Fred Warner, an American professional football player who plies his trade with the San Francisco 49ers as a linebacker in the National Football League, short-termed as NFL. He played college football at Brigham Young University (BYU) and was drafted by the 49ers in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

At BYU, Waner was a three-year starter and registered 264 total tackles, 32 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, seven interceptions (returning two for touchdowns), five fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles, and 13 pass breakups. His seven career interceptions rank second in school history among linebackers.

Fred Warner professionally began his career at the Denver Broncos in 2017, where it was announced that Warner had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl.

The same year, Warner recorded six combined tackles as part of Denver Broncos’ head coach Vance Joseph’s North team that lost 45–16 to the South coached by Houston Texans’ head coach Bill O’Brien.

Fred Warner Career Awards

As a fierce football player, Fred Ward has managed to grab some enviable awards and honours to his credit. These include;

  • All-San Diego Section Defensive Player of the Year
  •  Avocado East League Defensive Player of the Year
  • Fourth-best outside linebacker in the 2017 draft by Scouts Inc
  • Sixth best outside linebacker by DraftScout.com in 2017
  • NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors in 2019
  • NFC Defensive Player of the Month (November) in 2019
  • NFC Defensive Player of the Week in 2020
  • Pro-Bowl in 2020
  • AP First-Team All-Pro in 2020