VideoFrom Matt Harmon
The Denzel Boston start is for real
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Sep 24, 2026
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Thu, September 24, 2026
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Denzel Boston
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Matt Harmon identifies Denzel Boston as a standout rookie, citing his league-leading 95.5% route participation and efficient 2.44 yards per route run. Boston is functioning as a primary X receiver, lining up on the line of scrimmage 98% of the time with only 10% slot usage. Harmon argues Boston should have been a first-round pick and considers him a legitimate starting X receiver for the Browns with significant long-term potential.
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0:00Denzel Mims Boston, 95.5%
0:02he has been out there in terms of the
0:04route participation. Far and away the
0:06number one rookie in that metric. He's
0:08actually been efficient with his
0:09opportunities. 2.44 yards per route run.
0:12He's doing all this while basically only
0:15playing as an X receiver. I charted the
0:18game in week two. He is in the slot 10%
0:22of his snaps. He is on the line of
0:24scrimmage 98% of the time. I actually
0:27think there is some long-term
0:30flexibility for Denzel Mims Boston to do
0:32more than that. But he has really
0:34answered the bell in terms of his
0:35ability to play X receiver. I can't
0:37believe this guy was a second round
0:38pick. He should have been a no doubt
0:41about it first rounder in this draft
0:42class. I think it was crazy. Like we'll
0:44see what the long-term ceiling is for
0:45Denzel Mims Boston, but the Browns have
0:47a really nice starting X receiver. Their
0:49second receiver that they took in the
0:51NFL draft. I think Casey Costeption has
0:52looked really good, too. But Boston,
0:54every down player, X receiver, winning
0:56on some big boy stuff so far.
