Denzel Ward

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Denzel Ward
Denzel Ward (cropped) .jpg
Ward 2018
Cleveland Browns - No. 21
Cornerback
Date of birth: April 28, 1997
Place of birth: Macedonia , Ohio
Height: 1.80 m Weight: 83 kg
NFL debut
2018 for the Cleveland Browns
Career
College : Ohio State
NFL Draft : 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th
 Teams:
Current status: active
Career highlights and awards
NFL
college
  • Consensus All-American (2017)
  • First-team All-Big Ten (2017)
  • 2 × Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week (2018)
  • AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (2018)
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Tackles     97
Interceptions     5
Forced fumbles     1
Defensive touchdowns     1
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Denzel N. Ward (* 28. April 1997 in Macedonia , Ohio ) is an American American football poker players on the position of the cornerbacks , who for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League plays (NFL). He played college football for Ohio State and was selected by the Browns as the fourth player overall in the 2018 NFL Draft .

college

Denzel Ward began his college career at Ohio State in 2015. In his third year, he made it into the starting lineup. He played 14 games and recorded 37 tackles and 2 interceptions. On December 9, Ward announced on Twitter that he would be giving up his fourth season at Ohio State and signing up for the draft. He also decided not to take part in the Cotton Bowl Classic .

NFL

Draft

Denzel Ward was selected fourth by the Cleveland Browns in the 2018 NFL Draft .

Cleveland Browns (since 2018)

On July 24, 2018, Ward signed a four-year contract with the Cleveland Browns. Ward made his NFL debut at the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers . He collected 6 tackles and 2 interceptions. He caught his first interception when Ben Roethlisberger tried to pass , which was supposed to reach Antonio Brown .

Web links

Commons : Denzel Ward  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Report on Cleveland.com. March 31, 2017, accessed April 19, 2019 .
  2. ^ Report on Cleveland.com. December 30, 2017, accessed April 19, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Report on ran.de. August 13, 2018, accessed April 19, 2019 .
  4. ^ Report on foxsports.com. September 9, 2018, accessed April 19, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Ward, Denzel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ward, N. Ward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1997
PLACE OF BIRTH Macedonia , Ohio , United States