Derrick Ward
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| New York Giants — No. 34 | |
| Running back | |
| Date of birth: August 30, 1980 | |
| Place of birth: Los Angeles, California | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 228 lb (103 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2004 for the New York Giants | |
| Career history | |
| College: Fresno State Ottawa |
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| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 7 / Pick: 235 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Derrick Ward (born August 30, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ottawa.
Ward earned a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII.
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[edit] Early years
Ward attended Valley View High School in Moreno Valley, California and was a letterman in football. In football, as a senior, he posted 1,100 rushing yards, 973 receiving yards, and 17 touchdowns, was an All-Riverside County choice, won All-CIF honors, was the Team MVP, and was named the Sun Belt League Offensive MVP. As a junior, he was the Team MVP.
[edit] College career
For his collegiate career, he rushed 460 times for 3,152 yards (6.9-yard avg.) and 39 touchdowns and caught seven passes for 96 yards (13.7-yard avg.).
[edit] Fresno State
He gained 1,091 yards with 11 touchdowns on 197 carries (5.5-yard avg.) and caught three passes for 49 yards (16.3-yard avg.) in 20 games at Fresno State. Ward was ruled academically ineligible to play at Fresno State in 1998, he earned Freshman All-America honors the following year despite playing with a broken right hand He was limited to only 7 games for the Bulldogs in 2000 due to a knee injury, he saw his Fresno State career end when he was again ruled ineligible to play in 2001 and 2002 due to academics.
[edit] Ottawa
Ward transferred to Ottawa University in Kansas for his final year in 2003, when he set NAIA single-season records with 2,061 rushing yards, 28 touchdowns and 7.8 yards per carry (263 attempts). Also had 47 yards on 4 receptions (11.8-yard avg.) in 10 games at Ottawa.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] New York Jets
Ward was selected by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft but never played for them.
[edit] New York Giants
He was signed by the Giants off the Jets practice squad on October 13, 2004.
Ward had a good season in 2007 rushing for 602 yards on 125 touches averageing 4.8 yards per carry and 3 Touchdowns.
On March 14, 2008, Ward was re-signed by the Giants.
[edit] Personal
He currently resides in Weehawken, New Jersey.
