The New England Patriots are expected to be aggressive in free agency in their efforts to surround burgeoning star quarterback Drake Maye with reliable receiving weapons.
There’s hope that rookie wideouts Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker will morph into top contributors in 2025, but there are no guarantees that the regime of coach Jerod Mayo and lead personnel executive Eliot Wolf would survive another losing season.
If both are allowed to continue for a second season, one would have to think they’ll attack the offseason with a win-now mentality. That could mean the team going after multiple free agents in an attempt to get the Patriots back to playoff contention.
Pro Football Focus put together a top-50 ranking of the pending 2025 free agents. Here are seven potential receiving options for the Patriots from that list: