Age
32
May 11, 1994
Jihad Ward
#53
LV · 2016–2017→IND · 2018–2019→BAL · 2019–2020→JAX · 2021→NYG · 2022–2023→MIN · 2024→TEN · 2025UFA
JihadWard#53EDGE
2025 Season
Latest productionTackles
31
2025
TFL
4
regular season
Sacks
5.0
regular season
QB Hits
22
regular season
FF
0
regular season
Snap %
68%
avg / game
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2014 — Present · Includes honors2025
Tennessee Titans · Edge Rusher
EDGE · 17 active weeks
NFL
2024
Minnesota Vikings · Edge Rusher
EDGE · 18 active weeks
NFL
2022–2023
New York Giants · Edge Rusher
EDGE · 36 active weeks
NFL
2021
Jacksonville Jaguars · Edge Rusher
EDGE · 17 active weeks
NFL
2019–2020
Baltimore Ravens · Interior DL
IDL/EDGE · 29 active weeks
NFL
2018–2019
Indianapolis Colts · Interior DL
IDL · 10 active weeks
NFL
2016–2017
Las Vegas Raiders · Edge Rusher
EDGE · 33 active weeks
NFL
2014–2015
Illinois · DL
NCAA
Draft Profile
2016 DraftSelection
Round 2, Pick 44
#44 overall by Las Vegas Raiders
TeamLV
Overall#44
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaJeffrey Beall. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.