March 26, 2026, 5:00 p.m. PT<\/p>\n
With the NFL draft just over a month away, former Washington Huskies<\/a> star wide receiver Denzel Boston seems fairly solidified as a first-round pick; the only question is: where will he end up?<\/p>\n As he’s been projected to land with several different teams in the back half of the first round, in Field Yates’ latest mock draft for ESPN, he placed Boston in a fitting location, with the New England Patriots. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound pass catcher is a great fit for the offense that head coach Mike Vrabel is looking to run around quarterback Drake Maye as the team continues to search for a true No. 1 wide receiver.<\/p>\n “The Patriots linger as a team in the A.J. Brown sweepstakes…no deal involving Brown is likely to be made until after June 1,” Yates wrote.<\/a> “New England’s only 1,000-yard receiver from 2025 (Stefon Diggs) was\u00a0cut, and the\u00a0signing\u00a0of\u00a0Romeo Doubs\u00a0doesn’t complete its WR room.”<\/p>\n “The 6-4 Boston would give the team better size than it has in its current corps. He is a smooth-moving, versatile wideout who could make splash plays with quarterback\u00a0Drake Maye. Boston hauled in 20 touchdowns over the past two seasons, and he dropped only four of his 209 career targets.”<\/p>\n Pairing Boston with Maye, who finished as the runner-up for the 2025 MVP and is one of the NFL’s best deep ball throwers, would be a promising combination for the future as the Patriots look for a young, controllable pass catcher. Boston thrives down the field and in contested catch scenarios after averaging 14.2 yards per reception during his final year on Montlake.<\/p>\n