Jay Ward is the latest DBU export as the former Tiger was selected in the fourth round, 134th overall, by the Minnesota Vikings.
Ward is the third Tiger selected in this year’s draft. BJ Ojulari was selected 41st overall by Arizona, and Anthony Bradford was taken earlier in the fourth round by the Seattle Seahawks (108th overall).
Ward played all over the secondary in his four years in Baton Rouge. Ward played safety, corner, and nickel and in total appeared in 46 games with 23 starts. In his career Ward recorded 164 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and snagged six interceptions.