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Denzel Boston

Denzel Boston is a wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns. Depth chart: WR1.

Scouting report

Denzel Boston: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Denzel Boston at a glance

Denzel Boston is a 22-year-old wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, listed at 6'4" and 215 pounds. The Cleveland Browns drafted Boston 39th overall in the second round in 2026, out of Washington, and 2026 is Boston's 1st NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects Boston for 141.6 PPR points in 2026, which ranks WR53 at the position and works out to 9.4 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Boston has scored 34.4 PPR points, or 17.2 per game. That is 24.3% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Boston would finish with about 292 points, ahead of the 141.6 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 20.5 points in Week 2 against TB, the WR12 finish that week. Boston has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable WR start in 2 of 2 games, a 100% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 94 qualified wide receivers of 2026, Boston ranks in the 94th percentile in yards per target, the 91st percentile in receiving TDs and the 88th percentile in receiving yards. Three of the 6 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 23rd percentile in average separation.

Denzel Boston by the numbers

Boston has finished in the top twelve 1 time. The career high is 20.5 PPR points, set in Week 2 of 2026 against TB. In all, Boston has reached 20 points in 1 game, 50% of career appearances.

Contract

Boston is playing on a four-year, $12.4 million contract signed with the Cleveland Browns in 2026, an average of $3.1 million per year with $12.4 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2029 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
141.6
PPR / game
9.4

Week 3 projection

Denzel Boston is projected for 7.9 PPR points at home against CAR in week 3, with a likely range of 0.0 to 22.2.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 4.0 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
50.4
Dynasty
65.1
Superflex redraft
61.1
Superflex dynasty
72.3
TE premium dynasty
39.2

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGTgtRecRec ydsRec TDCarRush ydsPPR
2026CLE211715420034.4

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Cleveland Browns depth chart and projections

Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.