Ward (ankle) carried the ball three times for 17 yards and also caught both of his targets for 14 yards in Friday's 17-10 preseason loss to the Chiefs.
Ward injured his ankle after a healthy workload in the opening preseason matchup against the Cowboys, but the rotational back was able to make a return Friday. The 23-year-old is in a tight competition with 2020 seventh-round pick, Eno Benjamin, for the No. 3 job behind committee-combo Chase Edmonds and James Conner.