Denzel WardWard, Denzel NicolasPosition: DB Height: 5-11 Weight: 191 Born: April 28, 1997 Macedonia, OH High School: Nordonia (Macedonia, OH) |
| Year | College | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 2016 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 2017 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (4th overall) 2018 Cleveland Browns |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL | 21 | LCB-RCB | 13 | 12 |
| 2019 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2019 CLE NFL | 21 | LCB | 12 | 12 |
| 2020 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2020 CLE NFL | 21 | LCB | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2021 CLE NFL | 21 | LCB | 15 | 15 |
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 21 | LCB | 14 | 14 |
| 2023 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2023 CLE NFL | 21 | LCB | 13 | 12 |
| 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL | 21 | LCB | 16 | 16 |
| 2025 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2025 CLE NFL | 21 | CB | 15 | 15 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 110 | 108 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/26/2018 | 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 7/25/2018 | 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/31/2020 | 2020 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2020 CLE NFL |
| Activated | 1/13/2021 | 2020 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2020 CLE NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 1/8/2022 | 2021 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2021 CLE NFL |
| Activated | 1/13/2022 | 2021 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2021 CLE NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL | 895 | 0 | 0.0 | 841 | 71.5 | 54 | 11.6 |
| 2019 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2019 CLE NFL | 823 | 0 | 0.0 | 767 | 70.6 | 56 | 12.8 |
| 2020 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2020 CLE NFL | 829 | 0 | 0.0 | 775 | 72.0 | 54 | 12.8 |
| 2021 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2021 CLE NFL | 905 | 0 | 0.0 | 856 | 76.4 | 49 | 11.5 |
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 800 | 0 | 0.0 | 748 | 68.7 | 52 | 11.7 |
| 2023 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2023 CLE NFL | 653 | 0 | 0.0 | 622 | 58.6 | 31 | 6.1 |
| 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL | 809 | 0 | 0.0 | 759 | 70.0 | 50 | 10.8 |
| 2025 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2025 CLE NFL | 831 | 0 | 0.0 | 779 | 73.8 | 52 | 11.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6545 | 0 | 6147 | 11.6 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2019 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2021 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2021 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 |
| 2019 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2019 CLE NFL | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 61t | 1 |
| 2020 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2020 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2021 CLE NFL | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 99t | 1 |
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2023 CLE NFL | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2025 CLE NFL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 223 | 12.4 | 99t | 2 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2021 CLE NFL | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| 2019 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2019 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 2 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 2019 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2019 CLE NFL | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2020 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2020 CLE NFL | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2021 CLE NFL | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2023 CLE NFL | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2025 CLE NFL | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 361 | 361 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 104 | 2 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2019 CLE NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 94 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2020 CLE NFL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2021 CLE NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2023 CLE NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2025 CLE NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 38 | 10 | 28 | 360 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
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