Eliot Wolf reveals why Patriots didn't draft a wide receiver
Patriots executive Eliot Wolf explained why the team didn't select a wide receiver in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The New England Patriots are not fretting their decision to go without selecting a wide receiver in the 2026 NFL Draft. According to Patriots Wire’s Sophie Weller, Patriots executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf stated at his press conference on Saturday that the franchise thought it best to forego selecting a wide receiver in the draft in reaction to the way selections were being made from round to round. ”That's how the board fell,” Wolf said.
“There were some situations were there were receivers that we liked, that just got picked in front of where we were... It was not a conscious decision. And I think we'll probably be pretty competitive here with the undrafted guys at that position.
" The wide receiver position was one of the Patriots’ most pressing areas of need entering the draft. New England went with Utah left tackle Caleb Lomu at No. 28 overall in the first round of the draft, after Texas A&M wideout KC Concepcion was taken at No.
24 by the Cleveland Browns. However, New England did have the chance to select Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. in place of Lomu.