Patriots 53-man roster projection: How will Mayo sort out his WR room?

Patriots 53-man roster projection: How will Mayo sort out his WR room? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

With spring workouts in the rearview and the Patriots breaking for summer, let’s take a stab at predicting the regular-season roster, shall we? Feels like a good time to go through this exercise, considering the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the roster and with training camp about a month away.

Though minicamp — and the performances from a handful of standouts — is still fresh in our minds, we won’t overvalue performances from those shorts-and-t-shirts sessions. We will, however, highlight those who stood out in minicamp and OTAs as players to watch moving forward if they don’t end up making the cut on this particular projection.

Let’s get to it… (Players listed in italics are rookies.)

Jerod Mayo told Sports Illustrated before minicamp that he was hoping to narrow the quarterback reps to three players. He essentially had the reps split between two by the time spring workouts had ended.

Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye took the vast majority of competitive work in the final minicamp practice of the spring, with Bailey Zappe not getting a single 11-on-11 rep in that session.

Joe Milton would have a chance to land on the 53-man roster by camp’s end just to ensure he’s not poached by another club. But at this point, based on how the spring ended, it looks like this could function as a two-player group when things get competitive in practices.

The top two players here are clear locks, with Rhamondre Stevenson and Antonio Gibson set to handle the bulk of the work — one fresh off an extension and the other fresh off a new deal in free agency. JaMycal Hasty, meanwhile, is one of the more interesting names on this projection in that he was busy during spring workouts.

Hasty caught eight of nine competitive throws sent his way in minicamp. If the Patriots are looking for a pass-catcher to add to this room, Hasty looks like the leader in the clubhouse to join…

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Publish date : 2024-06-25 21:12:06

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