Patriots Star Speaks Out About Potential 2023 1st-Round Pick

The New England Patriots have been linked to several players and they may have already selected their 1^st-round pick. According to Matthew Judon, the Patriots should get TCU wide receiver Quentin Johnson.

“You can’t have enough offense. I like Quentin Johnston from TCU,” Judon said. “I think he’s a long, rangy guy. He has exceptional hands. He can catch anything, and he can stretch the field. I believe he was good against man, he was good against press, he was good every year he was at TCU and all he did was make big plays in big-time games.

“I think that’s eventually somebody you can’t leave 1-on-1 and I think as he grows into the offense, he’s just going to make our offense boom even more and he’s going to be a deep ball threat. I think he’ll be good matched up with Tyquan (Thornton) because those are two fast guys.”

In 2022, Johnson delivered 60 receptions for 1,069 yards and six touchdowns in 14 games.

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The Patriots like Johnson and everything he brings to the football field. He met with the team and shared details with Phil Perry from NBC Sports Boston.

“Oh yeah. It was very fun and exciting,” Johnston said. “I walked in and obviously everybody was happy to see me. But I mean overall, the meeting went smoothly. We had a good conversation. I felt pretty confident going out of that meeting.”

Johnson looks good and has attracted the attention of several NFL teams. Lance Zierlein can already see him as a top option for the prospect.

“Johnston is a long-striding vertical threat who can open up and separate when allowed to keep his feet moving in space,” Zierlein stated. “His elevation and catch radius create an expansive target area down the field, but his overall success rate on contested catches is way lower than it should be for a receiver of his size. Johnston needs a specific route tree, but will improve in that area at the next level. He will benefit from a more accurate deep-ball quarterback, but still feels more like a good WR2 than a high-volume WR1.”