Jay Ward

S, LSU. Round 4, pick 134 of the 2023 draft, to the Minnesota Vikings with a pick that came by trade.

After Week 9, 2026B7th of 15 picks in his class drafted near him
TierdepthAfter Week 9, 2026
Points2After Week 9, 2026
Redraft184thof 259, went 134th. After Week 9, 2026

Season by season

B-C-C-BB
May 1, 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026Jan 10, 2027season's end

Last point: After Week 9, 2026.

Jay Ward, season by season: team, games and snaps (playoffs included), the letter, his rank among the picks drafted nearest his slot (n), the typical season for his slot in points, and his points.
SeasonTeamGamesLetterRank near his slotTypical for his slotSnapsPoints
2023MIN6C-22nd of 272350
2024MIN7C-32nd of 402280
2025MIN14B15th of 3512482
After Week 9, 2026MIN3B7th of 150170

How his points add up

  1. 2023 0 points

    safety pay0.70×share of a starter's season0.04×quality: too few snaps to rank0.25×points scale100.1×rookie season1.250.1
  2. 2024 0 points

    safety pay0.70×share of a starter's season0.03×quality: too few snaps to rank0.25×points scale100.1×second season1.100.1
  3. 2025 2 points

    safety pay0.70×share of a starter's season0.25×quality: 34th of 128 safeties by PFF grade1.23×points scale102.2
  4. After Week 9, 2026 0 points

    safety pay0.70×share of a starter's season0.04×quality: too few snaps to rank0.25×points scale100.1

Each season rounds to a whole number; the points are their sum.

Picked around him

The 2023 draft, picks 132 to 136.

  1. 132Rd 4Nick HerbigOLB · Wisconsin · SteelersA60pointsgood starter18thin a redraft
  2. 133Rd 4Tyler ScottWR · Cincinnati · BearsC-5pointsbust155thin a redraft
  3. 134Rd 4Jay WardS · LSU · VikingsB2pointsdepth184thin a redraft
  4. 135Rd 4Aidan O'ConnellQB · Purdue · RaidersB-21pointsdepth83rdin a redraft
  5. 136Rd 5Yasir AbdullahOLB · Louisville · JaguarsA-5pointsdepth154thin a redraft

The Vikings' 2023 class

Every Vikings draft since 2017

  1. 23Rd 1Jordan AddisonWR · USCB+62pointsgood starter17thin a redraft
  2. 102Rd 3Mekhi BlackmonCB · USCA-17pointsdepth95thin a redraft
  3. 134Rd 4Jay WardS · LSUB2pointsdepth184thin a redraft
  4. 141Rd 5Jaquelin RoyDT · LSUB-5pointsbust156thin a redraft
  5. 164Rd 5Jaren HallQB · BYUC-0pointsbust218thin a redraft
  6. 222Rd 7DeWayne McBrideRB · UABB-0pointsbusttied 247thin a redraft