Age
29
Apr 28, 1997
Denzel Ward
#21
CLE · 2018–presentACT
DenzelWard#21CB
2025 Season
Latest productionTackles
39
2025
PD
9
regular season
INT
1
regular season
INT Yds
13
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Snap %
83%
avg / game
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2015 — Present · Includes honors2018–
Cleveland Browns · Cornerback
CB · 133 active weeks
2018Pro Bowl
2021Pro Bowl
2023Pro Bowl
2024Pro Bowl
2025Pro Bowl
NFL
2015–2017
Ohio State · CB
NCAA
Draft Profile
2018 DraftSelection
Round 1, Pick 4
#4 overall by Cleveland Browns
TeamCLE
Overall#4
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaErik Drost. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.