Denzel Ward holds the LCB · Starter spot in Cleveland Browns’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Denzel Ward played 15 games in 2025 with a 83% snap share.

Denzel Ward is a 5'11", 191-pound left cornerback for the Cleveland Browns, entering his ninth season after being selected 4th overall in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. A four-time Pro Bowler (2018, 2021, 2023, 2024), Ward has established himself as one of the league's premier pass defenders. Since 2018, he leads the NFL with 95 passes defensed and is the only player to record at least 10 passes defensed in every season since entering the league. In 2025, he recorded 1 interception and 9 passes defensed.

Ohio State2015 – 2017

Browns2018 — present

CollegeOhio StateDraftRound 1 · No. 4 overall · 2018 · CLEHometownMacedonia, OH