Former Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward is in California on Thursday to visit with the San Francisco 49ers, who hold the No. 9 overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft, according to a report from NFL Media's Ian Rapoport.
Ward, who is widely projected to be the first cornerback selected in this year's draft and Ohio State's fifth first-round cornerback in five years, could be a serious candidate to be the 49ers' first-round pick, as has been projected in several mock drafts leading up to the draft, which begins on April 26.
NFL teams are only allowed to bring in up to 30 players for pre-draft visits, so hosting a prospect is typically a sign of real interest.