Player facts
- Team
Cleveland Browns- Position
- Cornerback
- Number
- 21
- Born
- Apr 28, 1997 (age 29)
- Birthplace
- Macedonia, OH, USA
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- College
- Ohio State
- Experience
- 9 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 385 | 308 | 77 | 0.5 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 19 | 223 | 11.7 | 2 | 61 | 105 | 13.5 | 33 | 2 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
@  NYJ | L 17-12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  PIT | W 27-24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
vs  CAR | W 21-18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  TB | W 23-19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  JAX | L 34-10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Denzel Nehemiah Ward (born April 28, 1997) is an American professional football cornerback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Browns fourth overall in the 2018 NFL draft.
Outside of football, he has a minority ownership stake in the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB).
From Wikipedia’s article on Denzel Ward, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Ward attended Nordonia High School in Macedonia, Ohio. He played cornerback and wide receiver for the Knights football team. He also played basketball and ran track. As a senior at the Division 1 region 1 finals, he ran a personal best time of 10.49 seconds in the 100 meters, placing 1st. His personal best in the 200 meters is 21.38 seconds, in which he placed third at the state championships. He committed to Ohio State University to play college football.
College career
Ward attended and played college football at Ohio State under head coach Urban Meyer. As a true freshman at Ohio State in 2015, Ward played in 12 games, recording seven tackles. As a sophomore in 2016, he played in all 13 games and had 23 tackles. Ward became a starter as a junior in 2017. Entering the 2018 NFL draft, Ward decided not to play in the 2017 Cotton Bowl.
Business ventures
In September 2026, Denzel Ward joined the ownership group of the Cleveland Guardians. Ward also runs a foundation that promotes heart health and emergency response training for cardiac arrests.
From Wikipedia’s article on Denzel Ward, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
Browns’ next games
Recent results
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Sources
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- 1WikipediaDenzel Ward on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Denzel Ward