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Bellicheck has as much success picking Wide Receivers, as Schneider does picking Offensive Linemen.
2003 - Round 2, Pick 45: WR Bethel Johnson
Unfortunately, that didn’t pan out. Johnson had a decent rookie season—16 catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns—but across three more NFL seasons, he never beat those numbers.
Nine picks after Johnson was taken, the Arizona Cardinals drafted Anquan Boldin
2004 - Round 5, Pick 164: WR P.K. Sam
Sam appeared in just two NFL games and never caught a pass
2006 - Round 2, Pick 36: WR Chad Jackson
In his first career game, Jackson had two catches for 42 yards and a touchdown. He never surpassed any of those totals in another game Jackson was cut after the preseason in 2008. Jackson, the 36th pick in the draft, finished his career with 171 receiving yards.
Oh, and about that trade: To move up to take Jackson, New England sent the 52nd and 75th picks in that draft to the Packers, who used the 52nd pick on wide receiver Greg Jennings.
2009 - Round 3, Pick 83: Brandon Tate
Tate, on the other hand, never made his mark. He had just 24 catches in his first two seasons with the Patriots and failed to separate himself as a receiver. He was cut before his third yea
2013 - Round 2, Pick 59: WR Aaron Dobson -- Round 4, Pick 102: WR Josh Boyce
The Patriots cut him before his fourth year. While Dobson was drafted 59th, the next two wide receivers taken after him were:
Pick no. 74: Terrance Williams, who started for Dallas for five seasons
Pick no. 76: Keenan Allen, who has been a top-10 NFL wide receiver for the better part of the last decade
2019 - Round 1, Pick 32: N’Keal Harry
N’Keal Harry, was limited to a measly 105 yards as a rookie after suffering an ankle injury. Before the 2019 draft, some New England scouts preferred Deebo Samuel and A.J. Brown over Harry
If that wasn’t bad enough, the Patriots traded the 64th pick in this draft to Seattle, who used it to select DK Metcalf
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2021/9/30 ... -belichick
2003 - Round 2, Pick 45: WR Bethel Johnson
Unfortunately, that didn’t pan out. Johnson had a decent rookie season—16 catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns—but across three more NFL seasons, he never beat those numbers.
Nine picks after Johnson was taken, the Arizona Cardinals drafted Anquan Boldin
2004 - Round 5, Pick 164: WR P.K. Sam
Sam appeared in just two NFL games and never caught a pass
2006 - Round 2, Pick 36: WR Chad Jackson
In his first career game, Jackson had two catches for 42 yards and a touchdown. He never surpassed any of those totals in another game Jackson was cut after the preseason in 2008. Jackson, the 36th pick in the draft, finished his career with 171 receiving yards.
Oh, and about that trade: To move up to take Jackson, New England sent the 52nd and 75th picks in that draft to the Packers, who used the 52nd pick on wide receiver Greg Jennings.
2009 - Round 3, Pick 83: Brandon Tate
Tate, on the other hand, never made his mark. He had just 24 catches in his first two seasons with the Patriots and failed to separate himself as a receiver. He was cut before his third yea
2013 - Round 2, Pick 59: WR Aaron Dobson -- Round 4, Pick 102: WR Josh Boyce
The Patriots cut him before his fourth year. While Dobson was drafted 59th, the next two wide receivers taken after him were:
Pick no. 74: Terrance Williams, who started for Dallas for five seasons
Pick no. 76: Keenan Allen, who has been a top-10 NFL wide receiver for the better part of the last decade
2019 - Round 1, Pick 32: N’Keal Harry
N’Keal Harry, was limited to a measly 105 yards as a rookie after suffering an ankle injury. Before the 2019 draft, some New England scouts preferred Deebo Samuel and A.J. Brown over Harry
If that wasn’t bad enough, the Patriots traded the 64th pick in this draft to Seattle, who used it to select DK Metcalf
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2021/9/30 ... -belichick
