Denzel Boston is on track to be one of the most coveted wide receivers in next month's draft.
With less than a month until the start of the NFL Draft (April 23-25), University of Washington wide receiver Denzel Boston is continuing to gain praise from NFL Draft Insiders, the latest being former NFL quarterback Chris Simms.
The former University of Texas standout, who now works at NBC Sports, has ranked Boston as the No. 1 wide receiver in the draft, ahead of Jordyn Tyson of Arizona State and Chris Brazzell II of Tennessee.
Carnell Tate of Ohio State is No. 4 while Zachariah Branch of Indiana is ranked fifth.
Remember that Jeremiah Smith of Ohio State, widely regarded as the top receiver in the country, is not eligible to come out until next year.
Boston has been going on pre-draft visits, including a recent trip to the Cleveland Browns, who have the No. 6 and No. 24 picks.
About Boston
Though he played in four different seasons (2022-25), he was only charged with three seasons of eligibility at Washington, meaning he's leaving one on the table. Playing in 43 career games in those four years, Boston had 132 catches and 1,781 yards to go along with 20 total touchdowns. He averaged 13.5 yards per reception for his career.
He was a dynamic part of the Huskies' offense in each of the last two seasons, having 63 and 62 catches, respectively. He had 11 touchdowns in 2025, earning Third-Team All-Big Ten honors.
Washington went 9-4 in 2025 and won the LA Bowl against Boise State.
Once Boston is selected, he'll join Rome Odunze, Ja'lynn Polk and Jalen McMillan as recent UW receivers to head to the NFL. Odunze is part of the Chicago Bears team that just won the NFC North and got to the NFC Divisional Round.
About the NFL Draft order
1) Las Vegas Raiders
2) New York Jets
3) Arizona Cardinals
4) Tennessee Titans
5) New York Giants
6) Browns
7) Washington Commanders
8) New Orleans Saints
9) Kansas City Chiefs
10) Cincinnati Bengals
11) Miami Dolphins
12) Dallas Cowboys
13) Los Angeles Rams
14) Baltimore Ravents
15) Tampa Bay Bucs
16) New York Jets
17) Detroit Lions
18) Minnesota Vikings
19) Carolina Panthers
20) Dallas Cowboys
21) Pittsburgh Steelers
22) Los Angeles Chargers
23) Philadelphia Eagles
24) Browns
25) Chicago Bears
26) Buffalo Bills
27) San Francisco 49ers
28) Houston Texans
29) Kansas City Chiefs
30) Miami Dolphins
31) New England Patriots
32) Seattle Seahawks
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