2026 SEASON · WEEK 3
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Solo tackles5 Combined tackles10 Sacks0 QB hits0 Pressure rate— INT0 Forced fumbles2 Fumble recoveries0 Tackles for loss0 Passes defended0 Same-position context
ACTIVE PLAYER PROFILE
Denzel Ward
CB · 
CLE · Active
Age 29College Ohio StateDepth LCB #1
Defensive coverage context
Outside corner
Outside corner 88%Slot 2%Box 8%
Week 2 Pass Coverage
65 defensive snaps · 44 coverage snaps
Targets4
Receptions allowed3
Completion rate allowed75%
Yards allowed12
Pass breakups0
Passer rating allowed116.7
Interceptions0
Forced incompletions0
Man coverage29 snaps · 3 targetsCoverage grade 86.5
Zone coverage14 snaps · 1 targetCoverage grade 75.6
Credited tackle stops 2.5 · Third/fourth-down stops 0.5 · Red-zone stops 1
Week 1 Pass Coverage
57 defensive snaps · 25 coverage snaps
Targets2
Receptions allowed2
Completion rate allowed100%
Yards allowed4
Pass breakups0
Passer rating allowed118.8
Interceptions0
Forced incompletions0
Man coverage3 snaps · 0 targetsCoverage grade 62.9
Zone coverage18 snaps · 2 targetsCoverage grade 69
Credited tackle stops 1 · Third/fourth-down stops 0 · Red-zone stops 0
CFI history and comparable paths
Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles
Denzel WardNate Wiggins · comparableJarvis Brownlee Jr. · comparableDJ Turner II · comparable
Weekly CFI history
Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.
| Week | Weekly CFI | Rank | Qualified players | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68.8 | #14 | 84 | 57 |
| 2 | 68.6 | #11 | 84 | 65 |
Advanced Player Research
Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026
Performance · 2026
Advanced efficiency
defense
- Run stop rate
- 3.85%
- Missed tackle rate
- 0%
- Defensive grade
- 88.8
- Run defense grade
- 71.79
- Coverage grade
- 89.36
- Run stops
- 2
- Charted solo tackles
- 8
- Charted assists
- 2
- Missed tackles
- 0
- Defensive snaps
- 122
- Run defense snaps
- 53
Core indexes · experimental v1.4
Weekly game log
| Week | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Home and away
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AwaySmall sample | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indoor and outdoor
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OutdoorSmall sample | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Temperature
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70°F and aboveSmall sample | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Below 10 mphSmall sample | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opponent history
Performance against opponents across imported seasons
| Opponent | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 14 | 39 | 55 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2025-12-28 |
| NO | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2024-11-17 |
| NYJ | 6 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2025-11-09 |
| LV | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2025-11-23 |
| BAL | 11 | 23 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2025-11-16 |
| LAC | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2024-11-03 |
| TB | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2026-09-20 |
| KC | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2024-12-15 |
| ATLSmall sample | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2022-10-02 |
| CIN | 13 | 43 | 48 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2026-01-04 |
| HOU | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2023-12-24 |
| TEN | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2025-12-07 |
| NE | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025-10-26 |
| DEN | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2024-12-02 |
| BUFSmall sample | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2022-11-20 |
| MIA | 4 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2025-10-19 |
| ARI | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2023-11-05 |
| WAS | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2024-10-06 |
| DALSmall sample | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2024-09-08 |
| INDSmall sample | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2023-10-22 |
| PHISmall sample | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2024-10-13 |
| NYGSmall sample | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2024-09-22 |
| CHISmall sample | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2023-12-17 |
| MINSmall sample | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025-10-05 |
| DETSmall sample | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025-09-28 |
| GBSmall sample | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2025-09-21 |
| CARSmall sample | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2022-09-11 |
| SFSmall sample | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-11-30 |
| SEASmall sample | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2023-10-29 |
| JAXSmall sample | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2026-09-13 |
Game log
Location, game environment, workload, and production
| Season | Week | Opponent | Site | Environment | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | JAX | Away | Outdoor · 89° | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | TB | Away | Outdoor · 86° | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career totals
Regular-season totals across available career history
| Season | Team | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CLE | 13 | 39 | 53 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | CLE | 12 | 36 | 44 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | CLE | 12 | 37 | 46 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | CLE | 15 | 33 | 43 | 0.5 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | CLE | 14 | 37 | 53 | 0 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2023 | CLE | 13 | 26 | 34 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 | CLE | 16 | 38 | 49 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 2025 | CLE | 15 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2026 | CLE | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | All teams | 112 | 278 | 371 | 0.5 | 6 | — | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 104 |
Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.