Stefon Diggs ADP on Underdog is making a Patriotic rise!
The New England Patriots have been exhaustive in their pursuit of free agent wide receivers. The Patriots finally secured some talent for Drake Maye in the form of 4-time Pro Bowl wideout Stefon Diggs.
This will surely help in a 2nd year spike for quarterback Drake Maye. There has been a noticeable spike on Underdog for Stefon Diggs. Since March 20th, Stefon Diggs has gone from WR-58 to WR-55 with a 14.4 spot rise in ADP! Diggs is now going at the 9-10 turn on Underdog and will surely cement himself into the single digits as the calendar wears on.
Prior to a season ending torn ACL in Week 8, Stefon Diggs registered 4 top-15 wide receiver games with 15.2 fantasy points per game. Diggs will be 31 in 2025, but it will be difficult to stay away from him due to the fact that he is tied to Drake Maye. Drake Maye truthers alone will cause a further surge in ADP for Stefon Diggs.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
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Drake Maye gets a new weapon in wide receiver Stefon Diggs.
The New England Patriots have continually struck out in free agency up to this point in attempting to acquire wide receiver help for franchise quarterback Drake Maye. The 2nd year quarterback is now getting 10-year veteran and 4-time Pro Bowler Stefon Diggs.
The deal is for 4 years and a very nice $69 million. While the Patriots land themselves a much needed weapon, this is a significant overpay considering that Stefon Diggs only played 8 games in 2024 due to a torn ACL and is 31 years old.
The Patriots are much like the Packers in that they need to significantly overpay in order to draw free agent talent. The Patriots are not finished as they have 9 total draft picks. The dream overall pick would be for them to select dual threat cornerback and wide receiver Heisman Winner Travis Hunter with the 4th overall pick.
Currently on Underdog fantasy, Drake Maye and Stefon Diggs can be stacked at the 10-11 turn as Maye is going as QB-15 at 119 overall and Stefon Diggs is going as WR-58 at pick 122. Expect both Maye and Diggs to rise in ADP together as this news sinks in.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
The Patriots add needed depth behind starter Drake Maye.
Josh Dobbs signs a 2-year $8 million deal with $3.8 million guaranteed. New England continues to spend this offseason without landing a ‘marquee’ signing.
Moving on from San Francisco, this latest stop to Foxborough signifies his 8th team in 4 seasons and the 11th time he has moved overall. This move reunites Dobbs with Mike Vrabrel and raises question marks around the QB depth chart behind Drake Maye. With Josh Dobbs on the scene and Joe Milton capable of fulfilling a backup role, there could be credence to the trade whispers around Joe Milton.
Author: Scott Riley (@ScottSportAU)
The New England Patriots bring Josh McDaniels back into the fold, and he will begin his third stint as the team’s offensive coordinator.
After tapping Mike Vrabel to be their head coach, the Patriots bring another familiar face back to Foxborough. Despite struggling considerably as a head coach with the Broncos and Raiders, McDaniels has been an elite offensive mind with 14 seasons of success as coordinator for the Patriots and Rams. Some of Tom Brady’s most gaudy seasons happened within McDaniels’ offense, especially in 2007, when the team went 16-0 and Brady threw for over 4800 yards and 50 touchdowns (a single-season record at the time). McDaniels is now many years removed from his early glory days, but the question remains, can he have the same impact on the current culture, and most importantly, can he get the most out of Drake Maye.
The Patriots selected Maye 3rd overall in 2024 and after sitting behind Jacoby Brissett for the first 5 games of the season, the rookie QB threw for 2276 yards and 15 touchdowns in 12 full games. Maye will likely not be throwing for 5000 yards any time soon, though he will hopefully see maximum development in his second year with an unquestionable improvement over Alex Van Pelt’s 2024 system.
Author: Blake Stachel @bllakkay (IG)
Drake Maye, the 2024 3rd overall pick, is set to start this weekend in the Patriots’ matchup against the Texans.
In the words of Justin Timberlake, it’s gonna be Maye! Drake Maye officially tapped for his season debut, according to Ian Rapoport. This news comes after Jacoby Brissett’s dismal outing against weakened division rival, the Miami Dolphins, where he threw for only 160 yards, no TDs on 52.9% completion percentage.
It does remain to be seen how he will fair behind that Offensive Line, but with the added element of his legs, look for him to run, either on designed plays or scramble drills. You would have to assume this is an upgrade for the pass catchers, but mostly Ja’Lynn Polk (who was a heel away from scoring on Sunday) and Demario Douglas (the team’s leader in targets for Recieivers). It also could make Hunter Henry a decent streaming option at TE, since the position is in a sort of wasteland right now.
For now, keep expectations tempered for the Rookie, but given some time and reps, he could potentially make a decent play later in the year.
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Head Coach Jerod Mayo said he’s decided Jacoby Brissett gives the Patriots the best chance to win right now and will be the Patriots starter.
Mayo wouldn’t offer a timeline for when a potential changing of the guard might take place between rookie Drake Maye and Brissett. While they’ve always wanted Brissett to be the starter for the beginning of the season due to poor offensive line play that they don’t want to subject Maye to this early on in his career, Maye clearly outplayed Brissett in the preseason and made the decision harder than it had to be.
Brissett has struggled to produce any meaningful fantasy production throughout his career and has a record of 18-30 as a starter. It’s only a matter of time before he permanently cedes the starting role to Maye, who offers tremendous upside with his big arm and mobile play style. Brissett should be avoided in all formats and savvy fantasy managers shouldn’t be afraid to target Maye at his lowest cost right now before he’s inevitably named starter. For now, this news dampers the immediate outlook for all Patriots position players.
