Denzel Mims has been playing from behind in 2021.
There were high hopes when the organization drafted him in 2020’s second round. But following the introduction of a new coaching staff, the signings of Corey Davis and Keelan Cole, and the drafting of Elijah Moore, Mims has seen his overall role diminish.
He played in the last two games after the Jets made him a healthy scratch in Weeks 2 and 3, but was hardly used in either matchup. Through Weeks 4 and 5, he notched just three combined targets for two catches, all of which came in Sunday’s loss to Atlanta.