Denzel Mims in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Photos by Mark Getman, New York National Guard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
1,087
Receiving yards, 2017 (Baylor, 1–⁠11)
Best game
192 yards
Vs. Oklahoma, week 4, 2017: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 59
Round 2, 2020 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Texas Tech, 2017192receiving yards, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20173receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. UTSA, 2019

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Baylor4246.0010
2017Baylor611,08717.8871
2018Baylor5579414.4855
2019Baylor661,02015.51246
Career1862,92515.72871

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Baylor5WRFr.
2017Baylor5WRSo.
2018Baylor5WRJr.
2019Baylor5WRSr.6′3″215

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
2016Baylor7-0.18––-1.3–
2017Baylor1150.6470th (n=507)0.5273.013%
2018Baylor850.8489th (n=497)0.5371.79%
2019Baylor1060.7176th (n=499)0.5475.812%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Stephen F. AustinW 56–⁠17546021–
Sep 7vs.UTSAW 63–⁠147101330–
Sep 21atRiceW 21–⁠136102035–
Sep 28vs.Iowa StateW 23–⁠216106246–
Oct 5atKansas StateW 31–⁠12583027–
Oct 12vs.Texas TechW 33–⁠30365032–
Oct 19atOklahoma StateW 45–⁠27116016–
Oct 31vs.West VirginiaW 17–⁠14599135–
Nov 9atTCUW 29–⁠23657220–
Nov 16vs.OklahomaL 31–⁠34692230–
Nov 23vs.TexasW 24–⁠107125126–
Nov 30atKansasW 61–⁠6453025–
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 14–⁠26575140–
2018 Baylor 12 games, 55 catches, 794 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Abilene ChristianW 55–⁠27380055–
Sep 8atUTSAW 37–⁠208133142–
Sep 22vs.KansasW 26–⁠7232019–
Sep 29atOklahomaL 33–⁠6611114122–
Oct 6vs.Kansas StateW 37–⁠34890121–
Oct 13atTexasL 17–⁠23380145–
Oct 25atWest VirginiaL 14–⁠58229017–
Nov 3vs.Oklahoma StateW 35–⁠311616–
Nov 10atIowa StateL 14–⁠28543116–
Nov 17vs.TCUL 9–⁠16127027–
Nov 24vs.Texas TechW 35–⁠24565227–
Dec 27 ✦vs.VanderbiltW 45–⁠38695031–
2017 Baylor 12 games, 61 catches, 1,087 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.LibertyL 45–⁠48285145–
Sep 9vs.UTSAL 10–⁠17362127–
Sep 16atDukeL 20–⁠34267144–
Sep 23vs.OklahomaL 41–⁠4911192371–
Sep 30atKansas StateL 20–⁠337127170–
Oct 14atOklahoma StateL 16–⁠59220018−6
Oct 21vs.West VirginiaL 36–⁠387132045–
Oct 28vs.TexasL 7–⁠38442021–
Nov 4atKansasW 38–⁠95122056–
Nov 11vs.Texas TechL 24–⁠3812152135–
Nov 18vs.Iowa StateL 13–⁠23460019–
Nov 24atTCUL 22–⁠45226023–
2016 Baylor 3 games, 4 catches, 24 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.SMUW 40–⁠1331407–
Sep 16atRiceW 38–⁠10110010–
Dec 27 ✦vs.Boise StateW 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).

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′2⅞″
Weight207 lb
Arm length33⅞″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan78½″W
40-yard dash4.38 s
10-yard split1.51 sW
Vertical jump38½″
Broad jump10′11″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.66 s
20-yard shuttle4.43 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020New York Jets9233570
2021New York Jets1081330
2022New York Jets9111860
NFL career28426760

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2025UFLSt. Louis Battlehawks
2026UFLDallas 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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