He has, quite simply, the poorest preseason rushing average of any Jet back: 1.7 yards per carry.

He finished 2004 with 1,315 yards for a 3.8 yard rushing average.

Ward's 14.3 yard rushing average was a single game Giants record.

For one game, it was a relief from last year's 88.3-yard rushing average, the team's worst since 1953.

His career rushing average of 5.85 yards per carry was the highest in school history at the time.

He had gone in with a 1.7 preseason rushing average.

Syracuse had the best per-game rushing average in the Big East at 229.4 yards.

His game rushing average, for a team with a 2-5 record, is 207, best in the nation.

His career rushing average is still an all-time record for running backs.

He had a 931-yard campaign last season, but his 3.9 yard rushing average was swollen with a 90-yard run.