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Denzel Ward

CB·Cleveland Browns
OVERPAIDTier 5Round 1, pick 4 in 2018
Updated November 10, 2026
99.0
Model Score
Up from 75.9 last year
Trade value ·a 4th
2026 Cap Hit
$19.0M
APY
$31.1M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$39.8M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$14.1M/yr
overpaid by $17.0M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $14M total · range $11.8M to $17.5M a year · How it is built →

Comps5 deals
Tremon SmithHOU · signed 2025
1 yr · $3.3M/yr
69
Charvarius WardIND · signed 2025
2 yr · $18.0M/yr
72
Paulson AdeboNYG · signed 2025
2 yr · $18.0M/yr
72
Darious WilliamsJAX · signed 2022
3 yr · $10.0M/yr
70
Donte JacksonCAR · signed 2022
3 yr · $11.7M/yr
65

The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$32.9M$16.9M$0$0$0
2026$19.0M$1.3M$17.2M$72.0M$0
2027$18.8M$1.3M$13.2M$53.4M$0
2028$41.3M$27.3M$9.5M$20.5M$20.8M
2029$41.5M$27.8M$6.7M$11.0M$30.5M
2030$11.6M$0$4.3M$4.3M$7.4M

Cap Scenario What-if

Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0

Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.

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