CFB Zeitgeist Score
88
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 92nd percentile.
Denzel Boston
On Trialas of 2026-06-22
Denzel Boston is on trial in Washington's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.
881REC YDS62REC11REC TD
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
881
Team leader in receiving yards (881).
Washington fans are litigating his worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.
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AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Cleveland2026 NFL rookie season
#39Rd 2 · Pick 7
Cleveland2026 NFL rookie season
WR · WASHINGTON · BIG TEN
Denzel Boston
- 3
- #12
- 6-4 | 209 lb
- South Hill, WA
Heisman Heat
#233
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
4 seasons on the ladder
2022
Washington · WR
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2023
Washington · WR
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2024
Washington · WR
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★
2025
Washington · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
NFL Draft 2026 · Rd 2, Pick 7 · #39 overall · Cleveland
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+5773%
Up 5773% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Washington
NFL
NFL Draft
R2 · #39
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3-star | 0.8644 | No. 893 recruit | HighSchool | Washington |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
Achievements
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (881).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to Washington
Composite
0.8644
#893 national
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 2, Pick 7
#39 overall · Cleveland
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Denzel Boston
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=2
- Rivals · n=1
- National · n=10
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Denzel Boston
Only 1 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
14.2
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #148 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 72nd
Why it matters
#148 of 531 All FBS WRs at 14.2 yards per reception (62 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 14.2 (72th)
HIGH · n=62 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#40 / 531
- Receiving TDs#9 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 9 vs Illinois — 153 ypr
Result W 42-25
The week the volume broke through — put up 153 yds vs Illinois.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 11g
881Rec yards
62Receptions
11Rec TDs
Per game
80.1Rec yards
6Receptions
1Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
1,041Rec yards
73Receptions
13Rec TDs
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 881.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 881): needs 59.5/game over remaining 2.
✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 62.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 62): needs 9/game over remaining 2.
✓ Hit 8 receiving TDs · finished with 11.
✓ Hit 10 receiving TDs · finished with 11.
Why the honors trail matters
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Denzel Boston already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Target magnet | All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
62 96th
YDS
881 96th
YPR
14.2 70th
TD
11 99th
Returns
PR YDS
104 75th
PR AVG
13.0 85th
RET TD
1 89th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Colorado State | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 1 | 39 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-10vs UC Davis | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-24@ Washington State | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 2 | 29 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 5 | L 6-24vs Ohio State | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-20@ Maryland | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-19vs Rutgers | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 2 | 38 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 8 | L 7-24@ Michigan | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | 48 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-25vs Illinois | 10 | 153 | 15.3 | 1 | 28 | Season-high 153 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 10-13@ Wisconsin | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-26vs Oregon | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 2 | 13 | 2 TD catches |
| Bowl | W 38-10vs Boise State | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 1 | 78 | |
| Total | 62 | 881 | 14.0 | 11 | 78 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Washington11-2HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning
2023Washington14-1HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning
2024Washington6-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
2025Washington9-4HC: Jedd Fisch · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 62 | 881 | 14.2 | 11 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 63 | 834 | 13.2 | 9 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 132 | 1,781 | 13.5 | 20 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | -- | -- | -- | 104 | 1 |
| 2024 | Washington | -- | -- | -- | 80 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington | -- | -- | -- | 28 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 1 | 2 | -- | 212 | 1 |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
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| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 62 | #50/1110 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 881 | #43/1107 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 11 | #9/1111 | 99th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 14.2 | #332/1106 | 70th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 104 | #57/224 | 75th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 23.9% | #32/1137 | 97th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 78 | #33/1105 | 97th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 13.0 | #35/222 | 85th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 8 | #91/237 | 62nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return TD | 1 | #4/27 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 14.8% | #49/1137 | 96th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 12.5% | #114/1137 | 90th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 11.4% | #52/1137 | 96th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 11.0% | #46/1137 | 96th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 10.9% | #63/1137 | 95th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 9.7% | #130/1137 | 89th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #391/1137 | 66th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/302 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS WR |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.4 | 81.4 | 14.2 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 77.8 | 13.8 | 1.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 6.1 | 99.6 | 16.3 | 1.1 |
| Losses4g | 4.8 | 46.0 | 10.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.1 | 81.4 | 15.3 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.5 | 77.8 | 11.8 | 1.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
88All-Conference
Elite: rec tds (98th). Strength: long catch (94th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Denzel BostonWashingtonCortez BrahamMemphis· 96% simJeremiah SmithOhio State· 95% simVictor SnowBuffalo· 93% sim
Rec TDs
Long catch
Rec yards
Receptions
Fumbles lost
Yards / catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Jump-Ball Target
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Denzel Boston’s 2024 season.
Denzel Boston
79%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 7
#2
Michael Jefferson
All-Sun Belt
78%
#3
Eli Pancol
76%
#4
Will Sheppard
76%
#5
Jahmal Banks
74%
Matches Denzel on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Denzel on
Class year (higher)
TD rate (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Daniel Arias’s path through Colorado.
Daniel Arias
98%match
#2
Kyndon Fuselier
98%
#3
Jacob Harris
96%
#4
Lujuan Winningham
94%
#5
Jalen Kelsey
92%
Matches Daniel on
Height
Yards per reception
Recruiting rating
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah Horton's senior season at Alabama (2025).
Isaiah Horton
78%match
#2
Alex Perry
72%
#3
Chris Brazzell II
All-AACNFL Rd 3 · Pk 19
71%
#4
Christian Fitzpatrick
63%
#5
Will Sheppard
63%
Matches Isaiah on
TD rate
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Isaiah on
Reception volume (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
44.9%
370 pass / 454 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.3%
268 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Kalen DeBoer
Washington
2023
Kalen DeBoer
Washington
2024era →
Jedd Fisch
Washington
2025
Jedd Fisch
Washington
Coaching transition mid-career: Kalen DeBoer → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownSouth Hill, WA
Height6'4"
Weight209 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey12
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Current teamWashington
ConferenceBig Ten
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-Big Ten | all_conference | Washington | Big Ten | WR |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington | WR3 | #233 | #293 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2023 | Washington | WR3 | #1413 | #998 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Pac-12 |
| 2022 | Washington | WR3 | #2058 | #1721 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Pac-12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | Big Ten | WR | 3 | No. 12 | 6-4 | 209 lb | South Hill, WA |
| 2024 | Washington | Big Ten | WR | 3 | No. 12 | 6-4 | 209 lb | South Hill, WA |
| 2023 | Washington | Pac-12 | WR | 3 | No. 12 | 6-4 | 209 lb | South Hill, WA |
| 2022 | Washington | Pac-12 | WR | 3 | No. 12 | 6-4 | 209 lb | South Hill, WA |