Denzel Ward earns high marks from PFF for his Week 1 work

Cleveland Browns rookie cornerback Denzel Ward wasted little time in making an impact in his NFL debut on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ward, the fourth overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft, had a pair of interceptions off Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger and a trio of pass breakups during the 21-21 tie with the Steelers.

His efforts helped Ward earn some high praise from Pro Football Focus in their Week 1 rankings of the league’s first-round draft picks:

Ward was a standout performer for the Browns defense on Sunday afternoon. During his team’s regular-season opener, Ward played a colossal 81 snaps, the most among all rookie defenders. 50 of those snaps came in coverage, where he…