Denzel Mims

#5 · WR · Sr. · Baylor6′3″ · 215 lb · Daingerfield, TX

Denzel Mims: WR · Baylor · #5.

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Denzel Mims

WR · Baylor · Sr · #5

Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Baylor. Another came in 2019: All-Big 12. A game that shows it: 125 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Texas — Week 13, 2019.

Style of play

Play style

Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Baylor in the news

Baylor sues ex-player for breachOct 31
Brett Yormark leaves Big 12Oct 30
Baylor sues former player for NIL buyout breachOct 30
Baylor fires head coach Dave ArandaKWTX Oct 26

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Baylor	66	1,020	15.5	12	46
2018	Baylor	55	794	14.4	8	55
2017	Baylor	61	1,087	17.8	8	71
2016	Baylor	4	24	6.0	0	10
Career		186	2,925	15.7	28	71

Season	Team
2019	Baylor	--	--	--
2018	Baylor	--	--	--
2017	Baylor	1	−6	--
2016	Baylor	--	--	18
Career		1	−6	18

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 56-17vs Stephen F. Austin	5	46	9.2	0	21
Wk 2	W 63-14vs UTSA	7	101	14.4	3	30	3 TD catches
Wk 4	W 21-13@ Rice	6	102	17.0	0	35
Wk 5	W 23-21vs Iowa State	6	106	17.7	2	46	2 TD catches
Wk 6	W 31-12@ Kansas State	5	83	16.6	0	27
Wk 7	W 33-30vs Texas Tech	3	65	21.7	0	32
Wk 8	W 45-27@ Oklahoma State	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 10	W 17-14vs West Virginia	5	99	19.8	1	35
Wk 11	W 29-23@ TCU	6	57	9.5	2	20	2 TD catches
Wk 12	L 31-34vs No. 10 Oklahoma	6	92	15.3	2	30	2 TD catches
Wk 13	W 24-10vs Texas	7	125	17.9	1	26	Season-high 125 yds
Wk 14	W 61-6@ Kansas	4	53	13.3	0	25
Bowl	L 14-26vs No. 5 Georgia	5	75	15.0	1	40
Total		66	1020	15.5	12	46

Signature game

Week 12 · 2019

L 31-34

vs Oklahoma

6 rec · 92 yds · 2 TD

With C. Brewer — 194 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 65 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD · I. Power — 39.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Georgia · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.81Charlie Brewer pass complete to Denzel Mims for 40 yds to the Geo 35 for a
Week 7 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 18 · Q5 · EPA +3.39Charlie Brewer pass complete to Denzel Mims for 32 yds to the TexTc 1 for a
Week 2 · UTSA · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.20Charlie Brewer pass complete to Denzel Mims for 30 yds for a TD, (John Mayers KICK)
Week 5 · Iowa State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Charlie Brewer pass complete to Denzel Mims for 46 yds to the IowSt 26 for a
Week 13 · Texas · 4th and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.08Charlie Brewer pass complete to Denzel Mims for 16 yds to the Texas 28 for a TEXAS Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined for a
Week 4 · Rice · 3rd and 13 · Q4 · EPA +2.93Charlie Brewer pass complete to Denzel Mims for 13 yds to the Bayl 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 12 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.81Brewer to Mims: a 30-yard touchdown pass.
Week 5 · Iowa State · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Charlie Brewer pass complete to Denzel Mims for 10 yds to the IowSt 40 for a
Week 2 · UTSA · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Charlie Brewer pass complete to Denzel Mims for 9 yds for a TD, (John Mayers KICK)
Week 2 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.72Charlie Brewer pass complete to Denzel Mims for 26 yds for a TD, (John Mayers KICK)

Teams and coaches

2016Baylor7-6HC: Jim Grobe · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Baylor1-11HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced

2018Baylor7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Baylor11-3HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2019 season

11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (97th percentile). Strength: rec yards (93rd percentile). Concern: catch rate (19th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#154 / 728 · 79th pct

15.2

Explosive rate#198 / 728 · 73rd pct

16.3%

TD rate#195 / 728 · 73rd pct

7.7%

EPA / target#232 / 728 · 68th pct

0.66

Catch rate#589 / 728 · 19th pct

60.6%

Box-score rates (6)

Rec TDs#12 / 556 · 97th pct

Rec yards#37 / 556 · 93rd pct

1020

Receptions#47 / 556 · 91st pct

Yards / catch#139 / 556 · 75th pct

15.5

Long catch#312 / 556 · 43rd pct

Fumbles lost#80 / 223 · 40th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

88th → 68th percentile

Explosive rate

51st → 73rd percentile

Catch rate

36th → 19th percentile

TD rate

83rd → 73rd percentile

Yards / catch

72nd → 79th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2019. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	5.6	90.6	16.6	1.3
Road5g	4.4	62.2	14.5	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.3	82.6	15.9	0.9
Weeks 8+6g	4.8	73.7	15.3	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Matt Rhule

Pass share

46.9%

444 pass / 502 run

Plays / game

67.6

14 games

Team sack rate

7.8%

499 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Denzel Mims

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Four seasons at Baylor, drafted

2016 3 games

2017 12 games

2019 13 games

2020