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Experience: 2 years
Height: 6-1
Weight: 188 lbs
College: LSU
2024 SEASON
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Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Cardinals | W 23 - 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | Falcons | W 42 - 21 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | @Giants | W 28 - 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 49ers | W 23 - 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Texans | W 34 - 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | @Packers | W 31 - 29 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jets | W 23 - 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Lions | L 29 - 31 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | @Rams | L 20 - 30 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Colts | W 21 - 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | @Jaguars | W 12 - 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | @Titans | W 23 - 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | @Bears | W 30 - 27 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 26 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Biography
CAREER NOTES
- Drafted in the fourth round (134th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of LSU.
2023 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS
- Played in all 17 games for the Vikings as a rookie in 2023, contributing on both defense and special teams.
- Tallied a pair of tackles and recovered a fumble on defense in addition to six special teams tackles in 2023.
- Saw action on both defense and special teams in Week 18 at Detroit (1/7), logging one tackle.
- Appeared in a career-high 17 defensive snaps vs. Green Bay (12/31).
- Recorded a tackle on defense for the first time in his career against Detroit in Week 16 (12/24).
- Recovered a fumble at Las Vegas in Week 14 (12/10), the first of his career.
- Logged four tackles on special teams in Week 8 at Green Bay (10/29).
- Made his NFL debut against in Week 1 against Tampa Bay (9/10).
