Through the first few weeks of the season, Cleveland Browns rookie cornerback Denzel Ward has continued to turn heads around the league with his play on the field.

This has included teammates coming away quite impressed by his ability to be a game-changing talent at his position, according to Patrick Maks of Clevelandbrowns.com.

“He was everywhere,” defensive end Myles Garrett said. “He had a game just like he did in the first game of the season, where he was ball hawking and on top of guys at all times.”

“Denzel has been doing a great job as a rookie this year. He had another big-time interception in the low red zone at a time when we really needed it.” linebacker Joe Schobert said. “To get that blocked field goal that saved the point, that really allowed us to go into overtime at a tie ball game was huge.

“He’s a great athlete, and he’s a good kid. He’s learning, just like all NFL rookies are learning, but he’s doing it I think at an accelerated pace. He’s been huge for us this year.”

Denzel Ward has quickly become a big-play talent in the league that has seen him being tied for the league lead with three interceptions while also garnering 25 tackles, a forced fumble, and has an NFL-best nine pass deflections. Pro Football Focus has him rated with the top spot in the league with a 19.9 passer rating on throws thrown in his direction.

He put his game-changing ability on display during Sunday's 12-9 win over the Baltimore Ravens as he had an interception on the goal line along with blocking a field goal prior to the end of the first half. Ward has quickly proven that he has the type of talent warranted him being taken with the fourth overall pick in this year's draft.

Beyond that, what has been clear through all of this is that Ward has become a key piece of the puzzle defensively that could anchor their secondary for the next several years.