Denzel Ward
CB #21 · Buccaneers · OVR 94 · Compare
Drafted: Madden 27 Fantasy Draft, Round 2, Pick 14 (#46 overall) by TB · 94 OVR then
Also in Madden 26: Denzel Ward, HOU · 89 OVR →
Player Info
- Age
- 29
- Height / Weight
- 71" / 190 lbs
- College
- Ohio State
- Hometown
- Macedonia
- Years Pro
- 8
- Draft
- Round 3, Pick 15 (2017)
Contract
- Cap Hit
- $18.0M
- Salary
- $18.0M
- Bonus
- $18.0M
- Years Left
- 2 of 2
Trade Value
331
overall 114.56 × superstar 1.75 × age 29 0.68 × CB 1.12 × contract 0.83
An overpay: $18.0M against the $7.4M a player this good usually costs. 2 years left, which is what gives it weight.
This league's own model, not Madden's — EA publishes no trade value. It prices the contract as well as the player, because a team trading for him takes the number on too. How it works.
Market Value
Going rate
—/yr
no comparable player is negotiating right now
Currently paid
$18.0M/yr
median of 7 comparable contracts, including rookie deals still running
His deal
$18.0M/yr
not in a negotiating window
Going rate drawn from same position, any rating, what is paid from same position, ±5 OVR, same age group. Each group widens until it holds at least five players, so a small count means this profile is rare in the league and the figure deserves less weight. Annual value is total salary plus bonus over the length of the deal — not the cap hit, which Madden back-loads.
Ratings
Progression
- Oct 8, 2026 OVR 93 → 94
Season 9 · Madden 27
Regular season + playoffs
No stats captured for this season yet.
In the Chronicle
- Vol. 2, Issue 22 · Cincinnati's 17-0 season ends in the AFC Championship as Houston wins 29-14 despite four Nicholas Battle interceptions, Green Bay survives Washington by one point, and the HFL Championship is set: Houston at Green Bay, a rematch of a game the Packers won by two points in Week 4.
- Vol. 2, Issue 11 · Green Bay's perfect season ends in Philadelphia, Denver and Cincinnati are the last two teams left unbeaten, and a running back the Chronicle had never featured before is the reason why.
- Vol. 2, Issue 2 · Ten teams unbeaten, ten teams winless, and one cornerback with the record book in his hands.