- 7Tackles
- 0Sacks
- 0For loss
- 0INT
- 0Passes defended
Tackles by week
Stats
- Games with a stat5
- Tackles7
- Solo4
- For loss0
- Sacks0
- INT0
- Passesdefended0
- Fumblesforced0
Games with a stat: the games where nflverse's official box score credits him with a stat; a game he played without one is not counted. Tackles are NFL.com's combined tackles: this season every tackle credited, special teams included; past seasons NFL.com's final counts (solo tackles plus assists, special-teams assists not counted).
Game log
| Game | Result | Tackles | Solo | For loss | Sacks | INT | Passesdefended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 2 at Bears | W 9–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 4 vs Dolphins | W 15–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 5 at Saints | W 23–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 6: bye | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Week 7 vs Colts | W 16–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 8 at Lions | L 15–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career stats · defense
Regular season · nflverse. One row per season; a season split between teams lists both.
| Season | Team | Games with a stat | Tackles | Solo | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MIN | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | MIN | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | MIN | 9 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | MIN | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 20 | 40 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Injury status
Week 8 report: Questionable, knee · Limited in practice (Week 8 report, not yet updated)
The latest entry for Jay Ward on the official NFL injury report (NFL.com's report), as nflverse publishes it (updated Tue, Nov 3 · 1:01 AM CT).
This season's injury and status history
Missed 0 of 7 games this season (officially Out, Inactive or on a reserve list); 2 more with no box-score line and no official status stored
- Week 9 · vs Bills No official report stored · Not played yet
- Week 8 · at Lions Questionable · Knee · Fri Limited · Played · NFL injury report, Sat Oct 31, 1:01 AM CT
- Week 7 · vs Colts Not on the report · Played · NFL injury report, Sat Oct 24, 1:01 AM CT
- Week 5 · at Saints Not on the report · Played · NFL injury report, Mon Oct 12, 1:01 AM CT
- Week 4 · vs Dolphins Not on the report · Played · NFL injury report, Mon Oct 12, 1:01 AM CT
- Week 3 · at Buccaneers Not on the report · No box-score line · NFL injury report, Mon Oct 12, 1:01 AM CT
- Week 2 · at Bears Not on the report · Played · NFL injury report, Mon Oct 12, 1:01 AM CT
- Week 1 · vs Packers Not on the report · No box-score line · NFL injury report, Mon Oct 12, 1:01 AM CT
Official sources only, newest week first: the team's game-day inactives list, else the week's official injury report, else an official reserve-list move. Played or not is from the box score; a week with no box-score line and no official status says only that.