With his stock seemingly on the rise two-plus weeks from the draft, Washington wide receiver Denzel Boston has booked another “30” visit. He will trek to Dolphins headquarters next week, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.
Boston was already considered a potential first-round pick entering Tuesday. An eye-opening report then surfaced indicating some teams regard Boston as one of the two or three best receivers in this draft class. If true, that puts Boston in company with Ohio State’s Carnell Tate and USC’s Makai Lemon. Either or each of those two could go inside the top 10 or at least in the first half of the opening round.
The Dolphins own the 11th and 30th overall picks, prime spots to upgrade a barren receiving corps. If Miami selects Boston, he would immediately become its most talented pass catcher. The Dolphins traded No. 1 option Jaylen Waddle to the Broncos last month. The deal netted the Dolphins their second first-rounder (among other choices), but it left new starting quarterback Malik Willis with no real receiving threats other than running back De’Von Achane.
Malik Washington, who averaged a paltry 6.9 yards per catch on 46 receptions last season, and cheap free agent pickups Tutu Atwell and Jalen Tolbert are likely Miami’s top receivers right now. That figures to change in a couple of weeks, whether the Dolphins use a high pick on Boston or another wideout.
The 6-foot-4, 212-pound Boston was a sure-handed red zone threat at Washington, where he averaged 63 catches, 858 yards and 10 touchdowns per year over the previous two seasons. Ranking Boston as the 27th-best prospect in this class, Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com likens him to Broncos standout Courtland Sutton. Along with the Dolphins, Boston has booked visits with the Commanders, Steelers, 49ers and Browns.