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Jay Ward
Vikings logoMinnesota Vikings

Jay Ward

Sposition#24jersey26age6' 1"height190lbs4 yrsexperienceLSUcollege
At a glance

Jay Ward is a safety for the Minnesota Vikings (No. 24). In 6 games of the 2026 season: 8 tackles, 0 sacks.

Is Jay Ward playing this week?

Jay Ward is not on the current injury report. The Minnesota Vikings play next on the road at the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on Fox.

What are Jay Ward's stats this season?

In 6 games of the 2026 season, Jay Ward has 8 tackles, 0 sacks.

What team does Jay Ward play for?

Jay Ward plays safety for the Minnesota Vikings, wearing No. 24. Jay Ward is 26 years old, 6' 1", 190 lbs. College: LSU. League experience: 4 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Jay Ward 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/jay-ward (updated 2026-11-10).

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Jay WardMinnesota Vikings · #24
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · safeties

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades safeties with at least 135 defensive snaps this season. Ward has 4, 131 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Snap %Tkl/gPDINTTFL
  • Snap %3%
  • Tkl/g8 tkl
  • PD0 PD
  • INT0 INT
  • TFL0 TFL
Small sample · 4 of 135 defensive snapsMethod6 games4 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 96 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 5 min agoGlossary →

Ward is under the 135-defensive snaps minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 96 qualified safeties.

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Snap share

Defense and special teams, by week
0%0 snapsWk 1 · GB
0%0 snapsWk 2 · CHI
3%2 snapsWk 3 · TB
0%0 snapsWk 4 · MIA
0%0 snapsWk 5 · NO
3%2 snapsWk 7 · IND
0%0 snapsWk 8 · DET

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Vikings · signed 2023 · 4 years, through 2026$1.1M a year
Total
$4.5M
Guaranteed
$654K
Share of cap at signing
0.5%
15% of the value guaranteed
47th paid28th in snapspercentiles among 398 DBs under contract, 2026

Game log

Defense
WeekOpponentResultTklSoloSacksTFLPDQB hits
2 Sep 20@ Bears logoCHIW 9-3100000
4 Oct 4vs Dolphins logoMIAW 15-10210000
5 Oct 11@ Saints logoNOW 23-13100000
7 Oct 25vs Colts logoINDW 16-10210000
8 Nov 1@ Lions logoDETL 15-19110000
9 Nov 9vs Bills logoBUFL 6-23100000
Season830000

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Measure him against the leader in tackles at his positionWardMIN · SVSBeltonNYJ · 76 tacklesSide by side, stat by stat →
vsEvan WilliamsGB · 76 tacklesvsJeremy ChinnLV · 66 tacklesvsQuentin LakeLAR · 63 tacklesvsBudda BakerARI · 62 tacklesvsKyle HamiltonBAL · 60 tacklesvsJessie Bates IIIJAX · 60 tacklesvsJoshua MetellusMIN · 58 tacklesvsXavier WattsATL · 58 tackles
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Safeties in his range

Same position · nearest by grade · NFC North first
NFC NorthJohnathan Baldwin IIPackers logoGB · S0tkl0PD—No gradeNFC NorthKerby JosephLions logoDET · S0tkl0PD—No gradeNFC NorthMarlen SewellBears logoCHI · S0tkl0PD—No gradeNFCAndre' SamEagles logoPHI · S0tkl0PD—No gradeNFCBud ClarkSeahawks logoSEA · S0tkl0PD—No gradeLeagueTycen AndersonBroncos logoDEN · S5tkl0PD—No grade

More safeties on the Vikings

Joshua MetellusS · 58 tkl · grade 63Harrison SmithS · 17 tkl · grade 38Theo JacksonS · 21 tkl · grade 30Jacob ThomasS · 9 tklJakobe ThomasS · 0 tklTavierre ThomasS · 0 tkl
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