Dolphins showing interest in a big wide receiver in the 2026 NFL Draft who could help transform the stereotype around Miami pass catchers
The book on Miami Dolphins wide receivers in recent years is that they’re small. Denzel Boston is getting a 30 visit and could help change that.
The Miami Dolphins‘ wide receiver room should be considered a “work in progress”. The 2026 NFL Draft around the corner and Miami is scheduled to make 11 total picks (seven in the top-100). That considered, pass catchers should be assumed potentially early but certainly often.
The Dolphins have shown interest in the pre-draft process in a number of pass catchers. The latest one could be the kind of addition that completely overhauls the narrative on the room. Miami, per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, will host Washington wide receiver Denzel Boston on a 30 visit next week.
Miami Dolphins hosting Washington WR Denzel Boston on a 30 visit
Boston is a 6-foot-4, 212 pound wide receiver who boasts a massive catch radius. He’s shown strong hands and effective run after the catch ability. If a wide receiver room is best off being designed “like a basketball team”, Boston would be the center equivalent player. In recent years, Miami’s wide receivers have been constructed too similarly; many of them built like “point guards”.
Denzel Boston is a power player. But he boasts enough juice to be a big-play target in the passing game. His average depth of target was nearly 14.5 yards downfield in 2025. Pro Football Focus credits him with over 600 yards after the catch since 2024. That comes despite living almost exclusively on the boundary.
You don’t draft wide receivers early to block in the run game. I’ll give you that. But a crack block from a 6-foot-4, 212 pound receiver would certainly hit a little different than it would from a 5-foot-9, 190 pound receiver, too. As Miami attempts to further fuel their perimeter run game for De’Von Achane, that added presence would help.
Draft projections for Boston situate him on the fringe of the first-round. That means Miami may get their last swing at drafting him at No. 30 overall. That is, of course, the pick the Dolphins got back for moving WR Jaylen Waddle to Denver. So perhaps the stars will align perfectly for Miami to use that resource to replace what they’ve lost. If that’s the case, expect a very different style of play for Boston. Maybe better, maybe not. But different for sure.
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