The New England Patriots may have won six Super Bowl titles, tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most ever. But in terms of drafting and developing receivers, the Patriots may as well be the Cleveland Browns .

Arguably no franchise has been worse at picking and preparing wideouts than New England, which has famously bombed with first-round picks Hart Lee Dykes (1989) and N'Keal Harry (2019) and second-round selections Kevin Lee (1994), Bethel Johnson (2003) and Chad Jackson (2006), among others. Even the best receiver ever to be drafted by the Patriots—1984 No. 1 overall pick Irving Fryar—had his most productive seasons after leaving New England.

The Patriots' receiver track record somehow has been even worse recently. Between 2010 and '24, the team drafted 15 receivers.

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