Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward had an impressive rookie season after being the No. 4 overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft.
Ward was the Browns top cornerback from the moment he walked on the practice field, and finished the season as the second-best rookie cornerback, according to Pro Football Focus:
Denzel Ward finished the season with the second-highest grade both overall and in coverage among rookie CBs pic.twitter.com/o1NbKHS2A4
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) January 20, 2019
While that is the good news, the bad news is that Ward also missed three games, and parts of two others, after suffering a concussion against the Houston Texans on December 2 and again against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 23.