The Patriots didn't land Javon Baker until the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, but he's already paying huge dividends in New England
The New England Patriots are set to enter the season featuring two rookie wide receivers in 2024 NFL Draft second rounder Ja'Lynn Polk and fourth rounder Javon Baker.
And through the early parts of training camp, it is Baker who is proving to be a steal for the Patriots, putting together quite an offseason highlight reel as he tranisitions from the University of Central Florida to the NFL. Catching passes from both Jacoby Brissett and, Baker is proving to be a much savvier route runner than he was asked to be in UCF's predominantly vertical attack.
This was evident at the NFL Scouting Combine when he put the full route tree on display, looking smooth getting in and out of breaks he was not familiar with in Gus Malzahn's offense, and that is now carrying over in New England as well. He's even grabbed the attention of former Pro Bowl wideout Dez Bryant. Breaking down a clip of Baker winning a one-on-one at camp, Bryant
The wideout first step was a slight out hard inside to get the defender to move off his spot… he reset the stem to control the defender to win on the slantThere is no doubt Baker will have plenty of opportunities as a rookie, short of a trade for star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, so he and Polk will have to shoulder a ton of the load with veteran Kendrick Bourne for Brissett and Maye. Thus far, however, it looks like the Patriots nabbed a good one.
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