Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Baylor
Denzel Mims
WR • 6'3" • 215 lbs • Daingerfield, TX, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Denzel Mims reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Baylor
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Baylor
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 27
- Overall
- No. 59
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
Denzel Mims, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Baylor. Denzel Mims reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,925
- Receptions
- 186
- Touchdowns
- 28
Featured Highlight
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Denzel Mims Baylor Highlights
2019 · Baylor · Player Highlight
Denzel Mims college highlights at Baylor.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Denzel Mims quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Baylor · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,925
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Baylor
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Daingerfield · Baylor
- High school pipeline
- Daingerfield · 9 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 2 · Pick 27 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2019 Receiving yards rank
- 1,020 receiving yards · WR 37th (top 4%) · Big 12 3rd (top 2%) · National 37th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Baylor | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 12 | 61 | 1,087 | 8 | 80.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Baylor | 12 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 71.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 12 | 49 | 699 | 8 | 71.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Baylor | 13 | 5 | 75 | 1 | 87.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Baylor | 13 | 61 | 945 | 11 | 87.3 |
Related Context
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Denzel Mims played WR for Baylor. Across 4 tracked seasons, Denzel Mims recorded -6 rushing yards, 2,925 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Baylor.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Baylor paired 1,020 primary output with 93 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 48.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2016 Postseason · Baylor
Games
3
Receiving Yards / G
8
Efficiency
48.9
Usage
7.9
Consistency
64.4
Best Game by takeover score
SMU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 0. SMU: 14. Rice: 10
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half7 · Games = 2 · -3 vs Second Half
Second Half10 · Games = 1 · +3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
SMU
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Rice
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
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Baylor
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Baylor | 24 | 48.9 | 7.9 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 24 | 48.9 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 1,087 | 92.3 | 21.2 | 1,063 |
| 2018 Postseason | Baylor | 794 | 85.4 | 18.2 | -293 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 794 | 85.4 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Baylor | 1,020 | 93 | 25.5 | 226 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Baylor | 1,020 | 93 | 25.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oklahoma
Week 4 · L 41-49 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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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
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