LSU defensive back Jay Ward declares for 2023 NFL Draft

LSU defensive back Jay Ward has officially declared for the 2023 NFL Draft.

Forever LSU 🤞🏾💛 pic.twitter.com/Bc7BIO1Yb0

— JAY WARD ⁴ (@JWARD_4) December 7, 2022

The versatile defender played safety, cornerback and nickel for the Tigers. He had 54 total tackles and an interception this pst season. In four years at LSU, the 6-foot-2, 188-pounder from Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Georgia had 156 total tackles and six interceptions.

Ward is the first LSU player with eligibility remaining to declare for the 2023 draft.