Player Career

Denzel Mims Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Denzel Mims story

Denzel Mims built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Daingerfield, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Denzel Mims' career was his receiving role: 186 catches, 2,925 receiving yards, and 28 touchdowns across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Baylor. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 3 tackles and 18 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Baylor.

The arc is straightforward: Denzel Mims moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Baylor

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201620172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonBaylor2448.97.9
2016 Regular SeasonBaylor2448.97.90
2017 Regular SeasonBaylor1,08792.321.21,063
2018 PostseasonBaylor79485.418.2-293
2018 Regular SeasonBaylor79485.418.20
2019 PostseasonBaylor1,0209325.5226
2019 Regular SeasonBaylor1,0209325.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Oklahoma

Week 4 · L 41-49 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

192

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

192 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Texas

Week 13 · W 24-10 · Conference game

125

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

125 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ UTSA

Week 2 · W 37-20

133

Receiving Yards

99.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

133 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Rice

Week 4 · W 21-13

102

Receiving Yards

93.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

102 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs UTSA

Week 2 · W 63-14

101

Receiving Yards

92.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

101 receiving yards with a 96.2 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Baylor

1,020 primary output · 93 efficiency · 25.5 usage

87.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · Baylor

87.3

1,020 primary · 93 efficiency · 25.5 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Baylor

80.5

1,087 primary · 92.3 efficiency · 21.2 usage

Milestones

11

100+ receiving yards

5

8+ catch outings

6

2+ TD games