Inside the New England Patriots Draft Room: Who Will Join the Super Bowl Champions
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Wide Receivers Under 6-feet
The Patriots already have a very good quartet of receivers under six-feet tall. Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, Malcolm Mitchell and now Brandin Cooks all fit into this category. Amendola was a potential cap casualty, however he restructured his deal and is now more likely to make the final roster. As a result, don’t expect the Patriots to land any of these prospects unless it’s after the draft.
Highly-valued skills:
arm length, hand size, 40-yard dash, 10-yard split, bench press, vertical, broad jump, three cone, short shuttle (135 graded)
1. Montay Crockett (Georgia Southern) – 50%
2. Riley McCarron (Iowa) – 30%
3. Brandon Holloway (Mississippi State) – 10%
3. Levern Jacobs (Maryland) – 10%
Fell below the minimum threshold in one category, but still finished with a positive score:
1. John Ross (Washington) – 25%
2. Shaq Hill (Eastern Washington) – 20%
2. Speedy Noil (Texas A&M) – 20%
2. Jerico Richardson (Nevada) – 20%
5. Garry Brown (California, PA) – 15%
6. Curtis Samuel (Ohio State) – 5%
John Ross is the top prospect on this list, however his injury history is a big red flag and he shouldn’t be on the board by the time the Patriots are on the clock anyways. Curtis Samuel is another highly-rated player, but the Patriots added a RB/WR hybrid last season in D.J. Foster. If the Patriots do bring in another undersized wideout, it will be someone with kick return ability. The team had nine different players return a kick last season, with the team-leader returning just eight.