NFL production
NFL Career Totals
- NFL games
- 108
- Defensive tackles
- 361
- Defensive sacks
- 0.5
- Interceptions
- 18
Regular-season games in matched NFL outcome rows.
Denzel Ward After College
Follow Denzel Ward from college production into verified NFL season and career outcomes.
- 1
Ohio State
2015-2017
College stop
- 2
NFL Draft
2018
2018 · Round 1 · Pick 4 · No. 4 · CLE
- 3
CLE
2018-2025
NFL regular-season production
Draft and outcome
NFL Outcome Snapshot
- Draft
- 2018 · Round 1 · Pick 4 · No. 4 · CLE
- Status
- ACT
- Latest NFL team
- CLE
- NFL span
- 2018-2026
- Starts
- 8
- Weighted AV
- 49
- Draft AV
- 49
- Pro Bowls
- 5
NFL season
Best NFL Season
2022 · CLE
- Games
- 14
- Defensive impact
- 83
- Position percentile
- 81
- Tackles
- 53
- Interceptions
- 3
NFL season
Latest NFL Season
2025 · CLE
- Games
- 14
- Defensive impact
- 49
- Position percentile
- 53
- Tackles
- 39
- Interceptions
- 1
Season ledger
NFL Season-by-Season Stats
| Season | Team | Games | Production | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Reg | CLECB | 14 | 49Defensive impact · 53th | — | — | — | 39 tkl · 1 int | 0 |
| 2024 Reg | CLECB | 16 | 69Defensive impact · 70th | — | — | — | 49 tkl · 2 int | 0 |
| 2023 Reg | CLECB | 12 | 54Defensive impact · 57th | — | — | — | 34 tkl · 2 int | 0 |
| 2022 Reg | CLECB | 14 | 83Defensive impact · 81th | — | — | — | 53 tkl · 3 int | 0 |
| 2021 Reg | CLECB | 15 | 76Defensive impact · 75th | — | — | — | 43 tkl · 0.5 sack · 3 int | 0 |
| 2020 Reg | CLECB | 12 | 66Defensive impact · 68th | — | — | — | 46 tkl · 2 int | 0 |
| 2019 Reg | CLECB | 12 | 64Defensive impact · 66th | — | — | — | 44 tkl · 2 int | 0 |
| 2018 Reg | CLECB | 13 | 83Defensive impact · 81th | — | — | — | 53 tkl · 3 int | 0 |
Career Translation Arc
Grouped stops from college peak through verified NFL teams.
College
Ohio State
2015-2017
Draft
NFL Draft
2018
NFL
CLE
2018-2025
College-to-NFL Fingerprint
- College peak77
- NFL peak81
- Durability100
- Draft capital99
- Shape match96
College-to-NFL Readout
The player paired an upper-tier college profile with upper-tier NFL production among same-position pros.
- Best college season
- 2015
- College percentile
- 77th
- NFL percentile
- 81th
Ohio State: 0 primary output
Same-position college production sample.
Matched same-position NFL outcome sample.
NFL Production Trend
20182019202020212022202320242025
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