Denzel Boston in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Washington, 2022–⁠25

Denzel Boston

Number
No. 12
Height
6′4″
Weight
209 lb
Class (2025)
Junior
Hometown
South Hill, WA
Born
Dec 6, 2003

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Denzel Boston played receiver at Washington (2022–⁠25). The Cleveland Browns took Boston in round 2, No. 39 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
881
Receiving yards, 2025 (Washington, 9–⁠4)
National rank
No. 9
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2025
Drafted
No. 39
Round 2, 2026 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Illinois, 2025153receiving yards, career highvs. Illinois, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highsix times; last vs. Oregon, 2025

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Washington2157.5010
2023Washington55110.2012
2024Washington6383413.2951
2025Washington6288114.21178
Career1321,78113.52078

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2023Washington5280
2024Washington13800
2025Washington81041
Career262121

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2023Washington330000
2024Washington440000
Career770000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Washington12WRYr 1
2023Washington12WRYr 2
2024Washington12WRYr 3
2025Washington12WRJr. (Yr 4)6′4″209

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Washington50.05––0.3–
2023Washington70.47––3.3–
2024Washington641.2989th (n=581)0.9282.68%
2025Washington970.6479th (n=1040)0.4662.514%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Washington 11 games, 62 catches, 881 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 30vs.Colorado StateW 38–⁠2159212
Sep 6vs.UC DavisW 70–⁠1055001
Sep 20atWashington StateW 59–⁠2461072–
Sep 27vs.Ohio StateL 6–⁠243260–
Oct 4atMarylandW 24–⁠2067111
Oct 10vs.RutgersW 38–⁠1959821
Oct 18atMichiganL 7–⁠2447101
Oct 25vs.IllinoisW 42–⁠251015311
Nov 8atWisconsinL 10–⁠1386211
Nov 29vs.OregonL 14–⁠264252–
Dec 13 ✦vs.Boise StateW 38–⁠1061261–
2024 Washington 13 games, 63 catches, 834 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 31vs.Weber StateW 35–⁠367613
Sep 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 30–⁠933221
Sep 14vs.Washington StateL 19–⁠248580–
Sep 21vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠5712124
Sep 27atRutgersL 18–⁠21612521
Oct 5vs.MichiganW 27–⁠175801–
Oct 12atIowaL 16–⁠4054812
Oct 26atIndianaL 17–⁠314430–
Nov 2vs.USCW 26–⁠219990–
Nov 9atPenn StateL 6–⁠352350–
Nov 15vs.UCLAW 31–⁠1924701
Nov 30atOregonL 21–⁠493430–
Dec 31 ✦vs.LouisvilleL 34–⁠3532701
2023 Washington 6 games, 5 returns, 28 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 9vs.TulsaW 43–⁠102230–
Sep 23vs.CaliforniaW 59–⁠32––––
Oct 21vs.Arizona StateW 15–⁠72160–
Oct 28atStanfordW 42–⁠33–––3
Nov 11vs.UtahW 35–⁠28–––2
Nov 25vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠211120–
2022 Washington 2 games, 2 catches, 15 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 10vs.Portland StateW 52–⁠61100–
Nov 19vs.ColoradoW 54–⁠7150–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′3⅝″
Weight212 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan77⅜″
Vertical jump35″
3-cone drill6.80 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)Cleveland Browns5163303

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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