Denzel Ward

lifecycle: veteran — 9 NFL regular-season line(s) 2018–2026 on the seasonal well (nflverse stats_player_reg) · card built 2026-09-20

1. 2026 · CLE · CB · 2 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved5 solo tkl · 0 ast · 0 sk · 0 INT · 0 PD · 2 FFnflverse player statistics regular season 2026 (retrieved) · 2026-09-21T18:56:15.212Z

Provider-reported season totals may lag game-box statistics and later corrections. Counting-stat game rows do not establish total appearances or starts.

• Signed through2029Over The Cap · 2026-09-20
• APY$31,100,000Over The Cap · 2026-09-09
• Cap hit$19,048,412Over The Cap · 2026-09-20
• Free agency2030 · VoidOver The Cap · 2026-09-20

Not sourced yet · term / APY / current cap number only; guarantees, bonuses, options and exit consequences are not on a provisioned source (unknown)

1. 2026 · CLE · CB · 2 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved5 solo tkl · 0 ast · 0 sk · 0 INT · 0 PD · 2 FF
2. 2025 · CLE · CB · 14 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved27 solo tkl · 2 ast · 0 sk · 1 INT · 9 PD · 0 FF
3. 2024 · CLE · CB · 16 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved38 solo tkl · 3 ast · 0 sk · 2 INT · 19 PD · 1 FF
4. 2023 · CLE · CB · 12 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved26 solo tkl · 4 ast · 0 sk · 2 INT · 11 PD · 1 FF
5. 2022 · CLE · CB · 14 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved37 solo tkl · 5 ast · 0 sk · 3 INT · 15 PD · 0 FF
6. 2021 · CLE · CB · 15 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved33 solo tkl · 1 ast · 0.5 sk · 3 INT · 10 PD · 0 FF
7. 2020 · CLE · CB · 12 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved37 solo tkl · 1 ast · 0 sk · 2 INT · 18 PD · 1 FF
8. 2019 · CLE · CB · 12 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved36 solo tkl · 2 ast · 0 sk · 2 INT · 11 PD · 0 FF
9. 2018 · CLE · CB · 13 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved39 solo tkl · 2 ast · 0 sk · 3 INT · 11 PD · 1 FF

Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.

• Preseason week 1 · 2026-08-15 · CLE at CHIDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-15
• Preseason week 1 · 2026-08-22 · BUF at CLEDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-22
• Preseason week 3 · 2026-08-27 · NE at CLEDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-28
• Week 1 · 2026-09-13 · CLE at JAXStarted. · 5 tackles (1-4)Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-09-13

Not sourced yet · snaps are not printed in the NFL Game Summary and no snap-count source is provisioned — participation above is the book's own lists

1. 2017 · Ohio State · defensive37 tkl · 0 sackHC Urban MeyerCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
2. 2016 · Ohio State · defensive23 tkl · 0 sackHC Urban MeyerCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15

2018 · round 1 · pick 4 · CLE · Ohio St.

1. 2018 Combine · CB · Ohio State · 5-10 · 183 lb40 4.32 · bench 16 · vert 39" · broad 136"drafted 2018 · round 1 · Cleveland Browns

Not sourced yet · pro day: pro-day results are not on any provisioned source

a blank drill is one the nflverse combine table did not record — it carries no did-not-participate reason, so the reason is not on file

Source not provisioned · no reserve/injury filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) and no weekly injury-report row (30 of 32 clubs have a posted report as of 2026-09-20T15:46:37.182Z). Pre-window history is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Not sourced yet · no discipline records on file · search bound: recorded search of official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) for /\bsuspend|reserve\s*\/\s*suspended|commissioner(?:'s)?\s+exempt|exempt\s*\/\s*commissioner/i: 5 filings. The league discipline ledger is not a provisioned source, so absence here is a bounded search, not a true negative. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Source not provisioned · no filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing). Pre-window movement is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)

5× Pro Bowl · 0× All-Pro · 8 seasons started · career through 2026

career COUNTS as of the fetch (PFR via nflverse), not dated honors; per-season dates are unknown unless a curated dated row is present