Minnesota Vikings · SAF (DB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · LSU (2023 Round 4, Pick 134)
Jay Ward
Downfield Score v7.0 withheldNeeds 15 defensive plays; 7 recorded. The score is withheld until Jay Ward reaches the minimum.
- Combined tackles
- 74 solo · 3 ast
- Sacks & QB hits
- 00 QB hits
- Tackles for loss
- 00 forced fumbles
- Coverage
- 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
- Defensive snaps
- 40.6 snaps/G
- Team def. EPA / play
- −0.210Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?
Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown
Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean
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2026 game log
Every 2026 regular-season game line for Jay Ward. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.
| Week | Date | Matchup | Result | Tackles | Solo | Sacks | TFL | QB hits | PD | INT | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2026 | vs GB | W 39-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2026 | @ CHI | W 9-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2026 | @ TB | W 23-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2026 | vs MIA | W 15-10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2026 | @ NO | W 23-13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2026 | vs IND | W 16-10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2026 | @ DET | L 15-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
College to the NFL: LSU to Minnesota Vikings
Verified identity bridge linking Jay Ward's college regular-season tackles at LSU to official NFL game lines.
LSU (College tackles)
134134th pick
2023 Draft
2023 Draft
MIN (NFL tackles)
Career NFL seasons
Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 4 seasons.
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