The Patriots signed former Packers WR Romeo Doubs to a four-year, $70 million contract on Tuesday, adding Doubs to a WR room that also includes Kayshon Boutte, Mack Hollins, and Demario Douglas.
ROMEO DOUBS
- Outside of a one-week fiasco in 2024 in which he skipped practice and was made inactive as a result, Doubs has been a dependable albeit unspectacular WR for the Packers. Doubs had a career-best 724 receiving yards on a career-best 8.5 yards per target in 2025, and he’s often been miscast through no fault of his own as Jordan Love‘s WR1 rather than settling into a WR2/3 role. As things stand, there’s an argument that he also sits atop the depth chart in New England with Stefon Diggs released. Kayshon Boutte and Mack Hollins remain as outside WR competition for Doubs in New England, and Kyle Williams could take on a bigger role in his second pro season as well.
- The Patriots still have six months to find a bona fide WR1 for Drake Maye. It seems unlikely they waltz into Week 1 with Doubs, Boutte, and Hollins vying to be their No. 1 target. If they sign someone, Doubs likely settles into a rotational role that depends on scoring touchdowns to post usable fantasy weeks. As was the case in Green Bay, he’s a fine late-round pick, but he lacks the upside of a younger, less established player.
OTHER PATRIOTS RECEIVERS
- Hollins had quietly built up a strong role before an abdominal injury cost him significant time at the end of the regular season and into the playoffs. He averaged 7.0 targets per game from Weeks 10-16. Regarded as a hard-nosed run blocker, Hollins hasn’t sustained that level of volume for an extended period and likely falls back into a rotational role in 2026.
- Boutte then flashed once Hollins got hurt, totaling 141 receiving yards in New England’s first two playoff games before a quiet end to the year. Boutte has quietly played a lot of snaps for New England over the past two seasons, but he hasn’t turned that into a fantasy-viable role. Adding Doubs to the fold simply adds more snap and target competition for a player who was already merely a role player.
- Pop Douglas is still the top slot option here, but he doesn’t get enough downfield targets to be relevant. Williams didn’t produce much as a rookie, but he could challenge for more snaps in Year 2.
- The big question for all of these guys is who else the Patriots add at WR. There’s still plenty of time for them to land someone in a trade (A.J. Brown?) or draft someone.
PACKERS RECEIVERS
- Christian Watson emerged as the No. 1 WR for Green Bay down the stretch, recording at least a 24% target share in four of the Packers’ final seven games and averaging 11.1 yards per target on the season. The goal for Watson will be staying on the field; he’s never played more than 15 games nor recorded more than 66 targets in a season. Doubs’ exit, which was expected, cements Watson as the top target getter in this offense.
- Matthew Golden had a disappointing rookie season, earning just 44 targets in a part-time role. His 0.18 targets per route run and 1.64 yards per route run weren’t completely dire numbers, but it was certainly a let-down season for a first-round pick. Doubs’ exit opens up a full-time role on the outside, and there’s been buzz that Golden will have a bigger role in Year 2.
- Jayden Reed remains the slot man here, but he earned just a 12.9% target share and never topped 55 yards in a game.
