Denzel Boston for Sterling Shepard (2026)

Should I Trade... ?

Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Denzel Boston WR - CLE Denzel Boston WR - CLE	Sterling Shepard WR - FA Sterling Shepard WR - FA
Most Accurate Experts

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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 61	# 199	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	at JAC		-
Matchup Rating	This is a 2 star matchup. WRs perform a little worse than their average vs JAC	This is a 0 star matchup. WRs perform worse than their average vs	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	0.0	43.0	-
Avg Game	‐	3.3	-
Avg Projection	77.4	‐	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	16	‐	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Denzel Boston	Sterling Shepard	Add Player

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/29	#65	‐	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/29	#67	‐	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/29	#112	‐	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/29	#45	‐	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/29	#64	‐	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/28	#56	‐	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/28	#62	‐	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/28	#77	‐	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/28	#64	‐	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/29	#62	‐	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/28	#58	‐	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#61	‐	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	#75	‐	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/28	#59	#139	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#57	‐	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/28	#70	‐	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#57	‐	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 07/27	#58	‐	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/27	#59	‐	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#68	‐	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/26	#60	‐	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/27	#56	‐	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/28	#71	‐	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#60	‐	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#60	‐	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#61	‐	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 07/24	#56	‐	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/24	#63	‐	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#60	‐	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/23	#58	‐	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#116	‐	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#114	‐	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#57	‐	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#58	‐	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#59	‐	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#67	‐	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/27	#60	‐	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#57	‐	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/24	#60	‐	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#60	‐	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#57	‐	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#60	‐	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#83	‐	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#61	‐	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#55	‐	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#57	‐	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#57	‐	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#58	‐	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#57	‐	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#60	‐	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#63	‐	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#60	‐	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#65	‐	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/23	#65	‐	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#68	‐	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#58	‐	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#57	‐	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#73	‐	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#64	‐	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#63	‐	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#58	‐	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/25	#59	‐	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#61	‐	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#59	‐	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#59	#158	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/28	#62	‐	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#57	‐	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/28	#51	‐	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#57	‐	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#74	‐	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#57	‐	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/27	#61	‐	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#58	‐	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#88	‐	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/27	#73	‐	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#61	‐	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#53	‐	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#66	‐	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#58	‐	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#59	‐	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#56	‐	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	‐	#61	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#58	‐	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#61	‐	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#65	‐	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/29	#58	‐	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/29	#60	‐	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#58	‐	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#74	‐	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/23	#58	‐	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#91	‐	-

Cameron Sheath C. Sheath Cam Sheath Fantasy Football Blog Cam Sheath Fantasy... 06/07	#47	‐	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#65	‐	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#66	‐	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/29	#69	‐	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#57	‐	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#59	‐	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#64	‐	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#65	‐	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#48	‐	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#52	‐	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#39	‐	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 07/28	#48	‐	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#78	‐	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#39	‐	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#58	‐	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#45	‐	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#46	‐	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Denzel Boston WR - CLE Denzel Boston WR - CLE	Sterling Shepard WR - FA Sterling Shepard WR - FA
2026 Schedule
Week 1	at JAC
Week 2	at TB
Week 3	vs. CAR
Week 4	vs. PIT
Week 5	at NYJ
Week 6	vs. BAL
Week 7	at TEN
Week 8	at PIT
Week 9	at NO
Week 10	vs. HOU
Week 11	BYE WEEK
Week 12	vs. LV
Week 13	vs. CIN
Week 14	vs. ATL
Week 15	at NYG
Week 16	at BAL
Week 17	vs. IND
Week 18	at CIN

Player Projections Comparison
	Denzel Boston WR - CLE Denzel Boston WR - CLE	Sterling Shepard WR - FA Sterling Shepard WR - FA
Receiving

Receptions	48.8	‐
Rec Yards	612.0	‐
Rec TDs	2.9	‐

Rushing

Rush Attempts	1.0	‐
Rush Yards	5.0	‐
Rush TDs	0.0	‐

Points

Fantasy Points	77.4	‐

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Denzel Boston WR - CLE Denzel Boston WR - CLE	Sterling Shepard WR - FA Sterling Shepard WR - FA
2025 Points
Week 1	‐	3.9
Week 2	‐	3.4
Week 3	‐	8.0
Week 4	‐	2.0
Week 5	‐	7.9
Week 6	‐	5.1
Week 7	‐	0.5
Week 8	‐	0.8
Week 9	‐	‐
Week 10	‐	3.1
Week 11	‐	6.1
Week 12	‐	1.2
Week 13	‐	0.5
Week 14	‐	0.5
Week 15	‐	‐
Week 16	‐	‐
Week 17	‐	‐
Week 18	‐	‐
Total	0.0	43.0
Average	‐	3.3

Player Targets Comparison
	Denzel Boston WR - CLE Denzel Boston WR - CLE	Sterling Shepard WR - FA Sterling Shepard WR - FA
2025 Targets
Week 1	‐	6
Week 2	‐	4
Week 3	‐	5
Week 4	‐	4
Week 5	‐	5
Week 6	‐	3
Week 7	‐	7
Week 8	‐	2
Week 9	‐	‐
Week 10	‐	4
Week 11	‐	5
Week 12	‐	5
Week 13	‐	2
Week 14	‐	1
Week 15	‐	‐
Week 16	‐	‐
Week 17	‐	‐
Week 18	‐	‐

Notes for Player Combination
	Denzel Boston WR - CLE Denzel Boston WR - CLE	Sterling Shepard WR - FA Sterling Shepard WR - FA
Expert
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros	Denzel Boston lands in Cleveland with intriguing draft capital and a skill set that fills a clear need in the Browns offense. The 6-foot-4 receiver brings size, physicality, and contested-catch ability to a WR room lacking true boundary presence. However, Boston faces an uphill battle for immediate fantasy relevance while competing with first-round pick KC Concepcion and tight end Harold Fannin Jr. for targets in an offense with lingering quarterback concerns. His profile suggests more boom-or-bust production early in his career, relying heavily on downfield plays and red-zone opportunities.