The Kansas City Chiefs invested a lot of development time in Charvarius Ward after trading for him ahead of the 2018 NFL season.
The undrafted free agent out of Middle Tennessee State spent most of his rookie season as a healthy scratch until Andy Reid and the coaching staff got him involved late in the year. Ever since then, Ward has been a fixture for the Chiefs’ defense, starting 41 regular-season games over the past three seasons.
Pro Football Focus recently named the most improved players for all 32 NFL teams and Ward was their choice for Kansas City. Ward’s season-long PFF grade jumped 6.9 points in 2021 to 71.2 from a 64.3 grade in 2020. Here’s a look at what PFF’s Anthony Treash had to say about it:
