Patriots Draft: Need #3-Wide Receiver

April 23, 2023

The Patriots signed free agent Ju-Ju Smith-Schuster to a three year deal this off-season to replace Jakobi Meyers who departed in free agency. On paper, the Patriots have enough depth at the position with Smith-Schuster, DeVante Parker, Kendrick Bourne, TyQuan Thornton, Lynn Bowden and Tre Nixon. But after examining that list, it leaves something to be desired. Specifically, there’s no legitimate playmaker in the group that can stretch the field…….

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Patriots Biggest Needs Series: Wide Receiver

March 10, 2023

The Patriots have several significant needs this offseason and the New England Football Journal is breaking down each one. This installment is about wide receiver, a position that has some strong internal candidates, but could use an addition in at least one key spot. At present, the Patriots receiving corps consists of Kendrick Bourne, DeVante Parker, Tyquan Thornton and practice squad receiver Raleigh Webb. Matthew Slater is listed as a…

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Patriots: Previewing the Wide Receivers

July 29, 2022

Eric Canha-USA TODAY SportsDepth Chart: DeVante Parker, Kendrick Bourne, Jakobi Meyers, Nelson Agholor, Tyquan Thornton, Kristian Wilkerson, Tre Nixon, Lil’Jordan Humphrey Player To Watch: DeVante Parker Breakdown: Wide receiver has been a frustrating position for the Patriots and their fans for several years. The injury and subsequent retirement of Julian Edelman and the miss of the N’Keal Harry draft pick left the position mostly bare in 2020, one of the worst groups in the NFL. Last season saw a step forward,…

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Patriots Draft: Need #4: Wide Receiver

April 25, 2022

On paper the Patriots don’t really need a wide receiver but with so much uncertainty at the position after next season, it would not be a surprise to see Bull Belichick address the position at some point in this draft. If nothing else, he can bring some additional depth at the position. Here are 15 wide receivers that I think would be a good fit for the Patriots. Chris Olave,……

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Patriots: Four Biggest Needs, Part Two: Wide Receiver

March 11, 2022

The Patriots were trounced, 47-17, in the Wild Card Round against the Bills and that game exposed several important areas that New England needs to address. This is part two of a four-part series centered on the four most important areas that the Patriots need to improve. Part two focuses on wide receiver. The Patriots have struggled to upgrade the wide receiver position over the past several years despite some…

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Training Camp Position Preview: Tight Ends and Wide Receivers

August 6, 2020

At 34, Julian Edelman is the elder statesman of a talented receiving corp that has a lot of question marks. By Kevin Stone/@kstone06 We’ve got actual football stuff to talk about, it’s a miracle. Now, obviously training camps are going to take a while to truly get going this year with so many different procedures and protocols for players, coaches and staff members to go through. But, still, football is…

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Patriots Draft: Wide Receiver Scouting Reports

April 22, 2020

On paper, the Patriots don’t have a glaring need at wide receiver. That is why I am not listing the top in this class in my scouting reports because unless one falls at 23 and is too good a value to pass up, they are not going to take one early. Day two and three however are a different story. Here are my scouting reports for the ten receivers I……

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Patriots Draft: Wide receiver may not be a need for the Patriots after all

April 12, 2020

By Kevin J. Stone/@kstone06/@newftbj The 2020 NFL Draft is quickly approaching, and while everyone and their grandmother has an opinion on which route the Pats should go with their picks, whether it be defensive tackle, linebacker, quarterback or tight end, there’s one thing that Bill shouldn’t do, and that’s take a wide receiver. After the debacle that was the 2019 season, and even during it, people were down on this……

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Patriots: 2019 Wide receiver preview

August 15, 2019

N’Keal Harry gives the Patriots some much needed size on the perimeter. The Patriots re-tooled their receiving corp this off-season. Bill Belichick used a first round pick on Arizona State receiver N’Keal Harry and added several veteran free agents including Demaryius Thomas and Dontrelle Inman. The Patriots also re-signed Phillip Dorsett and gave Julian Edelman an extension. Here is a break down of the six receivers we think will be…

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Patriots Pulse Blog: Positional Breakdown: Wide Receivers

August 9, 2018

The four game suspension of Julian Edelman has been the topic of conversation when it comes to the Patriots receiving corp this off-season. The departure of Danny Amendola and the lack of depth at the position has also been a topic of conversation. The Patriots usually only carry five receivers during the regular season but they’ll be hard pressed to break camp with that many on the roster. The Patriots…

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