The Patriots don’t typically put an emphasis on selecting wide receivers when it comes to the NFL Draft. In fact, it has a borderline disastrous history when it comes to evaluating that position group. But every so often New England finds its man for the job and the criteria the team looks for is so specific to the point where its become a stereotype.
Just look at the team’s most successful receivers of recent memory, Julian Edelman and Wes Welker. The two have identical skillsets, as both can be described as undersized, shifty, gritty and tough amongst other noticeable characteristics.