Player Career

Denzil Ware Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Denzil Ware story

Denzil Ware built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive end from Opp, AL wearing No. 35, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Denzil Ware's career was his defensive production: 118 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 1 interception across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Denzil Ware's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kentucky.

The arc is straightforward: Denzil Ware moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kentucky

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonKentucky0
2015 Regular SeasonKentucky00
2016 PostseasonKentucky22.539.812.622.5
2016 Regular SeasonKentucky22.539.812.60
2017 Regular SeasonKentucky2036.410.4-2.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Vanderbilt

Week 6 · W 20-13 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#2

@ Vanderbilt

Week 11 · W 44-21 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

87.5 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.

#3

@ Tennessee

Week 11 · L 36-49 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

#4

vs South Carolina

Week 4 · W 17-10 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

#5

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 5 · W 24-20

4

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Kentucky

22.5 primary output · 39.8 efficiency · 12.6 usage

69.3

#2

2016 Regular Season · Kentucky

69.3

22.5 primary · 39.8 efficiency · 12.6 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Kentucky

66.7

20 primary · 36.4 efficiency · 10.4 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

11

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games