It’s slightly amazing that wide receiver Will Hastings is even getting a shot in the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots, but it comes in ideal circumstances.
The undersized slot receiver initially walked on to Auburn as an onside kickoff specialist in 2015. He received a scholarship as a wide receiver the same year current Patriots quarterback Jarrett Stidham was eligible to start for the Tigers, and the two players showed impressive chemistry, connecting 26 times for 525 yards with four touchdowns in 2017.
They should have built on that rapport in 2018, but Hastings tore his ACL in March.