The Cleveland Browns appear to have struck gold with Denzel Boston. After selecting the speedy KC Concepcion in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, Cleveland doubled down at receiver by adding Boston in the second.
Boston was widely expected to be a first-round pick, and he sure has played like one early in his NFL career. The Washington product has been Cleveland's unquestioned No. 1 WR, leading the team in snaps, receptions and receiving yards through three games.
At 6-foot-4, 215 pounds, Boston has the size and strength to dominate at the catch point. But he's also surprisingly nimble, as evidenced by his 55-yard catch-and-run touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 2.
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While he's naturally heading toward some ebbs and flows this season being a rookie and particularly one in Cleveland, Boston has emerged as a legitimate fantasy football asset. Here's what to do with him this week against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Start or sit Denzel Boston vs. Steelers?
Boston is a worthy start at WR3 or FLEX in 10-team leagues this week. Pittsburgh started the season against two non-functional passing offenses in the Cooper Rush-led Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots, then Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals exposed their secondary in Week 3. Boston is therefore more than capable of a big game tonight, especially in front of a Cleveland crowd that'll be rocking amid their team's 2-1 start.
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