The New England Patriots have been fast to maneuver on from Stefon Diggs after only one season. The previous Buffalo Payments star wasn’t an element within the playoffs, even after topping 1,000 receiving yards for the season.
Mike Vrabel’s crew signed former Inexperienced Bay Packers WR Romeo Doubs as his alternative, however they may nonetheless wish to add extra firepower to the huge receiver corps.
They’re additionally holding tabs on Philadelphia Eagles star WR A.J. Brown, in order that they clearly need a huge and powerful go catcher who might be bodily within the vertical passing recreation.
Contemplating that, Garrett Podell of CBS predicted that they are going to be throughout Washington’s Denzel Boston with their first-round choose within the 2026 NFL Draft (No. 31).
The Patriots may land a real star in Denzel Boston
“Denzel Boston is a tank who can line up within the slot and outdoors and blow by press protection, and 2025 NFL MVP runner-up Drake Maye will definitely get pleasure from having him to throw to along with free company acquisition Romeo Doubs,” Podell wrote.
For starters, Boston’s jersey gross sales in Massachusetts can be an prompt hit. However advertising and marketing plans apart, he’s additionally probably the most intriguing go catchers on this yr’s loaded WR class.
Whereas he is likely to be the fifth or sixth huge receiver off the board, that doesn’t have something to do along with his expertise. He’s huge, robust and his physicality helps him dominate in 50/50 ball conditions.
He’s additionally confirmed that he can deal with a WR1-type workload, though he would possibly want a yr or two earlier than reaching that kind of degree within the professionals.
The Patriots may nonetheless be within the combine to make a transfer for Brown in some unspecified time in the future, and their Tremendous Bowl run uncovered how far behind the passing recreation is in comparison with the protection.
However even when they don’t get Brown, having Doubs as a place-holding WR1 with Kayshon Boutte and Denzel Boston as developmental items can be a promising image for Mike Vrabel’s crew.
