Scouting report · DB · Cleveland
Denzel Ward
DB194 in IDP dynasty, but the clock is running: 22% less in a year on age alone.
#940 overall · age 29 · 2018 round 1, pick 4 · 9th season
CLEDefensive back · DB194
IDP points a game
Current outlook
This week
Weekly projections cover offense only, so defenders have none here.
Rest of season · redraft standard
Redraft formats here start offense only.
Dynasty · Dynasty IDP
#940 · DB194
Value 418 · 12 teams
Latest1 real trade for him in public Sleeper leagues, the sample's last two weeks
Dynasty value · Dynasty IDP
418
▼ 1 · last 3 weeks of games
Rank
#940 · DB194
Overall · position
2026 IDP / game
11.9
DB52 at the position
Age
29
9 seasons in
In a year
−22%
328 · about #990 next year
Recalculated: today's model on the games through each week, valued at today's point in the season. It shows what each week's games did to his value, not the values Swindlr showed at the time.
Swindlr records its published values weekly from Oct 28, 2026; they'll appear here as a record beside this chart.
Where his value comes from · Dynasty IDP
This season 11%Next two seasons 38%Later 51%
His projection (10.3 a game) doesn't clear a replacement-level defensive back yet, so his value is all upside: the model's allowance for him becoming more than that, which it makes wider the further ahead it looks. It's the least certain part of any value.
Splits
Regular season · week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
| Season | G | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | FF | IDP / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 48 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 10.4 |
| 2025 | 14 | 39 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2026 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11.9 |
2026 week by week · IDP points
What he's worth in a trade
Dynasty IDP
Real trades · 5 in the last year · 2 in dynasty Superflex leagues
The last 90 days of the sample, dynasty leagues: 1 trade, 0 Superflex or 2QB and 1 one-QB, 0 with a TE premium. Every trade with him, by format →
What managers actually gave for Denzel in completed trades in public Sleeper leagues, leagues like Dynasty IDP first. Each shows the date and the league's settings; the price is what was agreed then, and the line under it is today's value, a different thing. Two-team trades of up to four pieces a side; none is left out for disagreeing with Swindlr. No league or manager names.
- Mar 13, 2026 · 32-team dynasty SuperflexDenzel Ward + Nate Carter + 2026 3rd for Emmanuel Forbes Jr. + Blake Corum + 2026 3rd
- Mar 12, 2026 · 32-team dynasty SuperflexDenzel Ward + Grant Delpit + Cedric Tillman for 2027 2nd + 2027 3rdCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 23, 2026 · 32-team dynasty 1QBDenzel Ward + Jordan Mason for Dontayvion Wicks + MarShawn Lloyd + 2027 3rd + 2027 4thCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Jun 22, 2026 · 32-team dynasty 1QBDenzel Ward for Jaylin Smith + 2026 7th
- Apr 27, 2026 · 12-team dynasty 1QB, TE +1.25Jalen Ramsey + Denzel Ward + Tank Dell + Malik Washington for Jaycee Horn + Devon Witherspoon + 2026 2nd + 2026 3rd
Equal value today · Swindlr's estimate
Not real trades: packages that land within a few percent of Denzel's value in Dynasty IDP now. A two-for-one shows the pair's total less the roster spot the second player takes, as the calculator counts it. Open one to see who wins it.
In your league
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Values are Swindlr's estimates for 12-team leagues, updated with every week's stats (through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)). "In a year" is the same production a year older, on the age curve the model is tuned with; news, role changes and the next rookie class aren’t in it. Stats: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).
Stats from Sleeper’s weekly stat lines, regular season, through week 8 of 2026 (in progress) (nflverse’s box scores fill a week Sleeper lacks); teams and injuries from Sleeper, Nov 2. Where the numbers come from.