Browns franchise cornerback and 4x Pro Bowler entering his 9th NFL season.
Denzel Ward was the Browns' 2018 No. 4 overall pick. He's been a Pro Bowl staple ever since, making four trips and earning second-team All-Pro honors twice. The 2025 season produced 3 INTs and 14 pass breakups as Cleveland went 5-12 but maintained its CB1.
Career
4x Pro Bowl. 2x Second-team All-Pro. 18 career interceptions. $100M extension (2022). Ohio State product. 9 NFL seasons.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Denzel Ward
- Pro Football Reference: Denzel Ward
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
15 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | browns | 15 | 39 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | browns | 16 | 49 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 2023 | browns | 13 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | browns | 14 | 53 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2021 | browns | 15 | 43 | 34 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | browns | 12 | 46 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 | browns | 12 | 44 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2018 | browns | 13 | 53 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Cornerback
- Group
- defense
- College
- Ohio State
- Hometown
- Macedonia, OH, USA
- Age
- 29
- Status
- active
Latest news about Denzel Ward
All news →Browns Lock Up Grant Delpit and Denzel Ward on New Extensions
Cleveland signed its starting safety to a three-year, $48M deal and its top cornerback to a two-year, $62.2M contract before camp began.
No starter named, young receivers pop, defense rebuilds: five things learned from Browns OTAs
Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders split first-team reps without resolution, a rebuilt offensive line settled into place, and new head coach Todd Monken made his standards unmistakably clear.
