The New England Patriots will field a new-look receiving corps for Sunday’s matchup with the Carolina Panthers.
New England on Saturday elevated wideout Kristian Wilkerson from the practice squad for the Week 9 contest. It’s Wilkerson’s first elevation of the season and the second of his two-year NFL career.
Wilkerson, a 2020 undrafted free agent out of Southeast Missouri State, has spent the entirety of the past two seasons on New England’s practice squad. The 24-year-old played sparingly in his lone pro appearance to date, logging two offensive snaps in a win over the New York Jets last November.