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Chris Ward

Kentucky · Edge Rusher · 1996

PRS
72
SPD
59
STR
68

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Ward's 1996 season ranks No. 3 in program history for sacks.

Ward was the No. 205 overall pick in the 1997 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 71 overall, the 5th-highest edge rusher rating at Kentucky since 1990 and No. 93 among all edge rushers of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1996
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 1997
    • No. 205 overall pick, NFL Draft

Kentucky Record Book

  • No. 3 in single-season sacks (1996)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Kentucky Teammates

  1. 88Tim Couch1996-98QB
  2. 86James Whalen1998-99TE
  3. 74Moe Williams1993-95RB
  4. 72Craig Yeast1995-98WR
  5. 72Dennis Johnson1998-2001EDGE
  6. 72Jeff Snedegar1999LB
  7. 70Anthony Wajda1999S
  8. 70Anthony White1996-99RB
  9. 70Reggie Rusk1995CB
  10. 70Tremayne Martin1997S

Full Kentucky all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 1995-1999 Era

  1. 91Corey MooreVirginia Tech · 1996-99EDGE
  2. 91Corey SimonFlorida State · 1996-99EDGE
  3. 91Grant WistromNebraska · 1994-97EDGE
  4. 91Tedy BruschiArizona · 1992-95EDGE
  5. 90Andre CarterCalifornia · 1997-2000EDGE
  6. 90Courtney BrownPenn State · 1996-99EDGE
  7. 90Dwight FreeneySyracuse · 1998-2001EDGE
  8. 90Jamal ReynoldsFlorida State · 1997-2000EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Chris Ward (defensive end)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.