A former Jets receiver bust is trying an NFL comeback.
Denzel Mims, a 2020 second-round decide who struggled to carve out a job in New York, has agreed to phrases with the Cowboys after a UFL stint.
“Denzel’s a man that we expect has the pace to play on the surface, [and has] that dimension, to do issues we have to do within the operating recreation,” Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer informed reporters Thursday. “I simply assume he’s a very good match.”
By means of 4 years (2016-19) at Baylor, Mims blossomed right into a go-to contested catch receiver, incomes reward for that capability coming into the draft course of. He tallied 2,925 receiving yards and 28 touchdowns over 4 seasons with the Bears, serving to them to an 11-3 document as a senior.
The Jets drafted Mims in 2020 in hopes he’d be Sam Darnold’s future No. 1 receiver, however he was something however that. Mims confirmed promise with 357 receiving yards as a rookie earlier than failing to succeed in 200 in every of the next two years.
Mims’ Jets tenure was stricken by drops and poor separation, and the group traded him to the Lions in July 2023 for a late-round decide.
The Lions waived Mims a month later, and he hung out on the Steelers and Jaguars follow squads earlier than transferring to the UFL.
The 28-year-old has spent the final two seasons within the spring league with the St. Louis BattleHawks and Dallas Renegades.
After veteran Parris Campbell retired this offseason, Schottenheimer stated Mims was introduced in to convey extra pace to the group’s receiver room, one that’s considerably of a query mark exterior of CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.
Ryan Flournoy, Jonathan Mingo and KaVontae Turpin headline the rest of the unit, and it’s unclear as to how seemingly Mims is to make the roster.
The Cowboys look to return to the postseason for the primary time since 2023 and begin their season on the Giants on Sept. 13.
