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Dedric Ward

Dedric Lamar Ward

Position: WR
Height: 5-9    Weight: 187 lbs.
Born: September 29, 1974 in Cedar Rapids, IA
College: Northern Iowa

Career AV: 20 (4334th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the New York Jets in the 3rd round (88th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft.

89 89 87 85 17 87

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1997 23 NYJ 89 11 1 18 212 11.8 1 33 1.6 19.3 2 25 0 21 12.5 2.3 0.2 237 1 1 2
1998 24 NYJ 89 16 2 25 477 19.1 4 71 1.6 29.8 2 7 0 4 3.5 0.4 0.1 484 4 0 5
1999 25 NYJ wr 89 16 10 22 325 14.8 3 56 1.4 20.3 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 324 3 2 4
2000 26 NYJ WR 89 16 16 54 801 14.8 3 61 3.4 50.1 4 23 0 12 5.8 1.4 0.3 824 3 1 6
2001 27 MIA 87 13 1 21 209 10.0 0 20 1.6 16.1 2 21 0 16 10.5 1.6 0.2 230 0 1 2
2002 28 MIA RET 87 16 1 19 172 9.1 0 22 1.2 10.8 172 0 1 2
2003 29 2TM 7 0 7 106 15.1 1 31 1.0 15.1 106 1 0 1
BAL 85 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
NWE 17 4 0 7 106 15.1 1 31 1.8 26.5 106 1 0 1
2004 30 DAL 87 8 0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.6 1 11 0 11 11.0 1.4 0.1 16 0 1 0
Career 103 31 167 2307 13.8 12 71 1.6 22.4 12 86 0 21 7.2 0.8 0.1 2393 12 7 22
4 yrs NYJ 59 29 119 1815 15.3 11 71 2.0 30.8 9 54 0 21 6.0 0.9 0.2 1869 11 4 17
2 yrs MIA 29 2 40 381 9.5 0 22 1.4 13.1 2 21 0 16 10.5 0.7 0.1 402 0 2 4
1 yr DAL 8 0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.6 1 11 0 11 11.0 1.4 0.1 16 0 1 0
1 yr NWE 4 0 7 106 15.1 1 31 1.8 26.5 106 1 0 1

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1997 23 NYJ 89 11 1 8 55 0 12 6.9 2 10 0 11 5.0 302
1998 24 NYJ 89 16 2 8 72 0 20 9.0 3 60 0 23 20.0 616
1999 25 NYJ wr 89 16 10 38 288 0 23 7.6 612
2000 26 NYJ WR 89 16 16 27 214 0 19 7.9 1038
2001 27 MIA 87 13 1 9 88 0 18 9.8 318
2002 28 MIA RET 87 16 1 16 169 0 34 10.6 341
2003 29 2TM 7 0 3 26 0 16 8.7 1 20 0 20 20.0 152
BAL 85 3 0 3 26 0 16 8.7 1 20 0 20 20.0 46
2004 30 DAL 87 8 0 14 114 0 13 8.1 130
Career 103 31 123 1026 0 34 8.3 6 90 0 23 15.0 3509
4 yrs NYJ 59 29 81 629 0 23 7.8 5 70 0 23 14.0 2568
2 yrs MIA 29 2 25 257 0 34 10.3 659
1 yr DAL 8 0 14 114 0 13 8.1 130
1 yr RAV 3 0 3 26 0 16 8.7 1 20 0 20 20.0 46

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1997 23 NYJ 89 11 1 1 0 0 0
1999 25 NYJ wr 89 16 10 2 0 0 0
2000 26 NYJ WR 89 16 16 1 0 0 0
2001 27 MIA 87 13 1 1 0 0 0
2002 28 MIA RET 87 16 1 1 0 0 0
2004 30 DAL 87 8 0 1 1 0 0
Career 103 31 7 1 0 0
4 yrs NYJ 59 29 4 0 0 0
2 yrs MIA 29 2 2 0 0 0
1 yr DAL 8 0 1 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1997 23 NYJ 89 11 1 1 1 6
1998 24 NYJ 89 16 2 4 4 24
1999 25 NYJ wr 89 16 10 3 3 18
2000 26 NYJ WR 89 16 16 3 3 18
2003 29 2TM 7 0 1 1 6
NWE 17 4 0 1 1 6
Career 103 31 12 12 72
4 yrs NYJ 59 29 11 11 66
1 yr NWE 4 0 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Punt Returns

1999 NFL 38 (9)
Career 123 (111)

Punt Return Yds

Career 1026 (124)

Yds/Punt Return

Career 8.3 (199)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1997 23 11 WR 30 94
1998 24 16 WR 72 57
1999 25 16 WR 50 73
2000 26 16 WR 100 38
2001 27 13 WR 23 107
2002 28 16 WR 17 122
2003 29 7 WR 17 115
2004 30 8 WR 2 157
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