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Denzel Boston

Wide Receiver, Cleveland Browns · #12.

Player facts

Team: Cleveland Browns
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 12
Born: Dec 6, 2003 (age 22)
Birthplace: South Hill, WA, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 215 lbs
College: Washington
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD
Regular Season	16	29	330	20.6	3	60	12
Last 5 Games	16	29	330	21.3	3	60	12
Career	16	29	330	20.6	3	60	12

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	34 targets	+0.44	47%		28th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ NYJ	L 17-12	3	7	46	15.3	1	29	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Oct 1	vs PIT	W 27-24	4	7	89	22.3	0	60	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs CAR	W 21-18	2	4	41	20.5	0	28	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ TB	W 23-19	5	7	95	19.0	1	55	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ JAX	L 34-10	2	4	59	29.5	1	46	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Denzel Boston (born December 6, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). Boston played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected by the Browns in the second round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Denzel Boston, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Boston was born on December 6, 2003 in Boise, Idaho. Boston attended Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup, Washington where he had 105 receptions for 1,572 yards and 23 touchdowns in his career. He committed to the University of Washington to play college football.

College career

Boston played behind Rome Odunze, Jalen McMillan, Ja'Lynn Polk over his first two years for Washington. Over 18 games he had seven receptions for 66 yards and one rushing touchdown. With all three players now in the NFL, Boston became a starter in 2024.

Boston made 12 appearances for Washington during the 2025 season, recording 62 receptions for 881 yards and 11 touchdowns. On December 24, 2025, Boston declared for the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Denzel Boston, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹