The New England Patriots haven’t had the best of luck when it comes to wide receivers. In fact, the argument could be made that the team is far better at finding talent for the position through free agency rather than the draft.
Yes, there have been times when the Pats land their guy from the draft, like in the cases of Deion Branch, David Givens, Julian Edelman, and Malcolm Mitchell. All of those players were great draft picks for the Patriots and contributed in big ways during their time here in New England (admittedly, Mitchell in far less time than the others).