T.
J. Ward.
T.
J. Ward.
Oregon· 5'10"· 211 lb· 4.56s 40
Ward projects best into a Cover 3 or Cover 1 scheme that prioritizes a strong-side safety who can play downhill as a quasi-linebacker.
Immediate starter at strong safety, capable of quickly developing into a Pro Bowl caliber playmaker.
A Fangio-style two-high safety system that demands extensive deep zone coverage from both safeties would severely limit his effectiveness.
Ward's combine measurables and downhill playing style make him a natural fit for schemes that value aggressive run support and short-area coverage from the strong safety position.
Selected #38 overall in Round 2 of the 2010 NFL Draft by Cleveland Browns out of Oregon.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.56sp50
- Vertical
- 34inp50
- Broad jump
- 121inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- 19repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Oregon | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | Oregon | 13 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | Oregon | 9 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | — | 35 | 190 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
T. J. Ward played for the Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was a hard-hitting, Pro Bowl caliber strong safety and won Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos.