May 2, 2024
ANALYSISOver the course of 11 regular-season games in his first year with the Patriots, Smith-Schuster recorded a 29-260-1 line on 47 targets in 2023. The veteran wideout is under contract with the team through 2025, and he's presumably past the ankle issue that landed him on IR in December. Even so, New England's additions of free agent
K.J. Osborn and a pair of 2024 draftees (second-rounder
Ja'Lynn Polk and fourth-rounder
Javon Baker) to a wide receiver mix that also includes returnees
Kendrick Bourne (knee) and
Demario Douglas clouds Smith-Schuster's depth chart standing ahead of training camp. With that in mind, both Callahan and
Chad Graff of The Athletic suggest that the 27-year-old pass catcher could end up moving on as the offseason progresses.