1 preference Travis Hunter will be off the board before the Patriots are on the clock.
For a good 20 years I was perfectly content to see this team neglect wide receiver in the draft.
Or to wait until the later rounds.
The bust factor at wideout is too high among all teams, and the Pats were no exception.
We all saw how hard it was to try and sign a veteran wideout.
And there’s no guarantee Diggs will be here beyond this year.
So they need a long term solution.
However, drafting this guy is:
Luther Burden, WR, Missouri.6-foot-0, 206 pounds, 4.41 40-time.
I get where you’re coming from on all counts.
But two things about that.
One is that I also have the term “Wish List” up there.
But two, it’s not at all out of the realm.
I’m not the world’s biggest repeater of Mel Kiper’s opinions.
But this year he just so happens to project Burden to the Pats at No.
38:
WhileNFL.com’s Chad Reuterhas him going one pick earlier, to Las Vegas at 37.
Two solid, Round 1-caliber talent upgrades at this team’s top two areas of need.
All of which he does well.
Burden just turned 21, but still had 38 career games at Mizzou.
By far his best season was 2023, when he was ninth in BCS with over 1,200 yards.
If you’re old enough, kids, you may remember what that used to feel like.
I’ll have other receivers I’m interested in between now and Draft Day.
