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The latest wide receiver rankings for Pro Football Focus don’t seem optimistic about the New England Patriots’ renovated wide receivers room.
Despite the additions of four-time Pro Bowler Stefon Diggs, veteran Mack Hollins and promising rookie Kyle Williams, the Patriots were still ranked as 31st out of 32 NFL teams. Only the Cleveland Browns ranked worse than the Patriots on the list.
PFF’s Trevor Sikkema wrote:
“It’s almost a completely new group of receiving weapons in New England, making it difficult to truly assess the state of the team’s receiving corps.
Stefon Diggs was once the NFL’s second-highest-graded receiver (90.6 PFF receiving grade in 2020) but is coming off a major knee injury. Mack Hollins was a solid but unspectacular receiver for the Bills in 2024, averaging only 1.04 yards per route run (95th out of 112 qualifiers). Kyle Williams, Javon Baker, Ja’Lynn Polk and Demario Douglas will fight for the final receiver roster spots.”
The Patriots clearly hope to be better than they were last season.
Along with the additions of Diggs, Hollins and Williams, they are also returning players that might make a difference, such as Demario Douglas, Kayshon Boutte and Kendrick Bourne. There are also hopes that second-year wideouts Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker might finally break out.
The team also has to feel optimistic about the early practices from undrafted rookie Efton Chism III, who could be a dark horse roster hopeful in training camp.
Even if this ranking feels too low for the Patriots, they still need to go out on the field and prove people wrong in 2025. The better they perform, the more people will start believing.
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