Jay
Ward
S
#24
Jay Ward
Minnesota VikingsHeight : 6' 1" · Weight : 190 lbs · Age : 26
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Contract
Minnesota Vikings payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.31 M$
- Average per year
- 1.12 M$
- Total value
- 4.5 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
2026
1.31 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2025 Safeties
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular safeties: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
27
0th percentile
Interceptions
0
13th percentile
Passes defended
0
1th percentile
Targets in coverage
7
Yards allowed
72 yd
Yards allowed per target
10.3 yd
15th percentile
Passer rating allowed
92.6
61th percentile
Missed tackle rate
6.9 %
73th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
23th percentile
Defensive snaps
248
0th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.0
Games
17
WAR 2025
0.0
Games played
17
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20250.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+10 · 25 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
76
Established starter
- COV
- Coverage
- 74
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 66
- TCK
- Tackling
- 74
- DUR
- Durability
- 86
- EX
- Experience
- 40
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
Jay Ward in five questions
What are Jay Ward's stats in 2025?
Jay Ward has 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed in 17 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Jay Ward?
Jay Ward is 26 years old. He is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
How good is Jay Ward?
Jay Ward produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 32 out of 100: below average for his position.
What number does Jay Ward wear, and what team does he play for?
Jay Ward plays for Minnesota Vikings in the NFL, at S, and wears number 24.
What is Jay Ward's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
