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Denzel Ward
Denzel Ward
CB · CLE
29 yrs
Ohio State
Description
Position
CB
Team
CLE
Status
ACT
Born
1997-04-28
Age
29
Height
5'11"
Weight
190 lb
College
Ohio State
Draft
2018 · R1 · Pick 4 · CLE
Rookie yr
2018
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$20.1M/yr
Total
$101M
Guaranteed
$44.5M
% of cap
9.7%
Term
2022–2027 (5y)
Value#356/432
2.31DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
8 seasons
Seasons8 2018–2025
Games108
Tackles341
Sacks0.5
TFL12
INT18
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.001.760.000.00
Interceptions0.001.093.921.00+0.09
Passes Defended6.9511.916.59.00+2.90
Solo Tackles25.941.250.427.0+14.2
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTD
2025CLE142710370.00219000
2024CLE16388460.011219100
2023CLE12264300.001211100
2022CLE143711480.011315000
2021CLE15339420.521310001
2020CLE12378450.011218100
2019CLE12366420.011211001
2018CLE133912510.004311100
College
YearSchoolGCarRu YdsRu TDRecRc YdsRc TD
2017Ohio State
2016Ohio State
2015Ohio State
Career Milestones
league finishes · all-time rank
StatCareerAll-TimeLedTop 5Top 10
Sacks0.52164th
INTs18109th
Solo Tkl273443rd
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 318 peers
Solo/gINT/gPD/gFF/gTFL/g
Solo/g
1.944
INT/g
0.168
PD/g
0.682
FF/g
072
TFL/g
0.169
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs02
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles102022 Wk5 vs LAC51'18
Sacks0.52021 Wk4 vs MIN0.5'21
TFL12018 Wk3 vs NYJ4'18
INT22018 Wk1 vs PIT3'18
Athletic Profile
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