NFL.com projects Marvin Mims' rookie season stats

Ahead of the 2023 NFL campaign, NFL.com draft analyst Chad Reuter has projected the best and worst case scenarios, along with statistical predictions for some fascinating rookies.

As it pertained to former Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Marvin Mims, who’s now cutting his teeth in the NFL with the Denver Broncos, Reuter predicted the second round pick to accumulate 45 receptions, 575 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Solid numbers for the rookie.

Additionally, Reuter believes in Mims’ best-case scenario, he can earn a starting job due to Tim Patrick’s season-ending injury, and become a household name in Denver.

“Tim Patrick’s Achilles injury opened the door for Mims to earn a starting job,” wrote Reuter. “The former Oklahoma star asserts himself as a big-play receiver, as increased time playing with the first-team offense strengthens the relationship between the rookie and quarterback Russell Wilson.”

As for his worst-case scenario, Reuter believes if Wilson is unable to rebound in 2023, it could spell disaster for the former Sooners wide receiver.

“Wilson is unable to rebound from his disappointing 2022 season and the Denver offense does not make the jump some are anticipating in Year 1 of the Sean Payton era,” explained Reuter. “The presence of Marquez Callaway, who is familiar with Payton’s offense from his days in New Orleans, could also limit Mims’ touches.”

Alas, it remains to be seen what Marvin Mims’ impact is on the Broncos in 2023, but he could make a name for himself as soon as his rookie season if all goes well.

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Continuing, Marvin Mims led the Sooners in receiving every season that he was in Norman, finishing with 123 catches for 2,398 yards and 20 touchdowns. This past season he ranked second in the Big 12 with 1,083 receiving yards on 54 catches along with six touchdowns to earn first team all-conference honors. 

Mims’ talent was evident from the moment he stepped on campus in 2020. He became with first player in Oklahoma history to be named to the Freshman All-American team according to the Football Writers Association of America. He finished the year with nine touchdown catches, setting a Sooners freshman record and tying the Big 12 freshman record. 

Mims left Norman ranked eighth in program history in career receiving yards and 10th in touchdown catches. 

Mims played high school football for Lone Star in Frisco, Texas, where he was a four-star prospect. He set Texas state records for receiving yards across his career career (5,485) and in a single-season (2,626), both of which still stand today. Mims ranked as the No. 146 overall prospect and No. 25 receiver in the 2020 class according to the On3 Industry Rating, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.