FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- What might the New England Patriots be looking for at the wide receiver position in the 2018 NFL draft?
Need rating: Tenth
Current personnel: Julian Edelman, Chris Hogan, Jordan Matthews, Phillip Dorsett, Malcolm Mitchell, Kenny Britt, Cordarrelle Patterson, Riley McCarron, Cody Hollister, Matthew Slater (special teams captain).
What's missing? A healthy, high-upside prospect on a rookie contract to add another layer for the future with Hogan, Matthews, Dorsett, Britt and Patterson all having contracts that expire after the 2018 season. Of course, the need for that could always change with any of those players in the final year of their contracts agreeing to an extension at some point.