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Jay Ward
SAF · MIN · 2023–2026
Born July 13, 2000 · College LSU · Drafted 2023, round 4, pick 134 (MIN) · 6-1, 190 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MIN | 5 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | MIN | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | MIN | 10 | 27 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | MIN | 6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | MIN | 28 | 49 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MIN | 7 | 2 | 1.4 | 32 | 9.8 |
| 2024 | MIN | 7 | – | – | 30 | 6.5 |
| 2025 | MIN | 14 | – | – | 245 | 27.3 |
Game logs
2026 game log (6 games)
2025 game log (10 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-08 | @ CHI | W 27–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs ATL | L 6–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-23 | @ LAC | L 10–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | @ DET | W 27–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | vs BAL | L 19–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs CHI | L 17–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | vs WAS | W 31–0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ NYG | W 16–13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-25 | vs DET | W 23–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs GB | W 16–3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |