Denzel Ward

LCB1Questionable · Handwk 7 report

Season

Passer rating allowed

61.5▼ 26.6 vs '25

11th of 86 CBs

Y/TGT

5.3▼ 0.9 vs '25

10th of 86 CBs

Completion % allowed

40.0%▼ 21.3 vs '25

3rd of 86 CBs

Passes defended

7▼ 2 vs '25

9th of 86 CBs

Tackling

27 tkl

9 stops · 4 mtkl · 2 ff

Ranks compare against the 86 qualifying cornerbacks on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Targets allowed by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 @ JAXL	57	100.0	5	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	4	50.0	8.0	0	0
Wk 2 @ TBW	65	100.0	5	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	5	60.0	4.2	0	0
Wk 3 vs CARW	76	98.7	3	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	9	11.1	4.2	0	1
Wk 4 vs PITW	72	100.0	4	0	0	1	0.0	1	1	8	50.0	6.4	1	1
Wk 5 @ NYJL	70	100.0	7	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	4	75.0	10.8	0	0
Wk 6 vs BALW	57	100.0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	4	25.0	2.0	0	2
Wk 7 @ TENW	60	95.2	2	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	6	33.3	2.8	1	3
Season	457	99.1	27	9	0	4	0.0	1	1	40	40.0	5.3	2	7

2026 cornerbacks who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2026 with Browns

$62.2Mover 2 years

2026 · now

2027

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Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	457	99.1	27	9	0	12.9	0.0	1	1	40	61.5	2	7	2	0
2025	15	779	83.0	37	12	2	17.4	0.0	0	0	62	88.1	1	9	0	0
2024	16	759	74.8	46	17	1	22.6	0.0	1	1	77	92.8	2	19	1	0
2023	13	622	78.7	30	12	1	19.0	0.0	0	0	66	56.3	2	11	1	0
2022	14	748	83.1	48	14	1	7.0	0.0	1	1	69	76.4	3	15	0	0
2021	15	856	86.3	42	14	1	12.2	0.5	2	2	78	76.6	3	10	0	1
2020	12	775	95.3	45	8	1	9.8	0.0	1	1	81	78.3	2	18	1	0
2019	12	748	96.4	42	12	1	21.4	0.0	1	2	83	62.2	2	11	0	1
2018	13	841	88.3	51	17	4	15.9	0.0	0	0	92	71.2	3	11	1	0
Career	117	6,585	86.2	368	115	12	15.5	0.5	7	8	648	74.2	20	111	6	2