Denzel Mims played in 49 games (26 starts) at Baylor (2016-19), totaling 186 receptions for 2,925 yards (15.7 avg.) and 28 touchdowns.
COLLEGE
Played in 49 games (26 starts) at Baylor (2016-19), totaling 186 receptions for 2,925 yards (15.7 avg.) and 28 touchdowns.
2019: Started in all 14 games, tallying 66 receptions for 1,020 yards (15.5 avg.) and 12 touchdowns to tie for the fifth most touchdowns in single-season program history.
First-Team All-Big 12
2018: Appeared in 12 games (10 starts), collecting 55 receptions for 794 yards (14.4 avg.) and a team-leading eight touchdowns.Â
2017: Appeared in 12 games (11 starts), posting 61 catches for 1,087 yards (17.8 avg.) and eight touchdowns. He was one of 15 Power 5 wide receivers to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards on the year and just the 10th player to accomplish the feat in program history.
Second-Team All-Big 12
2016: Played in 11 games (one start) as a true freshman, recording four catches for 24 yards (6.0 avg.).
PERSONAL
Prepped at Daingerfield (Texas) High School as a two-way player at both receiver and safety. He earned 2015 Honorable Mention Class 3A All-State honors after logging 31 receptions for 721 yards (23.3 avg.) and 10 touchdowns, in addition to recording 24 rushes for 256 yards (10.7 avg.) and five touchdowns.
2015 Class 3A 200-meter State Champion with a time of 21.30 seconds.
Majored in health, kinesiology and leisure studies.
Son of Peggy Mims
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
A fourth-year veteran who enters his first season with the Detroit Lions in 2023 after spending his first three seasons with the New York Jets (2020-22).
Has played in 30 games with 15 starts, totaling 42 receptions for 676 yards (16.1 avg.).
Ranked sixth among all rookies in 2020 with an average of 15.5 yards per catch (minimum 20 catches) and 10th with 11 explosive receptions (16-plus yards).
Posted 40-plus receiving yards in each of his first six career games, becoming only the seventh receiver since the merger to do so.
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