Derrick Ward
Derrick Laron Ward
Born: August 30, 1980
Los Angeles, CA USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 233
College: Fresno St., Ottawa (KS)
High School: Valley View (Moreno Valley, CA)
Career: 2004-2011
Drafted: 2004 in Round 7, #235 overall by the New York Giants
Derrick Ward played from 2004 to 2011 during his career with the Houston Texans, New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Ward ran for 2,628 yards in his career on 551 attempts, scoring 12 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 96 passes for 787 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NFL New York Giants | 35 | 123 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL New York Giants | 125 | 602 | 4.8 | 44 | 3 |
| 2008 | NFL New York Giants | 182 | 1025 | 5.6 | 51 | 2 |
| 2009 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 114 | 409 | 3.6 | 28 | 1 |
| 2010 | NFL Houston Texans | 50 | 315 | 6.3 | 38 | 4 |
| 2011 | NFL Houston Texans | 45 | 154 | 3.4 | 15 | 2 |
| Totals | 551 | 2628 | 4.8 | 51 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL New York Giants | 26 | 179 | 6.9 | 17 | 1 |
| 2008 | NFL New York Giants | 41 | 384 | 9.4 | 48 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20 | 150 | 7.5 | 38 | 2 |
| 2010 | NFL Houston Texans | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 96 | 787 | 8.2 | 48 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NFL New York Giants | 16 | 436 | 27.2 | 92 | 1 |
| 2006 | NFL New York Giants | 23 | 466 | 20.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 2008 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 923 | 23.1 | 92 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2008 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2009 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2010 | NFL Houston Texans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2004 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2007 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 2008 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 2009 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 2010 | NFL Houston Texans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 2011 | NFL Houston Texans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NFL | New York Giants | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 2006 | NFL | New York Giants | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL | New York Giants | 8 | 5 |
| 2008 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 3 |
| 2009 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 1 |
| 2010 | NFL | Houston Texans | 16 | 0 |
| 2011 | NFL | Houston Texans | 12 | 1 |
