The 2026 NFL Draft is approaching and fantasy football managers in dynasty formats are likely looking ahead to their first-year player draft. One prospect who enters with intrigue is Washington wide receiver Denzel Boston, who is projected to be among the top five wideouts taken in the draft. Matt Harmon and Nate Tice discussed Boston’s outlook at the next level and brought up a pretty lofty comparison on the latest episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast.

While Boston doesn’t profile as a complete receiver at this point, he can do one thing: get North. The Huskies WR excels at getting downfield and winning vertically, though his ability to make plays after the catch leaves plenty to be desired, according to Tice.

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Tice likes Boston’s ability to beat zone coverage, his catch range is good and he’s consistent. He had almost identical seasons in 2024 and 2025, catching 63 passes for 834 yards and nine TDs in 2024, and following that up with 62-881-11 this past season. Boston also returned punts for the Huskies and even scored a TD on a punt return in 2025, impressive for a player who stands 6-foot-4, 209 pounds.

Boston going to the Rams is what Tice is hoping for because, well, wouldn’t that be a lot of fun? A big vertical receiver joining Puka Nacua, Davante Adams and (hopefully) Matthew Stafford in Sean McVay’s offense. It might create the world’s biggest receiver trio.

Harmon gets into comps and has a take he wants to uncork. He almost never compares players to this “one-of-one unicorn” but Harmon sees some of Bucs’ future Hall of Famer Mike Evans in the young receiver. When Boston runs routes, Harmon sees Evans. So, of course Tice chimes in with the fantastic line: “Diet Coke Mike Evans is great.”

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Harmon doesn’t think Boston will go on to have that type of career and post 1,000 yards each season. But a lite version of Evans, given their physical comparisons and route running, isn’t wild to think. Being the Diet Coke version of a HOFer isn’t half bad.