Drake Maye, who posted a league-best 6.8 Deep Ball Accuracy Rating in 2025, continues to connect downfield with Kayshon Boutte, who has been routinely making spectacular downfield catches at Patriots practice.

Meanwhile. A.J. Brown has been suffering from downfield “struggles” early in camp. The newly acquired Brown and Maye connected on just three completions on ten targets. Beat reporters are blaming miscommunication from an understandable lack of rapport on their failure to link up in practice.

Most notably, Romeo Doubs‘ bloated contract cannot hold back Boutte, if he continues to deliver wow factor plays in practice. Fire up Boutte as an intriguing late-round sleeper WR and hold firm on Brown in fantasy drafts, assuming New England’s pass rate rises in 2026.