
Receiver, Baylor, 2016–19
Denzel Mims
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Daingerfield, TX
- Born
- Oct 10, 1997, in Daingerfield, Texas
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Denzel Mims played receiver at Baylor (2016–19). The New York Jets took Mims in round 2, No. 59 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12catches, career highvs. Texas Tech, 2017192receiving yards, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20173receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. UTSA, 2019Honors
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Baylor | 7 | -0.18 | – | – | -1.3 | – |
| 2017 | Baylor | 115 | 0.64 | 70th (n=507) | 0.52 | 73.0 | 13% |
| 2018 | Baylor | 85 | 0.84 | 89th (n=497) | 0.53 | 71.7 | 9% |
| 2019 | Baylor | 106 | 0.71 | 76th (n=499) | 0.54 | 75.8 | 12% |
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
2019 Baylor 13 games, 66 catches, 1,020 yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 56–17 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 63–14 | 7 | 101 | 3 | 30 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | W 21–13 | 6 | 102 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 23–21 | 6 | 106 | 2 | 46 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 31–12 | 5 | 83 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 33–30 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | W 45–27 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 17–14 | 5 | 99 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 29–23 | 6 | 57 | 2 | 20 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 31–34 | 6 | 92 | 2 | 30 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 24–10 | 7 | 125 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Nov 30 | at | W 61–6 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 14–26 | 5 | 75 | 1 | 40 | – |
2018 Baylor 12 games, 55 catches, 794 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 55–27 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 55 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | W 37–20 | 8 | 133 | 1 | 42 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 26–7 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Sep 29 | at | L 33–66 | 11 | 114 | 1 | 22 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 37–34 | 8 | 90 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Oct 13 | at | L 17–23 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 45 | – |
| Oct 25 | at | L 14–58 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 35–31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 14–28 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 9–16 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 35–24 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 27 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 45–38 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 31 | – |
2017 Baylor 12 games, 61 catches, 1,087 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 45–48 | 2 | 85 | 1 | 45 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 10–17 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Sep 16 | at | L 20–34 | 2 | 67 | 1 | 44 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 41–49 | 11 | 192 | 3 | 71 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 20–33 | 7 | 127 | 1 | 70 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 16–59 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 18 | −6 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 36–38 | 7 | 132 | 0 | 45 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 7–38 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 38–9 | 5 | 122 | 0 | 56 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 24–38 | 12 | 152 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 13–23 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 24 | at | L 22–45 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 23 | – |
2016 Baylor 3 games, 4 catches, 24 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 40–13 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 38–10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 31–12 | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–17).
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅞″ |
| Weight | 207 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 78½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.38 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′11″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.66 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.43 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 28 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New York Jets | 9 | 23 | 357 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Jets | 10 | 8 | 133 | 0 |
| 2022 | New York Jets | 9 | 11 | 186 | 0 |
| NFL career | 28 | 42 | 676 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UFL | St. Louis Battlehawks |
| 2026 | UFL | Dallas Renegades |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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