For the New York Giants of the National Football League, Jihad Ward plays defensive end professionally. He is 1.96 m tall and 130 kg in weight. He started playing football in his sophomore year while attending Edward W. Bok Technical High School. In 2010 and 2011, he was named to the first team of all-city performers.
He spent two years at Globe Institute of Technology after high school to raise his GPA. He participated in 7 games in 2013 and recorded 26 tackles (2 sacks, 3 for loss). He transferred to the University of Illinois in 2014, where he played collegiate football for the Fighting Illini.
He had 53 tackles as a senior while starting each of the 12 games. He also had two passes defended, one forced fumble, one recovered fumble, and 1.5 sacks. He made 104 tackles, 5 fumble recoveries, 3 forced fumbles, and 3 passes defensed in his final two seasons. In the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders picked Ward with the 44th overall choice.
He was traded by the Raiders to the Dallas Cowboys in April 2018. He was included in the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad in September of last year. The Baltimore Ravens acquired Ward in October of this year. He signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars in March 2021, and the New York Giants in March 2022.
How Old Is Jihad Ward?
Jihad Ward is 28 years old now. He was born on May 11, 1994 in Pennsylvania in the USA.