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USA Today
11 hours ago
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- USA Today
NFL Draft Summer Scouting Report: Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
Summer is here, and it is everyone's favorite time of the year, scouting time. Every year, we do Summer Scouting to preview college football for Vikings fans, but also give them an idea of names to follow and watch in the fall as needs pop up for Minnesota. Are we going to write about quarterbacks? You know it, but why? Because other NFL teams will draft them, just as they will draft every other position. It all matters whether these players end up on the Vikings, the Bears, or the Steelers. We write these so Vikings fans can be the most informed fans. So if you are still with us, enjoy our latest Summer Scouting report as we prepare you for the Fall. Player Information Player: Denzel Boston School: Washington Height/Weight: 6-4/209 lbs. Player Background - 3-Star Recruit - Started on Varisty as a Freshman in High School - Honorable Mention All-Big Ten in 2024 Career Stats Heading into the 2025 Season - 70 Receptions - 900 Receiving Yards - 12.9 Yards Per Reception - Nine Touchdowns Notable PFF Numbers Heading into the 2025 Season - 65.7 PFF Receiving Grade - 5 Yards Per Reception After Contact - 1.73 Yards Per Route Run - Average Depth of Target of 11.1 Yards - 12 Contested Catches Player Traits - Strong Hands to make catches through contact - Not afraid of contact over the middle - Body control to attack the ball in the air - YAC Ability with vision and awareness - Size to play outside and find success Player Summary Denzel Boston has waited his time for the immense talent of the Washington wide receiver room ahead of him to go to the NFL so he can be their WR1. He is poised to be that and more in 2025 as the Huskies look to have a dynamic offense with him becoming the potential face of it. Boston worked a lot across the middle in 2024 and found success that way. He never shied away from contact, either making the catch or after, but he also worked well outside stretching the field. Boston is one of those unique players who can be used anywhere as a receiver so his best days may be ahead of him in the NFL when he can focus on one role. For now, though, just enjoy his playmaking this fall as he potentially enters the draft in April.
USA Today
30-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Jedd Fisch has a plan for ending tampering in the transfer portal
Jedd Fisch has a plan for ending tampering in the transfer portal One of the most prevalent issues with the transfer portal is tampering. In December, Washington Huskies stars Denzel Boston and Jonah Coleman stated that eight to ten schools around the country contacted them in an attempt to sway them into entering the portal. Quarterback Demond Williams Jr. had a different answer when asked if schools had approached him and tried to sway him to leave Washington. "Nah," he said at a press conference in December. Whether he was or not, as he and other coaches around the country campaign for widespread change to the transfer portal, Jedd Fisch has a plan for putting an end to tampering. "Make contracts mean something, that would be the way to stop it," Fisch said on an episode of the Canzano and Wilner podcast. "Penalize, like lose five scholarships for contracts more than every six months. The only way to stop tampering is to have better regulation on whether or not movement is going to be real or not real. People call our players after every single game." "What I think people don't realize is the relationship we have with our players is a lot stronger than the relationship somebody thinks they have by calling one of our players, so the information comes back to us all the time, and we're aware of every tampering event that occurs. The question becomes, 'What is tampering?' Is it allowed or is it not allowed? Until we figure out if it's allowed it's going to continue." With regulations seemingly on the horizon for NIL, figuring out how to manage the transfer portal may not be too far behind for the world of college football.
