
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
Career highs
10catches, career highvs. Illinois, 2025153receiving yards, career highvs. Illinois, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highsix times; last vs. Oregon, 2025Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2023
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Washington | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | Washington | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | Washington | 63 | 834 | 13.2 | 9 | 51 |
| 2025 | Washington | 62 | 881 | 14.2 | 11 | 78 |
| Career | 132 | 1,781 | 13.5 | 20 | 78 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| 2024 | Washington | 13 | 80 | 0 |
| 2025 | Washington | 8 | 104 | 1 |
| Career | 26 | 212 | 1 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Washington | 12 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Washington | 12 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Washington | 12 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Washington | 12 | WR | Jr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Washington | 5 | 0.05 | – | – | 0.3 | – |
| 2023 | Washington | 7 | 0.47 | – | – | 3.3 | – |
| 2024 | Washington | 64 | 1.29 | 89th (n=581) | 0.92 | 82.6 | 8% |
| 2025 | Washington | 97 | 0.64 | 79th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 62.5 | 14% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 38–21 | 5 | 92 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 70–10 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 59–24 | 6 | 107 | 2 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 6–24 | 3 | 26 | 0 | – |
| Oct 4 | at | W 24–20 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 38–19 | 5 | 98 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 7–24 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 42–25 | 10 | 153 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at | L 10–13 | 8 | 62 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 14–26 | 4 | 25 | 2 | – |
| Dec 13 ✦ | vs. | W 38–10 | 6 | 126 | 1 | – |
2024 Washington 13 games, 63 catches, 834 yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 35–3 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 30–9 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 19–24 | 8 | 58 | 0 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 24–5 | 7 | 121 | 2 | 4 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 18–21 | 6 | 125 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 27–17 | 5 | 80 | 1 | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 16–40 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 17–31 | 4 | 43 | 0 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 26–21 | 9 | 99 | 0 | – |
| Nov 9 | at | L 6–35 | 2 | 35 | 0 | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 31–19 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 21–49 | 3 | 43 | 0 | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 34–35 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Washington 6 games, 5 returns, 28 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 43–10 | 2 | 23 | 0 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 59–32 | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 15–7 | 2 | 16 | 0 | – |
| Oct 28 | at | W 42–33 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 35–28 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 24–21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – |
2022 Washington 2 games, 2 catches, 15 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 52–6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 54–7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅝″ | |
| Weight | 212 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅜″ | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.80 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.28 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 16 | 330 | 3 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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