Cleveland used the 39th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on Denzel Boston, adding another receiver to a room that has quickly become one of the Browns’ busiest areas of rebuild. Boston joins first-round selection KC Concepcion as the newest pieces in a group that already includes Jerry Jeudy and Cedric Tillman.
Boston said he and Concepcion will bring a “good mix of explosiveness” and “explosive plays after explosive plays,” adding that both have “generated tons of touchdowns” in college and that those are “the two things for sure you can look forward to.” At Washington, Boston played 43 career games over four seasons and finished with 132 receptions for 1,781 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns.
The Browns believed the value fit the board. Glenn Cook said a lot of teams probably had Boston with a first-round grade or very high up, and said Cleveland was excited it still got him where it was sitting. Cook added that the team wanted to add competition so “the cream rises to the top,” a message that lands differently in a receiver room already packed with names and questions.
Boston’s profile also comes with some recent production behind it. In 2025, he averaged 4.4 yards after catch per reception, according to PFF, a number that matches the Browns’ interest in players who can create once the ball is in their hands. Cleveland also has younger receivers Isaiah Bond, Luke Floriea and Gage Larvadain, signed Tylan Wallace in free agency, tendered Jamari Thrash in March and added Isaiah Wooden on a reserve/futures contract in January.
That is the real test now. The Browns say they believe they have talent in the room, and Cook called Jeudy a talented NFL player, but the draft pick only matters if Boston and the rest of the group can separate themselves in camp and turn a crowded depth chart into something sharper. Cleveland did not just draft another receiver; it raised the pressure on everybody already there.
