2020 NFL Draft: Jacksonville Jaguars 7-round mock

Third Round

It was a wild ride for wide receiver Denzel Mims during his four years with the Baylor Bears. He came to Waco amidst the ashes of the Art Briles era. Four years later, he leaves the Big 12 as a First-Team all-conference player and a huge reason the Bears had an 11-win season this past year. Jacksonville is always in need of wide receiver talent, so this pick makes sense here at No. 73.

After barely playing as a freshman in 2016, Mims became a vibrant part of the Bears’ offense under then-head coach Matt Rhule from 2017 on. Mims had two 1,000-yard receiving seasons at Baylor with those coming in his sophomore season in ’17 and his senior season in ’19. Even though he only had 794 receiving yards as a junior, he still had eight touchdown grabs.

Mims left Baylor with 186 catches for 2,925 receiving yards and 28 touchdowns. While some may argue playing in the pass-happy Big 12 inflated those numbers, you can’t overlook how important Mims was in Baylor’s cultural turnaround on the field during his four years in school. It’ll be a welcomed addition to a Jaguars organization looking to move on from the Tom Coughlin mess.

At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, Mims has the necessary size to be a physical receiver in the NFL. If he can perfect a handful of routes on his route tree, Mims could be what D.J. Chark was the Jaguars during his rookie season out of LSU last year. Together, along with tight end Cole Kmet, look for Jacksonville to be infinitely better in the passing game under offensive coordinator Jon Gruden.