Given their recent NFL Draft history, New England Patriots fans are rightfully wary whenever the team selects a wide receiver in the early rounds.
N'Keal Harry, a first-round pick in 2019, was one of New England's worst selections of the Bill Belichick era. Three years later, the Patriots took speedy wideout Tyquan Thornton in the second round. While Thornton remains on the roster, he hasn't made much of an impact over his first two seasons.
Ja'Lynn Polk, the Patriots' No. 37 overall pick in the 2024 draft, hopes to put that trend to an end.