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3 reasons why New York Jets WR Denzel Mims was targeted infrequently

Young Denzel Mims always seemed to come through when presented with a feasible opportunity to make a play down the field. His average of 15.5 yards per reception ranked at the 85th percentile among 116 qualified wide receivers, while his 10.9 air yards per reception ranked at the 83rd percentile. Mims also impressed with soft hands, dropping just one pass against his 23 receptions. That’s a drop rate of 4.2%, good enough for the 74th percentile.

However, Mims was never able to truly break out due to a severe lack of targets. Seeing just 44 passes thrown his way over nine games (4.