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#5Denzel Mims

WR·Baylor·2019

Denzel Mims is a Red Zone Weapon WR for Baylor. Denzel's 2019 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 106 plays — a elite rate for the WR.

2019 Production

Receiving

66 Receptions1020 Rec yards12

Performance Analysis · 2019 · vs WR peers

Player type

Red Zone Weapon WR

Goes from good to great inside the 20 — high TD conversion on limited looks makes this receiver a scoring machine.

Red zone targetHigh TD rateSize/catch radius advantage

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency84th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸11 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Peak game: 1.49 EPA/play in Wk 4 vs Rice (SP+ -18).

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Quadree Henderson	Pittsburgh	2016	63	0.530	1.6	33.4
DeAndre Hughes	Air Force	2021	60	0.470	1.3	28.2
Keytaon Thompson	Mississippi State	2017	70	0.460	1.2	32.2
Savion Williams	TCU	2024	56	0.450	1.1	25.2
Javion Posey	Florida Atlantic	2020	53	0.450	1.4	23.8

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
1	vsStephen F. Austin	W56-17	—	5	46	9.2	0	21	0.43
2	vsUTSA	W63-14	-23.7	7	101	14.4	3	30	0.89
4	@Rice	W21-13	-18.0	6	102	17.0	0	35

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

11.9%

Passing plays

23.7%

Rushing plays

0.5%

Standard downs

8.2%

Passing downs

19.3%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.55
Passing downs: 0.85
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.72 / 0.37

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Denzel Mims

Baylor

Position: WR
Jersey: #5
Class: SR
Ht / Wt: 6'3", 215 lb
Hometown: Daingerfield, TX

2019 Season

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106

Plays

12%

Usage

Last Game

vs GeorgiaWk 1

EPA 0.5

Rec 5 · Rec Yds 75 · Avg 15.0 · Rec TD 1