The Detroit Lions are refilling their wide receiver corps with a second chance for Denzel Mims.
the Jets were planning to waive Mims if they couldn't find a deal, so they were at least able to get something for nothing.
Mims, whom the Jets drafted 59th overall out of Baylor in the 2020 NFL Draft, will go down as one of the team's bigger draft busts under current general manager Joe Douglas . He looked somewhat promising after an injury-shortened rookie season in which he posted 357 receiving yards in nine games, but proceeded to record only 19 catches and 319 yards on 48 targets in the next two seasons.
Expectations for Mims are likely still low despite his draft pedigree given the Lions got him for seemingly the cheapest draft pick price possible, but he remains only 25 years old with good size and speed at 6-foot-3 and a 4.38 40-yard dash. There are worse dice rolls. Wherever Mims goes from here, the Jets giving up on him does add to the unfortunate history of Baylor wide receivers in the NFL. Here's the complete list of players from that school and position who have been taken in the first three rounds of the draft since 2012: Kendall Wright, Terrance Williams, Corey Coleman, Jalen Hurd, Denzel Mims and Tyquan Thornton.Your browser does not support HTML5 audio.
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