36 Facts About Jimmie Ward

James Ward was born on July 18,1991 and is an American professional football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League.

Jimmie Ward played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies, and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft.

Jimmie Ward recorded eight pass break-ups, an interception, forced two fumbles and recovered three.

Jimmie Ward added three blocked kicks and three quarterback sacks.

Jimmie Ward caused a pair of fumbles and blocked two kicks.

Jimmie Ward is the cousin of former NBA player Caron Butler.

In 2010, Jimmie Ward played in all 14 games as a true freshman and blocked a school-record three punts on the year.

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Jimmie Ward recorded 21 tackles, a forced fumble and a pass break up, and was named the Huskies Special Teams Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year.

Jimmie Ward was named a third-team All-Mid-American Conference selection after recording a career-high 100 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, an interception, four pass breakups, a forced fumble and a blocked kick.

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Jimmie Ward recorded three interceptions while starting 13 games, earning himself first-team All-MAC honors.

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Jimmie Ward earned first-team All-MAC honors for the second consecutive season.

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Jimmie Ward received an invitation to the NFL combine as a top defensive back prospect, but was unable to participate in any physical running or jumping drills after discovering a stress fracture in his foot on the eve of the combine.

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Jimmie Ward attended five private workouts with teams, that included the Indianapolis Colts and Minnesota Vikings.

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Jimmie Ward was ranked the top strong safety prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.

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Jimmie Ward was the third safety selected behind Calvin Pryor and HaHa Clinton-Dix.

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Jimmie Ward was unable to play during a Week 7 road loss to the Denver Broncos due to a quad injury.

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Jimmie Ward suffered a foot injury during the game and was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of his rookie season.

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Jimmie Ward finished his rookie year with 20 combined tackles and two pass deflections in eight games.

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Jimmie Ward returned to the 49ers and was again named the backup free safety to Eric Reid under new head coach Jim Tomsula.

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Jimmie Ward scored his first NFL touchdown during the game, after he returned his interception for 29-yards.

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Jimmie Ward finished his second season with career-high 57 combined tackles, six pass deflections, a sack, an interception, and a touchdown in 16 games and eight started.

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In training camp, Jimmie Ward was converted to a full-time cornerback and competed Kenneth Acker, Dontae Johnson, and Chris Davis for the job as the starting cornerback.

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Jimmie Ward was named the starting cornerback, opposite Tramaine Brock, to begin the 2016 season.

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Jimmie Ward left the game after suffering a fractured clavicle.

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Jimmie Ward finished his third season with a total of 53 combined tackles, a career-high 12 pass deflections, a sack, and an interception in 11 games and 10 starts.