Inside the Patriots Draft Room: Finding the Final Pieces to Reclaim the Lombardi Trophy

Wide Receivers Under 6-Feet Tall

Two receivers who fit into this category, Julian Edelman and Malcolm Mitchell, didn’t play a snap for the Patriots in the regular season or playoffs last year. Two others, Danny Amendola and Brandin Cooks, are no longer with the team. The Patriots didn’t sign a wide receiver under the six-foot mark this offseason, however Jordan Matthews has spent plenty of snaps in the slot and Cordarrelle Patterson joins Phillip Dorsett as the speedsters at the position.

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With Mitchell, and especially Edelman, expected to play big roles next season, the undersized receiver isn’t a position the Patriots need to target in the draft. Judging by the extremely low number of receivers who scored well, it’s likely a role New England won’t address. The one prospect on this list expected to be drafted, Anthony Miller, will likely come off the board on day two.

Highly-valued skills:

hand size, 40-yard dash, 10-yard split, bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, three-cone, short shuttle (103 graded)

1. Anthony Miller (Memphis) 42.1%

2. Cameron Batson (Texas Tech) 5.2%

Fell below the minimum threshold in one category, but still finished with a positive score:

1. Jimmy Williams (East Carolina) 5.2%