#5

Denzel Mims

Former wide receiver at Baylor. 2019: 66 catches, 1,020 receiving yards, 12 TD.

WR · Baylor · Sr. · #5

6′3″ · 215 lb · Daingerfield, TX

New York — drafted 2020, Rd 2, Pick 27, #59 overall

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 428 nationally · Signed with Baylor

Career night11 rec · 192 yds · 3 TDvs Oklahoma (FBS) · L 41-49

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Baylor. 2019: 66 catches, 1,020 receiving yards, 12 TD.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Baylor in 2016.
  • Drafted round 2 by the New York in 2020.
His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Baylor, 2,925 receiving yards — drafted at #59 overall by New York.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 192 yds vs Oklahoma.Oklahoma · L 41-492017

20163 games

  • Signed with Baylor3-star out of Daingerfield

2020

  • Drafted by New Yorkround 2, pick 59

Career arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#428 national
CFB
College
Baylor
2016–2019
NFL
NFL Draft
R2 · #59
New York · 2020

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

2 coaches
2016
Jim Grobe
Baylor
2017–2019era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jim Grobe → Matt Rhule. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 7th NFL season

#59Rd 2 · Pick 27
New YorkEntering 7th NFL season
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Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology