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Denzel Mims NFL Draft Prospect Profile

Yahoo Sports’ lead draft analyst Eric Edholm shares his evaluation of the Baylor wide receiver.

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ERIC EDHOLM: Baylor wide receiver Denzel Mims is a big play specialist with great length, and he has really risen up draft boards over the last few months. On the upside, he's got acrobatic catch ability and routinely hauls in contested catches-- very impressive on that level. He also displayed shocking athleticism at the NFL Combine. On the downside, Mims struggles to get off press coverage and his drop rate is a bit concerning. He also doesn't compete as consistently as you'd like to see. For an NFL comp, I'm going with off the radar a little bit-- DJ Chark from the Jacksonville Jaguars, who really broke out in year two.