NFL Draft Pick #39 - Denzel Boston, WR, Wash

[OconRecon]

Concepcion

He does lead the rookie class in receptions...

 

[TheBestPlayersPlay]

Yah, and he looks good. But really small, light, an injury waiting to happen. (hope I am wrong) Boston was clearly the pick over Concepcion there imo, but we got lucky.

 

[OconRecon]

Of the two, I’d take Boston
Same page

 

[jaydog]

The pair together is phenomenal, and we do have Bond behind Concepcion. That's what makes the WR room great.

 

[OconRecon]

The pair together …

Two of the top 8 in the league

 

[OconRecon]

Masses is gonna win it, but still, nice to see.
I thought they used to do a offensive ROTW and a defensive ROTW.
Maybe they still do, but it's all in one vote.
Light stuff regardless

 

[jaydog]

 

[OconRecon]

For years, we've wanted the Browns to draft the receiver, who, you know, receives well. The guy who catches the ball the best. Contested catches. Back-shoulder catches. Hi-pointing-the-ball catches.
Finally, it's been done.

I was totally fine with Carnell Tate at 6. Instead, we traded away 6, got Fano at 9, and with the trade assets, also got top-graded Barber, along with the two extra 4ths for next year's draft. AND THEN, to this point, drafted a WR who is tracking better than Tate.

 

[NDneighbor]

The instagram route.
Although I have no idea how.

 

[jaydog]

Same. I don't do Instagram.

 

[OconRecon]

Rookie Receiving leaders after Week 2:

Denzel Boston - 154
Caleb Douglas - 113
Antonio Williams - 88
KC Concepcion - 71
Carnell Tate - 65
Emmett Johnson - 64
Ted Hurst - 63
Malachi Fields - 55
...
Omar Cooper - 30
...
Makai Lemon - 11

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[OconRecon]

Rookie WR’s after 3 weeks

Rank​	Player​	Pos​	Team​	GP​	Rec​	Yds​	TD​
1	Denzel Boston	WR	CLE	3	9	195	2
2	Kenyon Sadiq	TE	NYJ	3	12	143	1
3	Carnell Tate	WR	TEN	3	—	123	—
4	Caleb Douglas	WR	MIA	2	—	113	—
5	Antonio Williams	WR	WAS	3	—	103	—
6	Ted Hurst III	WR	TB	3	—	103	—
7	Chris Bell	WR	MIA	3	—	92	—
8	KC Concepcion	WR	CLE	3	—	80	—

 

[OconRecon]

Granted, they have an extra game under their belt. But here are the rookie WR totals.

 

[OconRecon]

Rank	Player	Team	Draft	Rec	Yds	TD	Notes
1	Denzel Boston	CLE	2nd Rd (#39)	16	330	3	Leads all rookies in yards & TDs. ~20.6 YPC, big-play threat (longs of 46/55/60 earlier), consistent (40+ yds every game), no drops early. Widely ranked as top rookie WR/offensive player early.
2	Carnell Tate	TEN	1st Rd (#4)	23	274	0	High volume (most targets among top rookies). Slow start, breakout 9/145 in Week 4 vs. BAL, quiet Week 5 (1/6).
3	Antonio Williams	WAS	3rd Rd (#71)	15	155	1	Solid role; efficient early, including a TD in debut.
4	KC Concepcion	CLE	1st Rd (#24)	18	149	0	Slot/YAC role (lower YPC ~8.3). Entered concussion protocol after Week 5.

 

[OconRecon]

 

[jaydog]

Exactly right.

If the CB plays it tighter to the LOS, the WR has to flatten the slant route. Essentially making it a square in to get in front of the CB.

 

[jaydog]

It's good to hear the HC Monken not mincing his words, telling the truth concerning ME's.