Jihad
Ward
LB
#53
Jihad Ward
#53LB
New York Giants
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 285 lbs · Age : 32
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tennessee Titans | 17 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | New York Giants | 17 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | New York Giants | 17 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 17 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Baltimore Ravens | 10 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2019 Totals | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | Baltimore Ravens | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Indianapolis Colts | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Oakland Raiders | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Contract
New York Giants payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 0.90 M$
- Average per year
- 1.30 M$
- Total value
- 1.3 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
2026
0.90 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 Linebackers
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular linebackers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
30
5th percentile
Tackles for loss
4
25th percentile
Sacks
5.0
79th percentile
Pressures
27
90th percentile
Interceptions
0
30th percentile
Passes defended
4
59th percentile
Yards allowed per target
4.7 yd
89th percentile
Passer rating allowed
125.9
5th percentile
Missed tackle rate
6.1 %
68th percentile
Defensive snaps
708
43th 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 (-1)
- 2022-0.2 WAR · -0.012 per game
- 2023-0.1 WAR · -0.006 per game
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 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
-16 · 31 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
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
68
Depth player
- TCK
- Tackling
- 61
- COV
- Coverage
- 75
- RDF
- Run defense
- 40
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 84
- DUR
- Durability
- 93
- EX
- Experience
- 83
Why these ratings?Hide details
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- 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.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TEN | 17 | 0.0 | 14 | 68 | 30 | 4 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | MIN | 17 | 0.1 | 6 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NYG | 17 | -0.1 | 1 | 56 | 23 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NYG | 17 | -0.2 | 42 | 77 | 35 | 5 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | JAX | 17 | 0.0 | 14 | 62 | 32 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 |
Jihad Ward in five questions
What are Jihad Ward's stats in 2025?
Jihad Ward has 5 sacks and 22 QB hits in 17 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Jihad Ward?
Jihad Ward is 32 years old. He is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 284 lb (129 kg).
How good is Jihad Ward?
Jihad Ward produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 67th of 103 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 14 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Jihad Ward wear, and what team does he play for?
Jihad Ward plays for New York Giants in the NFL, at LB, and wears number 53.
What is Jihad Ward's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
